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IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

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CAUTION - LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and

Contracting Division conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

A. NAME (NO COLLECT CALLS)

JUSTINE A WOMBOLDT 309-794-5488

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

SOLICITATION/ CONTRACT FORM

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/ COSTS

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DESCRIPTION/ SPECS./ WORK STATEMENT X

PACKAGING AND MARKING

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INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

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OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

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NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

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14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments

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to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

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12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

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SOLICITATION

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6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NO.5. DATE ISSUED

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4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

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3. SOLICITATION NO.

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Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

SCHEDULE OF PRICES

SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

(BASE PERIOD)

The resulting contract will have one-year base period and up to four (4) one-year option periods, for a total contract IDIQ amount not to exceed $1,700,000.00. Option periods, if exercised, will be exercised on an annual basis.

DISCIPLINE RATES: The offeror shall provide a fully burdened unit price for each labor category listed below.

Blanks are not permissible. The fully burdened unit price shall include all applicable direct labor, general, and adminstrative overhead, as well as applicable profit or subcontractor costs.

Item Labor Categories Quan. Unit Unit Price

0001 Principal Investigator 1 Hr. ________

0002A Terrestrial Ecologist/Botanist I 1 Hr. ________

0002B Terrestrial Ecologist/Botanist II 1 Hr. ________

0003A Wildlife/Endangered Sp. Biologist I 1 Hr. ________

0003B Wildlife/Endangered Sp. Biologist II 1 Hr. ________

0004A Fisheries Biologist I 1 Hr. ________

0004B Fisheries Biologist II 1 Hr. ________

0007A Wetland Ecologist/Botanist I 1 Hr. ________

0007B Wetland Ecologist/Botanist II 1 Hr. ________

0014 GIS Specialist 1 Hr. ________

0015 Bio-Statistician 1 Hr. ________

0016 Malacologist 1 Hr. ________

0017 Diver 1 Hr. ________

0018 Diver Assistant 1 Hr. ________

0020 Secretary 1 Hr. ________

0022 Technical Writer 1 Hr. ________

The contractor is to perform all work in accordance with this contract for the Period of Performance as stated. The Period of Performance will be date of contract award + 365 days

Any unused capacity of this period will be rolled into the next exercised option period.

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(OPTION PERIOD 1)

DISCIPLINE RATES - The offeror shall provide a fully burdened unit price for each labor category listed below.

Blanks are not permissible. The fully burdened unit price shall include all applicable direct labor, general, and administrative overhead, as well as applicable profit or subcontractor costs.

Item Labor Categories Quan. Unit Unit Price

0001 Principal Investigator 1 Hr. ________

0002A Terrestrial Ecologist/Botanist I 1 Hr. ________

0002B Terrestrial Ecologist/Botanist II 1 Hr. ________

0003A Wildlife/Endangered Sp. Biologist I 1 Hr. ________

0003B Wildlife/Endangered Sp. Biologist II 1 Hr. ________

0004A Fisheries Biologist I 1 Hr. ________

0004B Fisheries Biologist II 1 Hr. ________

0007A Wetland Ecologist/Botanist I 1 Hr. ________

0007B Wetland Ecologist/Botanist II 1 Hr. ________

0014 GIS Specialist 1 Hr. ________

0015 Bio-Statistician 1 Hr. ________

0016 Malacologist 1 Hr. ________

0017 Diver 1 Hr. ________

0018 Diver Assistant 1 Hr. ________

0020 Secretary 1 Hr. ________

0022 Technical Writer 1 Hr. ________

The contractor is to perform all work in accordance with this contract for the Period of Performance as stated. The Period of Performance will be date of contract award + 2 years

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(OPTION PERIOD 2)

DISCIPLINE RATES - The offeror shall provide a fully burdened unit price for each labor category listed below.

Blanks are not permissible. The fully burdened unit price shall include all applicable direct labor, general, and administrative overhead, as well as applicable profit or subcontractor costs.

