SATOC ERS PWS.pdf

ERS SATOC PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

1. CONTRACT PROCUREMENT OBJECTIVE AND OVERVIEW

The purpose of this contract is to provide a full range of environmental remediation services (ERS). The environmental remediation service consists of environmental remediation for hazardous toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW) sites to include incidental military munitions response and range and UXO support. This will NOT include services that are solely military munitions response and range and UXO support. Services may include, but are not limited to, the assessment, inspection, investigation, study, control, characterization, containment, removal and/or treatment of environmental contamination from pollutants, toxic substances, perfluorinated compounds, radioactive materials, and hazardous materials. The military munitions response and range and UXO support will provide assistance to preliminary assessments, site inspections, remedial investigations, feasibility studies and site removal actions. ERS projects include both civilian and military agencies of the Federal Government under NAICS Code 562910, Environmental Remediation Services.

The services required by this contract will be provided for the customers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division, and the Southeastern Regional Environmental Office on the Installation Management Command, Atlantic Region (IMCOM) and existing customers. However, work can be awarded for projects located outside of the geographical boundary in order to align with the geographical area of responsibility of a customer (CONUS and/or OCONUS). While this establishes the primary geographical area of responsibility for this contract, it is not limited to only Army customers. The contractor may be required to perform tasks on-site or at their own facilities.

The contractor shall provide services related to requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Clean Air Act, and other related Federal Programs in addition to State/Local specific regulations/requirements. Remedial actions may address both regulated and non-regulated toxic substances. In addition, incidental construction activities are included for ERS task orders, where these requirements are in direct support of specific remediation activities. Project specific task orders will be issued under the basic contract and any exercised option period thereto. The USACE Contracting Officer (KO) or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will provide the contractor with any site-specific information upon issuance of each task order. Information provided by the USACE on any site will be dependent on the current status of the site.

Each task order will define the performance requirements of the contractor. Task orders may require but will not be limited to any combination of the requirements stated in Section 3 below.

Task Orders will be Performance Based. Task orders may use performance-based work statements (PWSs). A PWS structures all aspects of an acquisition around the purpose of the work to be performed and does not dictate how the work is to be accomplished. It is written to ensure that contractors are given the freedom to determine how to meet the Government’s performance objectives and provides for payment only when the results meet or exceed these objectives. It maximizes contractor control of work processes and allows for innovation in approaching various work requirements. A PWS emphasizes performance that can be contractually defined so that the results of the contractor’s effort can be measured in terms of technical and quality achievement, schedule progress, or cost performance. The goal of Performance-Based Acquisition (PBA) is to:

• Save money by reducing contract costs from elimination of unnecessary effort, through innovation by the contractor, and also by reducing Government surveillance.

• Enable Government to shift its emphasis from processes to outputs.

• Hold contractors accountable for the end results.

• Ensure that contractors are given the freedom to determine how to meet

Government’s performance objectives.

1.1 CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

The contractor, operating as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall provide all labor, materials, facilities, and equipment to perform all work identified in each individual task order. The contractor may be required to perform work under multiple task orders at different sites simultaneously. The contractor shall be cognizant of all appropriate laws, regulations, and guidance. The contractor shall ensure that all work activities performed by their personnel, subcontractors and suppliers are executed as required by these laws and regulations. Any incident of noncompliance noted by the contractor shall immediately be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer (KO) and/or the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) by written notice.

Nothing in this contract shall relieve the contractor of the responsibility to comply with these laws and regulations. Any conflicts between laws/regulations and contract/task order requirements shall be brought to the attention of the KO and/or COR immediately.

1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SERVICES (ERS) PROGRAM

Activities include preliminary assessment, site inspections, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, proposed plans, decision documents/records of decision, and site remediation. The contractor shall provide services related to requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), and other related Federal Programs in addition to State/Local specific regulations/requirements dealing with hazardous waste management/disposal and with Underground Storage Tanks (USTs), and other fuels related issues. The ERS actions may address both regulated and non-regulated toxic substances. As part of any site remediation activities, incidental/minor construction may also be included in the ERS contracts. The contractor shall be familiar with, understand, and have prior experience executing projects within the regulatory process (CERCLA/RCRA) and phases normally utilized to perform the above listed actions. The contactor shall be familiar with, understand and have prior experience in performing the specific tasks anticipated to be performed under this contract to include, but not limited to the following actions as stated in Section 2.

2. DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This Environmental Remediation Services (ERS) contract will support work assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), South Atlantic Division; for hazardous toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW) sites. Services may include, but are not limited to, the assessment, inspection, investigation, study, control, characterization, containment, removal and/or treatment of environmental contamination from pollutants, toxic substances, perfluorinated compounds, radioactive materials, and hazardous materials.

ERS projects include both civilian and military agencies of the Federal Government. This contract for ERS will include services related to requirements of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Emerging Contaminate Program; the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act, Endangered Species Act and other related Federal Programs in addition to State/Local specific regulations/requirements dealing with hazardous waste management/disposal, radioactive waste/mixed waste management/disposal, and with Underground Storage Tanks (USTs), and other fuels related issues.

The ERS activities include preliminary assessments, site inspections, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, proposed plans, decisions documents/records of decision, and site remediation including excavation/removal of contaminated soil, off-site disposal of contaminated soil, and installation of treatment systems. The ERS actions may address both regulated and non-regulated toxic substances and emerging contaminants. As part of any site remediation activities, incidental construction (i.e.

treatment plant construction, potable water hook-ups, temporary site stabilization, drainage modifications, etc.) may also be included in this contract; however, construction activities will be incidental to the remediation effort.

The contractor shall be responsible for acquiring the latest version of applicable regulator or agency guidance including but not limited to, the referenced documents cited in this Section C of this Solicitation and/or subsequent task orders issued after award of the Contract, unless otherwise specified.

3. PERFORMANCE-BASED TASK ORDERS

All task orders issued under this SATOC shall be performance-based task orders as in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 37.6. Performance-based task orders, with a tailored task order specific Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP), will be issued IAW FAR 37.102 against the awarded contract unless the required approval is received in accordance with AFARS 5137.170-2.

3.1 Services that may be required in an ERS task order include, but are not limited to:

preparation of work plans; studies with associated reports; multiple phases of field investigations; preliminary assessments (PA); site inspections (SI) and remedial site inspections; remedial investigations (RI); feasibility studies (FS); Engineering Evaluation Cost Analysis (EECA); monitoring well installation and sampling; short and long term monitoring/long term operations (LTM/LTO) or Long Term Response Action (LTRA); data management; data interpretation; emerging contaminate studies through remediation;

engineering evaluation and corrective actions; optimization studies; ground-water modeling; geophysical surveys; remediation cost estimates; management of non-hazardous and hazardous investigative derived waste (IDW); environmental and human health risk assessments; risk-based remediation; air emission issues including vapor intrusion; surface water discharge, applying for environmental permits, remedial design;

well abandonment; meetings; public meeting participation; preparation of presentation material both written and visual; hydrological, sediment and soil studies; project reports;

engineering support and/or design; value engineering studies; operations and maintenance (O&M) for HTRW sites; energy evaluations for remediation systems;

remedial action plans; remedial actions; removal action plans; removal actions;

construction support; range clearance activities; site closeout/decision documents;

abandoned mines program support; and, future project programming and scheduling support.

3.1.1 Preliminary Assessments/ Site Investigation activities could include but are not limited to records and document reviews; Site surveys; and Document Research.

Preliminary Assessments performed under this contract at sites shall be in compliance with EPA guidance EPA/540/G-91/013 resulting in a comprehensive evaluation of the potential for contaminated media or hazardous waste to be present on the site. The Preliminary Assessment shall result in identification and documentation of processes carried out on site that may have used contaminants of concern, specific chemicals that would have been utilized by DoD for those processes during the time frame in question, identification of areas of concern at the site where contaminants may have been generated, processed, stored, or disposed of by past DoD activities, and identification of areas of specific concern where performance of Site Inspection sampling should be performed to further evaluate potential DoD releases.