Item Labor Categories Quan. Unit Unit Price

0001 Principal Investigator 1 Hr. ________

0002A Terrestrial Ecologist/Botanist I 1 Hr. ________

0002B Terrestrial Ecologist/Botanist II 1 Hr. ________

0003A Wildlife/Endangered Sp. Biologist I 1 Hr. ________

0003B Wildlife/Endangered Sp. Biologist II 1 Hr. ________

0004A Fisheries Biologist I 1 Hr. ________

0004B Fisheries Biologist II 1 Hr. ________

0007A Wetland Ecologist/Botanist I 1 Hr. ________

0007B Wetland Ecologist/Botanist II 1 Hr. ________

0014 GIS Specialist 1 Hr. ________

0015 Bio-Statistician 1 Hr. ________

0016 Malacologist 1 Hr. ________

0017 Diver 1 Hr. ________

0018 Diver Assistant 1 Hr. ________

0020 Secretary 1 Hr. ________

0022 Technical Writer 1 Hr. ________

The contractor is to perform all work in accordance with this contract for the Period of Performance as stated. The Period of Performance will be date of contract award + 3 years

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(OPTION PERIOD 3)

DISCIPLINE RATES - The offeror shall provide a fully burdened unit price for each labor category listed below.

Blanks are not permissible. The fully burdened unit price shall include all applicable direct labor, general, and administrative overhead, as well as applicable profit or subcontractor costs.

Item Labor Categories Quan. Unit Unit Price

0001 Principal Investigator 1 Hr. ________

0002A Terrestrial Ecologist/Botanist I 1 Hr. ________

0002B Terrestrial Ecologist/Botanist II 1 Hr. ________

0003A Wildlife/Endangered Sp. Biologist I 1 Hr. ________

0003B Wildlife/Endangered Sp. Biologist II 1 Hr. ________

0004A Fisheries Biologist I 1 Hr. ________

0004B Fisheries Biologist II 1 Hr. ________

0007A Wetland Ecologist/Botanist I 1 Hr. ________

0007B Wetland Ecologist/Botanist II 1 Hr. ________

0014 GIS Specialist 1 Hr. ________

0015 Bio-Statistician 1 Hr. ________

0016 Malacologist 1 Hr. ________

0017 Diver 1 Hr. ________

0018 Diver Assistant 1 Hr. ________

0020 Secretary 1 Hr. ________

0022 Technical Writer 1 Hr. ________

The contractor is to perform all work in accordance with this contract for the Period of Performance as stated. The Period of Performance will be date of contract award + 4 years

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(OPTION PERIOD 4)

DISCIPLINE RATES - The offeror shall provide a fully burdened unit price for each labor category listed below.

Blanks are not permissible. The fully burdened unit price shall include all applicable direct labor, general, and administrative overhead, as well as applicable profit or subcontractor costs.

Item Labor Categories Quan. Unit Unit Price

0001 Principal Investigator 1 Hr. ________

0002A Terrestrial Ecologist/Botanist I 1 Hr. ________

0002B Terrestrial Ecologist/Botanist II 1 Hr. ________

0003A Wildlife/Endangered Sp. Biologist I 1 Hr. ________

0003B Wildlife/Endangered Sp. Biologist II 1 Hr. ________

0004A Fisheries Biologist I 1 Hr. ________

0004B Fisheries Biologist II 1 Hr. ________

0007A Wetland Ecologist/Botanist I 1 Hr. ________

0007B Wetland Ecologist/Botanist II 1 Hr. ________

0014 GIS Specialist 1 Hr. ________

0015 Bio-Statistician 1 Hr. ________

0016 Malacologist 1 Hr. ________

0017 Diver 1 Hr. ________

0018 Diver Assistant 1 Hr. ________

0020 Secretary 1 Hr. ________

0022 Technical Writer 1 Hr. ________

The contractor is to perform all work in accordance with this contract for the Period of Performance as stated. The Period of Performance will be date of contract award + 5 years

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Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

SCOPE OF WORK

Scope of Work Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Biological Contract

Scope of Work Natural Resource Investigations in the

Upper Mississippi River Basin, Mississippi Valley Division (MVD), and the Chicago District (LRC) of the Great Lakes Division.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Rock Island District, Rock Island, Illinois

1. Introduction. The purpose of this Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – Rock Island District in its ongoing program of Natural Resource Investigations at various locations within the Upper Mississippi River Basin, which includes the Rock Island, St. Louis, and St. Paul Districts, and could potentially occur within the Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans Districts in the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD), and the Chicago District (LRC) in the Great Lakes Division (Exhibit 4; MVD map). Investigations may take place on Federally-owned projects or in areas (Federally, State or privately-owned) that are under study for proposed Federal projects.

1.1 Services include, species surveys and environmental resource inventories; habitat evaluation/assessment methodologies; statistical evaluation; environmental restoration and habitat improvement; wetland delineation; data collection including literature searches; preparation of mitigation plans; technical reports; draft text for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements;

vegetation identification and mapping; biological assessments for endangered species; scientific training (e.g., vegetation or mussel identification, wetland delineator certification); habitat improvement /restoration plans and designs (to include Adaptive Management and monitoring plans); biological diving surveys; provision of biological expertise in specified subject areas; and GIS mapping.

2. Authority. Services under this contract shall be in compliance with USACE responsibilities under the following environmental laws, regulations and guidelines:

a. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et. seq.);

b. Clean Water Act of 1977, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251, et. seq.); particular attention will be focused on S. 404 (b)(1), Guidelines for Specification of Disposal Sites for Dredged or Fill Material, 40 CFR 230;

c. Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et. seq.);

d. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended (16 U.S.C. 661, et. seq.);

e. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1271, et. seq.);

f. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.

9601 et. seq.);

g. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6901, et. seq.);

h. Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands;

i. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management;

j. Defense Environmental Restoration Program, P.L. 98-212;

k. Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508);

l. Corps of Engineers Engineering Regulation ER 200-2-2, Environmental Quality:

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Policy and Procedures for Implementing NEPA;

m. Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403 et. seq.); main emphasis on S. 10;

n. Environmental Operating Procedures and Documents for Regulatory Functions, 33 CFR 230 (Appendix B);

o. Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986, P.L. 99-662 (as currently re-authorized);

p. WRDA of 2007. P.L.110-114 (as currently re-authorized)

q. Corps of Engineers Engineering Regulation ER 1105-2-100, Chapter 7, Planning Guidance, Environmental Planning and Evaluation Considerations;

r. Corps of Engineers Engineering Circular EC 1105-2-210, Ecosystem Restoration in the Civil Works Program; Corps of Engineers Policy Guidance Letter #61 – Application of Watershed Perspective to Corps of Engineers Civil Works Programs and Activities;

s. and other laws, rules, regulations and guidelines as applicable and appropriate.

3. Government-Furnished Data. Existing drawings, maps, aerial photographs and related engineering data for a given task order shall be made available to support study requirements. These documents and data are provided for loan only and shall remain the property of the government. The Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1) 30 November 2014 will be provided on a task order basis. Information can be emailed, mailed and/or made available at the Rock Island District Office at a time mutually agreeable to the Contractor and the Contracting Officer Representative (COR)

4. Contractor Responsibilities.

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish, to the Government, all material, equipment, supplies, labor, transportation and services required to accomplish the required work described in subsequent task orders. The Contractor shall designate a Principal Investigator (PI) who will be responsible for all work performed and shall be the point of contact (POC) between the Contractor, Contracting Officer (CO), and the COR. All work and services shall meet the standards and be performed in accordance with the laws, rules, regulations and guidelines cited in Paragraph 2, above. This includes securing, in a timely manner, all necessary Endangered Species Collection Permits, or any other State or Federal collection permits, Special Use Permits, or otherwise required by State or Federal agencies.

o The Contracting Officer shall approve replacement of any key management personnel after verifying that they meet or exceed the requirements of the solicitation.

4.2 Travel: Travel costs are defined as per diem, mileage, transportation, and are not included in the base hourly rates. Rates for per diem may not exceed those established in the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) for the locality concerned and the mileage rate may not exceed the government rate for private vehicles.

For task order purposes: All costs associated with travel, such as per diem, mileage, and transportation, shall be calculated using USACE Rock Island District as the starting point and return point. No costs will be paid for the contractor to travel to USACE Rock Island District.

5. Services to Be Provided by the Contractor

5.1 General: The Contractor shall initiate work within ten (10) calendar days following the date of the awarded task order unless otherwise specified in the individual task order Scope of Work. The Contractor shall use standard field and library research methods to gather baseline data for a given task order and use this data to assist in study design and execution.