Site Inspections included under this scope shall be in compliance with EPA guidance EPA/540-R-92-021 and as guided by the CSM developed for the site, to confirm or refute, with a high degree of statistical confidence, the presence of contamination at concentrations posing an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment in all potentially impacted site media and, if possible, to identify potential source areas for those contaminants.

3.1.2 Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Studies (RI/FS) activities could include, but are not limited to Geographical information system (GIS) support for project activities; visual surveys; preparation of impact analysis, environmental impact statements, and various agency specific plans for compensatory mitigation projects; field investigations to include soil delineations, monitoring well installation and sampling; Life Cost Analysis, including evaluation of available corrective actions and recommendations for the most environmentally sound cost-effective alternatives; Environmental and human health assessments; Hydrological and soil studies; management of investigative derived waste;

Well abandonment including all associated piping and accessories; and Reconnaissance and Site Specific Feasibility Studies.

Remedial Investigations (RI) shall be in compliance with EPA guidance EPA/540/G- 89/004 that result in the collection, compilation and evaluation of data necessary to define source areas of contamination, the potential pathways of contaminant migration, and the lateral and vertical extent of contaminant plumes in all site media. The RI shall define the extent of contamination, especially source areas and the plume core, to allow estimation of the volume requiring remediation and determination of remedial costs without excessive cost risk during the RD/RA phase of the project. The RI shall result in development of a comprehensive conceptual site model which identifies migration pathways and fate and transport processes affecting each contaminant, which identifies potential receptors and complete exposure pathways to the extent necessary to determine whether a threat to human health or the environment exists, and to quantify that risk for all receptors. The RI shall include a comprehensive risk assessment for all identified contaminants of concern The RI shall include consideration of applicable general response actions and preliminary remedial alternatives to ensure collection of all pilot study, treatability, or high-resolution site characterization data necessary to develop and evaluate remedial alternatives (including the no-action alternative) in the feasibility study.

Feasibility Studies will be in accordance with EPA guidance. The data needs of the feasibility study must be considered during the scoping and execution of the remedial investigation to ensure that appropriate general response actions, representative technologies, and applicable remedial alternatives for the site are identified and evaluated in coordination with the evolution of the conceptual site model as the RI progresses, and that field data needs necessary to confirm the efficacy of the technologies screened as applicable to the site (e.g. contaminant interactions, bioremediation related geochemistry, soil chemistry, high resolution site stratigraphy, injection/extraction radius of influence) are identified and collected.

3.1.3 Proposed Plans/Records of Decision (PP/RODs) activities could include but are not limited to the following: Geophysical mapping and associated activities; Alternative Analysis; and Land Use Controls (LUCs) decisions.

3.1.4 Interim Removal Actions (IRAs) activities may be required to mitigate imminent endanger to human health or the environment resulting from situations including but not limited to, exposed and readily accessible surface or near surface HTRW or munitions, from vapor intrusion, from impacts to active potable groundwater sources, from impacts to landfills or contaminated soil volumes, posed by erosion or other causes. Removal actions can be both time critical and non-time critical and could include but are not limited to the following: provide alternative water supplies, provide water treatment systems for contaminated private water wells, perform removal and/or isolation of exposed or near surface contaminants or munitions, provide landfill cover stabilization, provide erosion control, install groundwater containment systems to prevent impact to potable water wells or surface water releases.

3.1.5 Remedial Design/ Remedial Actions (RD/RA) activities could include, but are not limited to the following: GIS support for project activities; Engineering support and/or design; asbestos, lead-based paint, and radon abatement and remediation; Landfill capping and collection systems; evaluations for remediation systems to include: air sparging; soil vapor extraction; bioremediation; air discharge systems; ground-water extraction and injection systems; air stripping, carbon absorption; groundwater treatment systems; incineration of soils; soil washing; any in-situ or site treatment method; low-temperature thermal desorption; solidification of contaminated matter and building remediation and demolition; sediment, mixed water; and contaminated matter remediation and disposal; and Remedial Design documentation and Remedial Action Plans. Remedial actions may address both regulated and non-regulated toxic substances. Incidental construction will also be included in the ERS contracts however, construction activities must be incidental to the ERS work.

3.1.6 Short- and Long-Term Operation and Maintenance of facilities under this Contract for the period specified. Short term O&M is a requirement during initial startup and shakedown of any active treatment or containment system installed by the contractor.

Other short-term O&M requirements may be identified associated with short term interim actions. contract gap filling, or other reasons. Long-Term Operations/ Long Term Monitoring (LTO/LTM) activities could include but are not limited to the following:

groundwater containment/extraction or amendment recirculation systems, soil vapor extraction systems, air sparging systems, monitoring and optimization of in-situ amendment based remedial actions, monitoring and revitalization of in-situ permeable barrier walls.

3.1.7 Military Munitions Response, Range, and UXO: The contractor shall conduct work in the following areas to include but not limited to: assisting with munitions response activities at active installations as part of the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP), Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS), other Department of Defense (DOD) sites, civil works projects under the authority of federal regulations, and other federal and state sites which may include urban, suburban, rural, remote, streams, rivers, and near off-shore areas within the continental United States which could come under the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP). MMRP operations may include but are not limited to: munitions clearance and removal, anomaly detection and avoidance, preliminary assessments, site inspections, intrusive investigations, munitions constituents sampling, emergency response actions, munitions treatment and disposal, range residue and scrap management, berm construction, modification and relocation, target construction, range design and construction, range related facility decommissioning, and range cleanup and remediation.

4.0 SUBMITTALS

Site work shall not commence on a project until the Government, the Project Manager (PM), COR and other appropriate management personnel, as required, have approved all of the site-specific submittals required for each specific task order to include Insurance Certificates and Payment and Performance Bonds, if applicable. Required submittals will be identified within each task order. The following are standard submittals for all task orders unless otherwise specified:

4.1 Work Plan

The contractor is responsible for preparing the appropriate planning document for each individual task order that complies with the EPA or other lead regulatory agency regulations, USACE guidance, the Department of Defense Quality Systems Manual (DOD QSM) and EPA guidance.

4.2 Chemistry Requirements

The contractor shall be responsible for the quality of all required chemistry services performed. The contractor shall ensure that all chemistry-related tasks are conducted in accordance with the requirements within each task order.

4.3 Health and Safety

Site-specific health and safety submittals including an activity hazard analysis, safety monitoring, practices, procedures, and equipment are required in accordance with each task order.

4.4 Laboratory Selection

The contractor shall select a laboratory that is accredited under the DoD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) and National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) in accordance with the task order. The contractor shall ensure that the selected laboratory meets all state and federal requirements, including state certification where appropriate. The laboratory must also have analytical capabilities sufficient for the methods specified in the UFP QAPP and adequate throughput capacity to handle the project’s analytical workload during all field activities.

The contractor may establish an on-site laboratory at the project site if determined necessary by the contractor. However, on-site test laboratory(ies) must meet all Method specific requirements and DoD QSM requirements if data is to be used definitively.

Screening level data may not require as stringent control but must still meet quality assurance criteria as approved by the USACE project chemist. All on-site methods including QA/QC techniques must be documented and approved in the UFP QAPP. In addition, all definitive data will be required to meet all validation criteria specified in the

UFP QAPP.

4.5 Analytical Data Management

Date should be provided as described in each individual task order. The contractor shall ensure that all hard copy and electronic data deliverables supplied by the laboratory are complete and adequate to support the quality and usability of the data. Raw data packages shall be submitted to the COR and Base POC upon request. Data packages shall include all information required to re-create the analysis, including correspondence with the laboratory regarding exceeding quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) measurements and documentation of corrective actions. Complete laboratory reports must be available electronically and should be supplied as an addendum to each applicable report. Data validation reports should also be attached verifying data are of sufficient quality for its intended use.

4.6 Engineering Support and Remedial Design

The contractor may be required to provide a wide variety of engineering services to support remediation/response actions. The extent of the engineering services will be described in detail in each individual task order and may include but are not limited to structural, mechanical, electrical, architectural, geotechnical, geological, civil, environmental, cost engineering, constructability reviews, and other engineering support. The successful contractor shall perform all necessary planning, fieldwork, and prepare all engineering documents identified in the Task Order. Engineering documents shall be representative of industry or Government standards for drawings and specifications or by performance specifications. All engineering documents produced by the contractor shall be stamped by a licensed Professional Engineer and shall be submitted to the USACE Project Manager (PM)/COR for approval.