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5.2 Statement of Services: An individual task order may include, any or all of the following services listed below. However, USACE anticipates over 75% of task orders will be comprised of endangered freshwater mussel collections and surveys requiring diving expertise and endangered bat surveys within the Upper Mississippi River System.

a. Aquatic surveys, which may include, but not limited to biological diving surveys for aquatic Invertebrates (e.g., freshwater mussel surveys), fish collection surveys using standard techniques such as netting and electroshocking, and substrate identification, in accordance with Section 6.7 of this Scope of Work.

b. Surveys, which may include, but are not limited to summer surveys for endangered and/or threatened bat species following USFWS Summer Survey Guidelines (i.e., habitat assessment, acoustic detection and analysis, mist netting methods, and tracking of tagged bats) and estimates of plant/animal species diversity or abundance.

c. Preparation of mitigation plans (Section 2036 (a) of WRDA ’07) to address impacts of

USACE water resource development projects: These plans shall include an assessment of existing resources, description of potential impacts, and proposed measures to address these impacts in accordance with USACE regulations and the policies and requirements of coordinating agencies and other publics.

d. Data gathering, data analysis, and preparation of USACE National Environmental Policy Act documents. The Contractor shall ensure that compliance with all Federal, State and local regulations has been met as required for the proposed data gathering The following points are also pertinent to data gathering and preparation of National Environmental Policy Act documents:

1. Necessary scoping, agency coordination, and site visits shall be conducted by the

Contractor in accordance with the Scope of Work described in a given task order.

2. A clear, concise Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), in the case of an Environmental Assessment, or Record of Decision (ROD), in the case of an Environmental Impact Statement, shall be prepared by the Contractor and accompany the respective NEPA document. The FONSI or ROD shall be prepared for signature by the District Engineer (DE), of the particular USACE district the project is in. Refer to paragraphs 11 and 14 of ER 200-2-2.

3. If USACE determines mitigation is required for the project, the contractor shall provide a mitigation plan as described in paragraph 5.2c., above. USACE regulations are contained in paragraph 15 of ER 200-2-2.

4. The Contractor shall prepare a Clean Water Act Section 404(b)1 Evaluation if the project involves discharge of dredged material in waters of the U.S.. The Contractor shall prepare this evaluation per instructions in the EPA’s “Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Discharge in the Waters of the U.S. – Testing Manual” and Engineering Regulation 1105-2-100.

e. Habitat benefit assessment analyses to include application of habitat assessment methodologies [e.g., U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP)] utilizing existing evaluation models or the development of new models.

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f. Preparation of Biological Assessments for protected species as part of the informal consultation process under the Endangered Species Act, Section 7.

g. Ecological modeling for purposes of data integration and extrapolation, predictive exercises, risk analyses or mitigation planning.

h. Habitat improvement /restoration plans and designs (to include Adaptive Management and monitoring plans) to assess potential impacts and benefits to small and large scale habitat restoration projects.

5.3 Performance Standards, Methodology, and Quality Control: All work performed under this contract shall, at a minimum, conform to the requirements of the laws, rules, regulations and guidelines found in Section 2 above and to the specifications of the Scope of Work and the provided Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). For each requirement that does not meet acceptable levels, the Government may issue a Contract Discrepancy Report (CDR). CDRs will be forwarded to the Contracting Officer with a copy sent to the contractor. The contractor must reply in writing within five

(5) days of receipt identifying how future occurrences of the problem will be prevented. Based upon the contractor’s past performance and plan to solve the problem, the Contracting Officer will determine if any further action will be take.

a. Responsibility for Current Standards: The Contractor is responsible for determining all current applicable state or federal standards, guidelines or directives enforced at the time of task order performance.

a. Methodology and Quality Control: During the performance of each task order, the Contractor shall keep in contact with the designated COR.

6. Special Conditions.

6.1 Publicity and Release of Information: Prior to the time of the final report acceptance by the Government, neither the Contractor nor its representatives shall release any information, sketch, photograph, map, report, or other material of any nature under this contract - either orally, in writing, or otherwise - without specific written approval by the CO or COR. After acceptance by the Government of a final report, its reproduction and use shall not be restricted for further use as long as specific site locational data (i.e., protected species or archaeological and cultural properties)--is excised from the report.

6.2 Liaison: Informal reports of findings for task orders may be required and shall be communicated with the contractor and COR. Such reports may result in modifications to the task order. Depending on the nature and projected length of a task order, periodic or monthly progress reports may be required, outlining work completed, current status and projected schedule of future work. The COR will assist the Contractor in contacting the local site manager (e.g., Lake Manager, ranger, lockmaster) of any Federally-operated project on which work may be required. The Contractor shall notify the local site manager in advance of the dates and places where work is to be performed. Appropriate names and contact numbers shall be provided in individual awarded task orders.

6.3 Government Rights: All biological material, reports, drawings, maps, photographs, notes, journals and other material developed in performance of this contract shall remain the sole property of the Government and may be used on any other work directed by the Government without additional

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6.4 Inspection: The CO and COR may inspect or otherwise evaluate the work being performed and the premises on which it is being performed. If any such inspection is conducted on the premises of the Contractor, the Contractor shall provide all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safety and convenience of the COR in the performance of their duties.

All inspections and evaluations will be performed on a task order basis in accordance with the provided QASP.

6.5 Field Conditions: Areas to be investigated under this contract may include, but are not limited to: uncleared and densely vegetated bottomlands, riverbanks, remote islands, lakeshores, various upland habitats, urban environments, and both lentic and lotic aquatic habitats. The Contractor shall be prepared to perform services in any of these or similar environments, and under various weather conditions.

6.6 Access: Right-of-entry on Government-owned land is available to the Contractor. The Contractor shall obtain right-of-entry on all privately-owned land as required. If a good faith effort has been made and documented by the Contractor to obtain right-of-entry and the owner will not permit entry upon their property, the Contractor shall immediately notify the COR by phone and/or in writing via e-mail. If USACE determines that access to the area is essential, the necessary right-of-entry will be obtained by the Government.

6.7 Diving Activities: All diving activities performed under this contract shall comply with the

Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1, dated 30 November 2014, or current version (Section 30, Contract Diving Operations), and the following references: a) 29 CFR 1910, Subpart T; and, b) U.S. Navy Diving Manual, Volume 1. Where a difference in standards exists, the more stringent may apply (EM 385-1-1, S. 30.A.05). Prior to commencing dive activities, the contractor shall coordinate and seek approval of the dive plan content with the Corps District Dive Plan Coordinator and the District Safety Officer. The designated COR will assist in coordinating the required approvals.

6.8 Invasive Species and Noxious Weeds: The Contractor shall ensure all previously used equipment is clean of soil residuals, egg deposits, noxious weeds, plant seeds, and injurious species prior to bringing equipment on site. As necessary, the Contractor shall consult with the State natural resource agency and the Natural Resource Conservation Services jurisdictional offices for additional cleaning requirements to prevent the movement of invasive species and noxious weeds.

7. Presentation of Findings—Monthly Progress Reports, Draft Reports, and Final Reports: Individual task orders may specify formats differing from the requirements set forth when the Contractor’s work will be directly used or adapted for USACE documents.

7.1 General: Requirements A through Q shall be used in preparation of both draft and final technical reports unless the title of a paragraph limits the requirement to either the draft or final report.

Monthly progress reports are addressed in section Q.

a. All reports shall be submitted to the COR under the signature of the Principal Investigator and on the Contractor’s letterhead.

b. When required by an individual task order, the Contractor shall submit a tentative draft report outline and table of contents for COR approval prior to preparing the draft.

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c. Reports shall meet current professional standards, and shall describe study research designs, data analyses methodologies, and justification of all conclusions, recommendations and interpretations of study findings. All reports shall include a section entitled Project Correspondence.

d. Standard Form 298 (Exhibit 2) shall be completed by the Contractor and included as the first right-hand page after the cover of the report. This page does not replace the title page. The abstract required by this form shall be suitable for publication in an abstract journal and shall be what the author considers to be the primary contributions of the investigation.

e. The report title, author(s), and Principal Investigator(s) shall be identified on the cover and title pages of each report. If a report has been principally authored by someone other than the contract Principal Investigator (PI), the cover and Standard Form 298 must bear the inscription:

Prepared under the supervision of (name), Principal Investigator. In this case, the PI must at least prepare a foreword describing the overall research context of the report, the significance of the work, and any other background circumstances relating to the manner in which the work was undertaken.

f. The contract number and task order shall appear on the cover and title pages of each report along with the date of preparation and the inscription ‘Draft Report’ or ‘Final Report’ as appropriate.

The cover and title page of each report must identify the Contractor and must identify the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, as the authority and funding source for the work.