Engineering documents may include, but not be limited to: Design Analysis, containing the criteria, design assumptions calculations and other pertinent data; Performance specifications or completely edited Government furnished guide specifications;

Computer Aided Design Drafting (CADD) generated drawings must be compatible with District software. Cost estimating software should utilize an industry approved software package capable of providing sufficient information to capture the projected project costs adequately and accurately.

4.7 Record Keeping

The contractor shall create and maintain in one location written (in bound, numbered logbook) and electronic records sufficient to recreate each sampling, analytical, testing and monitoring event, and shall make these records available to the Government upon request. The contractor shall also retain written calculations using information obtained from sampling, analysis monitoring, and testing activities, to include all raw data. All information shall be provided to the government upon request

4.8 Compliance with Federal, State, and USACE Regulations

USACE has a varied customer base with unique environmental approaches and requirements. Most USACE environmental work falls under EPA environmental regulations covered by CERCLA or RCRA, or other state-level program. As such, each project’s lead regulatory agency must be identified, and any unique requirements accommodated. In general, all programs mandate the preparation of planning documents to assure the fieldwork and chemical data quality are supportive of the intended use of the data and final decisions being made.

4.9 Sustainable Practices

Projects executed for certain stakeholders shall use technologies and practices that are sustainable in accordance with EPA’s Consideration for Greener Cleanup Activities (current version) or other EPA green requirements as applicable.

4.10 Conference/ Meeting Notes

The contractor shall be responsible for taking notes and preparing the reports of all conferences/meetings. Conference/meeting notes shall be prepared in typed form and the original furnished to the Government in accordance with each individual task order for concurrence and distribution to all attendees. This report shall include at a minimum:

• The date and place the conference was held with a list of attendees;

• The list of attendees shall include name, organization, and telephone number;

• Comments made during the conference and decisions affecting criteria changes shall be recorded in the basic conference notes; and

• Conference notes should document any augmentation of written comments.

4.11 Technical and Regulatory Reports

Technical and regulatory reports shall be prepared and submitted by the contractor to the PM for each project. All reports shall have a title page/header identifying the Contract and task order number; contractor name; project name; location of project;

report type; and date of submittal. The task order statement of work will further specify the submittals for each project. The submittal requirements may vary with the project or site.

4.12 PROJECT SCHEDULE

The contractor shall prepare a project schedule for each individual task order. The schedule should show the proposed sequence to perform the work and dates contemplated for starting and completing all schedule activities. Provide a schedule that is a forward planning, as well as a project monitoring tool. The schedule will be approved by the USACE Project Manager/COR. The status of activities in the schedule will be updated by the contractor to reflect the actual status. The schedule status will be included with contractor Progress Reports as specified in the task order(s). The Progress Report shall discuss target and actual completion dates for each element of activity including project completion and provide an explanation of any deviation from the milestones in the work plan schedule and how project execution will be adjusted so that milestone deviations do not have an adverse impact on project completion and attainment of all project objectives. The progress report should also identify any potential future risks to schedule identified during the reporting period and provide preliminary approaches to mitigate the risks. Where applicable, the contractor shall establish and prepare a payment milestone schedule for each individual task order. This milestone schedule shall be approved by the Project Manager/COR.

4.13 Partial Submittals

Partial submittals will not be accepted without prior approval from the COR as appropriate for the submittal involved.

4.14 Revisions and Addenda

Prior to Government approval, review comments shall be incorporated by revising and reissuing affected pages. If major revisions are necessary, the entire document shall be resubmitted. Addenda sheets may be used to make minor changes affecting only a few pages. The affected pages shall have the revision number and date of correction on the bottom right corner of the page. Any changes to the work plan shall be submitted under a cover sheet with a list of pages that have been revised. The revised pages the contractor issues shall cover any additions or changes to the plans or reports. The addendum for the project plan shall be issued prior to the commencement of work for that phase.