No other pages of reports or submittals shall bear any contractor identification. No contractor corporate logos or symbols shall appear anywhere in or on any report or submittal.

g. All field notes, forms, journals, reports, maps or other products produced under this contract in the form of print, type, photocopy, facsimile, electronic/digital format or any other form of reproduction and/or handwriting shall be legible and of sufficient detail and clarity so as to be useful to future researchers and shall be identified with the appropriate contract number and task order numbers.

h. Reports shall be fully reproducible without loss of information by standard black and white photocopying processes. All photographs, graphics, and text must be clean and clear. Use of color shall be acceptable only in cases where no reasonable option for use of black and white is available (e.g., illustrations of various GIS data, photographs necessary to illustrate critical information, etc.).

i. Reports shall be on 8-1/2 x 11 inch paper except that fold-out tables or figures may be on 11 x 15 inch paper.

j. Unless otherwise specified in task orders, “digital copy” means:

a. a Microsoft Word® file integrating all parts of the report,

b. an Adobe .pdf® file of the complete report, AND

c. Individual copies of all original files in their native formats (e.g., .jpg, .tif, Microsoft Excel®, etc.).

k. Information Specific to DRAFT REPORTS: Draft reports shall be finished products which directly represent the content and format of the final report.

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a. A digital copy of the draft report is required.

b. Copies of all field and laboratory notes shall be submitted to the COR with the draft

Report.

l. Information Specific to FINAL REPORTS: Final reports shall be prepared in accordance with any review comments or instructions submitted in writing to the Contractor by the COR. In addition to the required number of hard copies, the following shall be provided:

a. one fully reproducible, unbound, master copy of the final report and

b. a digital copy of the final report.

m. Information Specific to MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORTS: Unless otherwise provided by individual task orders, monthly progress reports for each task order shall be submitted to the COR and shall be due on the fifteenth (15th) day of each month. The reports shall summarize the work undertaken during the reporting period, shall detail the percentage completion of each task as of the end of the reporting period, shall outline the work proposed for the next reporting period, and shall inform the COR of the current status of the project and factors affecting the project's conduct and schedule.

7.2 Review of Reports or Submittals: Reports or submittals shall be reviewed by the COR. The

COR anticipates a 30-day review period for draft reports; however, this anticipated period is only provided for general scheduling purposes. USACE reserves the right to any extension of the review period as necessary. See paragraph 8, Schedules, below for more detailed information.

7.3 Draft or Final Report Rejection: The Government may reject any monthly report by written notification to the Contractor while establishing any deficiencies. Upon rejection, the Contractor shall prepare (adhering to written comments forwarded by the COR) and submit corrected reports or submittals in the number originally required by the individual task order for additional review/acceptance within 14 calendar days from the date of the rejection letter. Corrected reports and submittals shall be provided at no additional expense to the Government.

7.4 Non-Technical Summary Report: A brief, non-technical summary of the investigation results may be required at the time of submission of the final report. This summary shall be oriented toward the non-professional public. The purpose of this summary is to inform the interested public of the types of activities and research conducted using public funds. The non-technical summary shall give a synopsis of the project and shall be of a style and length adaptable to a newspaper article or short informational bulletin. Photographs and/or drawings of significant aspects of the investigation shall be included. The submission of this summary is NOT a general requirement, but shall be specified in individual task orders when required.

8. Schedules: Schedules shall be included in each task order, and unless specified otherwise, work shall commence within ten (10) calendar days following the date of award of the work order.

8.1 USACE anticipates a 30-day review period for reports and submittals; however, this anticipated period is only provided for general scheduling. USACE reserves the right to any reduction/extension of the review period as may be necessary to obtain and compile responses from internal or outside reviewers.

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8.3 Unless otherwise stated in the individual Task Order, the Contractor shall have 14 calendar days to provide corrected reports and submittals (see paragraph 7.3).

9. Protection of Natural and Built Features: The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to persons and property which occurs in connection with the work and services under this contract, without recourse against the Government.

10. Safety: All work performed under this contract shall comply with the Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1, dated 30 November 2014, or current version in force on the date of the individual task order.

11. ANTITERRORISM (AT) AND OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC)

11.1a Access and General Protection Policy and Procedures. For all projects located at the Clock Tower and Annex Buildings, all personnel will receive a pass for access to the Clock Tower portion of the building. This must be accomplished prior to start of work and will be coordinated with the Contractor, Contracting Officer, and Security and Law Enforcement Office.

All Contractor and subcontractor employees to comply with installation and facility access guidelines and rules as stated herein. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Army Headquarters, Rock Island District, and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the CHANGES clause of this Contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in Contractor security matters or processes.

In support of Rock Island District evaluation of personnel authorized for access to federal facilities, the Contractor will follow installation policies and procedures in place of the background checks conducted by a bonded third party for off Arsenal Island Government property access, which will include, but is not limited to, completing the NCIC III background checks conducted by the Rock Island Arsenal. For further Rock Island Arsenal access details, visit the website:

http://www.usagria.army.mil/AccessRequests/. To obtain Arsenal Island access badges Contractor's will enter the Moline, Illinois, gate and proceed to the Visitor Center to have background checks completed.

Address to the Arsenal Visitor Center:

23 Prospect Court Rock Island Arsenal Island Rock Island, Illinois

For all other contracts “NOT” located on Rock Island Arsenal please follow the below 12.1b:

11.1b Access and General Protection Policy and Procedures. Per ENG FORM 6055, June 2015, the Contractor must comply with the following Operational Security Requirements:

All Contractors and sub-contractor employees shall comply with installation and facility access guidelines and rules as stated herein. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by Department of Defense, Department of the Army Headquarters, Rock Island District and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in Contractor security matters or processes.

http://www.usagria.army.mil/AccessRequests/

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In support of Rock Island District evaluation of personnel authorized for access to federal facilities, the Contractor shall submit background checks that have been conducted by a bonded third party within the last 6 months of Notice to Proceed date and authorize reports to be provided to the Rock Island District Security and Law Enforcement Office by the third party. The background check will cover, at a minimum, the last ten years covering States the contractor has lived in, national criminal records check which includes felony and misdemeanor offenses, DMV records, and a national sex offender registry check, submitted 14 days prior to accessing the project site.

Identification Badges: The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing a photo identification badge/card to each employee prior to the employee's work on-site, and for requiring each employee engaged on the work to display identification. At a minimum, the badge shall have the following items shown, the employee’s picture, employee’s name, and company name working for. The badge will be prominently displayed unless restricted for safety concerns, in which case it will be available for immediate display upon request (carried on person).

As employees are added or deleted from the submitted and approved Access Control List (ACL), this information will be reported immediately to the COR. Added employees will not be permitted on-site until requirements of this paragraph are completed, submitted, and approved.

Disqualifying factors include, but are not limited to:

a. Criminal conduct, in particular violent crime and sex offenders;

b. Habitual use of intoxicating beverages to excess as evidenced by DUI or public intoxication records; or

c. Any illegal activity or other disqualification which makes the individual unfit for service

(e.g. drug trafficking or procurement fraud).

In addition to the submitted background checks, supplemental agency checks may be performed at the discretion of the Rock Island District security personnel. The Contractor agrees to cooperate and ensure that Contractor personnel provide any documentation required to complete these checks. Any person lacking proper identification credentials or deemed a security threat may be denied access to the project.

Such action in no way relieves the Contractor from performance of the contract. The Rock Island District retains the right to deny any Contractor and sub-contractor employee from working on a contract awarded by the Rock Island District based on final background investigation results. All information received as a result of a background check will be handled according to Privacy Act regulation.

In the event that an unexpected change in personnel is required, due to sudden absence of a critical path employee, the Contractor shall immediately contact the COR, and or the Contracting Officer to coordinate obtaining written approval from the Security Office for new/additional personnel to be brought on site prior to background check acceptance. Contractor shall submit Personnel Change Request Form and will receive written authorization from the Security Office prior to bringing new personnel on site, and ensure a background check is sent to the Rock Island District Security Office no later than ten days from written notice of approval. The Rock Island District reserves the right to terminate access of the employee upon completion of the Government’s review of the background check and the Contractor shall be notified immediately of any such Government decision.

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In the event of an unforeseen change in work site conditions which may require a contract modification, and the contractor is required to immediately add personnel, a Personnel Change Request Form will be submitted to and approved by the Security Office prior to bringing new personnel on site, and ensure a background check is sent to the Rock Island District Security Office no later than ten days from written notice of approval. The Rock Island District reserves the right to terminate access of the employee upon completion of the Government’s review of the background check and the Contractor shall be notified immediately of any such Government decision.

Subcontractor personnel not expected to be on the worksite for more than 15 days may be allowed on site with the following conditions:

1) Employee will be on site a total of 15 days or less, for the duration of the project.

2) Employee is added to the ACL as a short term employee.

3) Employee is escorted while on site. This is defined as being in the line of sight of an identified prime contractor employee who has a background check on file with the Rock Island District (as noted on the ACL).