4.15 Review of Progress and Technical Adequacy

At any appropriate time, representatives of the KO may review the progress and technical adequacy of the contractor’s work. Such review shall not relieve the contractor from performing all contract requirements, except as may be waived by written instructions.

4.16 Distribution

The contractor is responsible for reproduction and distribution of all documents according to individual task order. Documents shall be mailed via regular mail, a carrier service that will provide overnight service (if necessary), or they will be faxed/email, as specified in the task order. All work products are considered to be products of the Government.

4.17 As-Built Drawings

The contractor shall maintain two separate sets of red-lined full scale, as-built construction drawings marked up to fully indicate as-built conditions. These drawings shall be updated daily to always reflect the current as-built condition until completion of the work and shall be available for review by Government personnel at all times. The contractor shall provide a conformed set of all as-built plans in hardcopy and native electronic files to the Government upon completion and acceptance of the work, unless otherwise indicated by the individual task order requirements.

5. ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

All ERS shall be in full compliance with applicable Federal, State and local environmental laws and regulations including but not limited to: Pertinent Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Department of Transportation requirements, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Act, and Comprehensive Environmental Response and Compensation and Liabilities Act as amended by Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act. The contractor shall assure that all activities performed by his personnel, subcontractors and suppliers are executed as required by these laws and regulations.

Any incidents of releases, spills, or regulation noncompliance noted by the contractor shall immediately (within 1 hour) be brought to the attention of the KO or his representative with written notice provided. The contractor shall also ensure that the National Response Center is notified as well. Nothing in this contract shall relieve the contractor of his responsibility to comply with these laws and regulations.

5.1 PERMITS/LICENSES

The contractor shall obtain permits and licenses necessary to conduct the work required by this contract including, but not limited to, environmental permits, building permits, discharge permits, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or state license for radiation activities, and Department of Transportation (DOT) permits for transport of Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) and Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) on public highways. The contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, including Technical Bulletin TB 700-2, “DEPARTMENT OF

DEFENSE AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES HAZARD CLASSIFICATION

PROCEDURES,” when transporting MEC. Rights of entry on and off Government property may be required.

5.2 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

As applicable, all site investigation, field activities, monitoring, operations and maintenance activities and health and safety documents required by this scope of work shall comply with all applicable local, state, federal and/or DoD guidance and regulations.

6. TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE, TREATMENT AND/OR DISPOSAL OF

HAZARDOUS WASTE

The contractor shall ensure that their personnel and all subcontractors handle, transport, store, treat and/or dispose of all hazardous wastes as required by the applicable laws and regulations. The contractor shall review all information provided and develop the necessary deliverables which contain the transportation and disposal criteria, procedures, and practices sufficient to protect personnel, the environment, and potential off-site receptors from chemical, physical, and/or biological hazards. The contractor shall utilize the services of a Regulatory Specialist experienced in hazardous waste manifesting and hazardous waste site operations. If the information that is available is insufficient to allow the contractor to develop these documents, a description of all additional information required shall be prepared and submitted to the KO, prior to the commencement of work.

7. SAFETY & HEALTH

7.1 General

This subsection describes in general terms, the minimum contractor safety health and emergency response requirements associated with this contract. The contractor shall have an ongoing Safety and Health Program meeting the requirements of the OSHA and USACE standards. Note that the requirements stated in EM 385-1-1 are often more stringent than OSHA requirements, and the contractor shall comply with all requirements as applicable. The contractor shall prepare, implement, and enforce the applicable and approved APP. The APP shall be validated by the contractor annually. Validation shall include review by the contractor's qualified personnel, necessary revision, and completion of a new signature page.

7.2 Acceptance of Safety Plan

Government acceptance of the contractor's safety plan is required prior to start of field activities. Changes to the approved plan shall not be implemented without written concurrence from the KO. The Government reserves the right to require the contractor to make changes in the safety plan and/or operations to assure the safety and health of site workers and the public.

The contractor shall develop and implement a safety plan for each individual task order in accordance with USACE EM 385-1-1, current version (Safety and Health Requirements) and applicable state, federal, and local regulations and guidance.

The overall responsibility for the development, implementation and continued enforcement of the safety plan lies with the contractor.