4) Each prime contractor employee can sponsor only five short term employees at a time.

Foreign National employees: Due to a difference in background check procedures for long term foreign national employees, all such employees must provide a photocopy of their passport to the Rock Island District Security Office No Later Than (NLT) 30 days prior to arrival on site. Short term foreign national employees (e.g. specialists with a two week period of performance) may work on site with the following conditions:

1) Foreign national employee will be on site a total of 15 days or less, for the duration of the project.

2) Foreign national employee will comply with E-verify requirements (see AT/OPSEC E-verify paragraph).

3) Approved and identified prime contractor employee shall escort the foreign national employee at ALL times while on site.

4) Each prime contractor employee can sponsor only one short term foreign national at a time.

11.2 E-Verify Program. The Contractor must pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program website (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) to meet the established employment eligibility requirements.

The Contractor must ensure that the Candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system. Documentation of company enrollment in E-verify, via a print screen of the company profile within the E-verify system, must be submitted to the Security Office no later than 3 business days after the initial Notice to Proceed.

*When contracts are with individuals, the individuals will be required to complete a Form I-9 (http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf ), Employment Eligibility Verification must be given/coordinated with the designated Government representative. This Form will be provided to the Security Office after Notice to Proceed is given.

http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf

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To protect the privacy of the Contractor, all Contractor employees, and all sub-contractor employees, background checks, OPSEC SOPs, E-verify, and I-9 forms shall be submitted with a coversheet stating the contract number (e.g. W912EK-15-C-XXXX), title of project, and the company's point of contact information, in a sealed envelope/container and mailed to:

Security Office U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District 1500 Rock Island Drive Rock Island, IL 61201

12. Sustainable Acquisition

In order to meet the mandatory requirements (FAR Clause 52.223-15 – Energy Efficiency in Energy- Consuming Projects), the contractor shall use energy efficient computers and computer-related equipment. The DOE Covered Product Categories list may be found at: http://energy.gov/eere/femp/find-productcategories-covered-efficiency-programs.

http://energy.gov/eere/femp/find-productcategories-covered-efficiency-programs http://energy.gov/eere/femp/find-productcategories-covered-efficiency-programs

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Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.246-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES--FIXED-PRICE (AUG 1996)

(a) Definitions. "Services," as used in this clause, includes services performed, workmanship, and material furnished or utilized in the performance of services.

(b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires.

(c) The Government has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the contract, to the extent practicable at all times and places during the term of the contract. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(d) If the Government performs inspections or tests on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish, and shall require subcontractors to furnish, at no increase in contract price, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(e) If any of the services do not conform with contract requirements, the Government may require the Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by reperformance, the Government may (1) require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements and (2) reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed.

(f) If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services again or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance in conformity with contract requirements, the Government may (1) by contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the Contractor any cost incurred by the Government that is directly related to the performance of such service or (2) terminate the contract for default.

(End of clause)

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Section F - Deliveries or Performance

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)

(a) The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of 90 days after the order is delivered to the Contractor, and for any further period to which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically identified as a stop-work order issued under this clause. Upon receipt of the order, the Contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 days after a stop-work is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that period to which the parties shall have agreed, the Contracting Officer shall either--

(1) Cancel the stop-work order; or

(2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination for Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract.

(b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled or the period of the order or any extension thereof expires, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if--

(1) The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the Contractor's cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and

(2) The Contractor asserts its right to the adjustment within 30 days after the end of the period of work stoppage;

provided, that, if the Contracting Officer decides the facts justify the action, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon the claim submitted at any time before final payment under this contract.

(c) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for the convenience of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall allow reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the termination settlement.

(d) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for default, the Contracting Officer shall allow, by equitable adjustment or otherwise, reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order.

52.242-17 GOVERNMENT DELAY OF WORK (APR 1984)

(a) If the performance of all or any part of the work of this contract is delayed or interrupted (1) by an act of the Contracting Officer in the administration of this contract that is not expressly or impliedly authorized by this contract, or (2) by a failure of the Contracting Officer to act within the time specified in this contract, or within a reasonable time if not specified, an adjustment (excluding profit) shall be made for any increase in the cost of performance of this contract caused by the delay or interruption and the contract shall be modified in writing accordingly. Adjustment shall also be made in the delivery or performance dates and any other contractual term or

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