7.3 Radiological Equipment

In accordance with Requirement 06.E of EM 385-1-1, entitled Safety and Health Requirements Manual, (the USACE safety manual) the contractor is required to obtain a service permit to use, store, operate or handle a radiation producing device or radioactive materials on a Department of Defense (DoD) Installation. The contractor shall request that the KO obtain the service permit and shall provide all information necessary for the permit application requirements. The contractor shall allow 45 days for the permit to be obtained. In some areas there are additional State or local permits or approvals which must be obtained, and the same procedure shall be followed.

8.ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS

The engineering requirements related to the ERS will be described in detail in each individual task order. The contractor shall perform all necessary field work and analyses to address the appropriate engineering requirements. Engineering work performed may be under the authority of a properly licensed engineer, as deemed necessary by the KO.

Furthermore, engineering support to be performed incidental to construction/remediation will depend on the requirements of the individual task order. If required, the contractor shall outline a complete CQC Plan in order to implement QC testing for construction of a project's engineering features. The contractor shall specify and perform any and all necessary engineering QC testing, at required frequencies, deemed necessary to adequately control and monitor construction/remediation.

9. PROJECT PERSONNEL

9.1 The contractor shall provide qualified personnel to successfully complete each individual task order. Personnel shall meet the following minimum qualifications.

Program Manager The contractor shall designate one (1) individual as the Program Manager that serves as a single point of contact for coordination of program issues with USACE. The Program Manager shall be responsible for the overall management of the contract including cost, schedule and technical quality. The Program Manager shall be competent, experienced and knowledgeable in the full range of ERS activities from investigations to studies, designs, remediation, short-term operations and maintenance, and with the specific activities identified in this contract. The Program Manager shall take immediate corrective action when performance is not acceptable to USACE. The Program Manager shall oversee the development and implementation of record keeping, administrative and QC programs. The Program Manager will provide an annual report to the USACE Program Manager that shall include details on subcontracting executed under awarded delivery orders. The Program Manager shall be an employee of the prime contractor; have a college degree in engineering, construction management, geology, chemistry, or related field; and shall have a minimum of five (5) years as a Program Manager on ERS projects.

Project Manager(s) For each task order, the contractor shall designate a Project Manager (PM). The Program Manager may act as the Project Manager, with approval of USACE, if execution is sufficiently limited. The Offeror shall identify the PM before issuance of the task order and the PM qualifications, experience and performance history shall be satisfactory to the KO or COR. The Project Manager shall be the single point of contact for the task order and shall be responsible for the management and execution of the Task order in accordance with the approved performance work statement, approved work plans, and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Project Manager shall ensure coordination between the Safety and Health Manager (SHM) and the Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) to ensure that all site activities are performed in a safe manner. The contractor shall also maintain close communication and coordination with USACE for the duration of the project, including weekly and/or monthly progress and detailed cost reporting.

Individuals proposed as Project Managers shall be employees of the Prime contractor, have a college degree in engineering, construction management, geology, chemistry, or related field, and a minimum of three (3) years of experience in Project Management of ERS projects.

Program Chemist(s) The contractor shall designate one (1) individual to perform the function of Program Chemist. This individual shall ensure that all chemistry related goals of the program are attained. The Program Chemist should have general knowledge of remedial process chemistry, fate and transport of organics and inorganics, knowledge of chemical quality control, experience with validation software and staged electronic data deliverables. The Program Chemist shall be experienced in the sampling and analysis of toxic/hazardous chemicals in environmental matrices. Demonstrated experience with emerging contaminants will be beneficial. The Program Chemist will be required to have advanced expertise (senior level) in chemical data quality management of environmental analytical data and demonstrate an understanding of the UFP QAPP. The Program Chemist shall be an employee of the prime contractor; have a college degree in chemistry, or related program, from an accredited four (4) year program. Shall have a minimum of three (3) years of specialized experience in ERS related work.

Site Superintendent/ Construction Manager If required by the task order, the contractor shall provide one (1) individual who is trained and experienced as a Site Superintendent / Construction Manager on overseeing ERS projects during the Remedial Action phase. The Site Superintendent / Construction Manager is directly responsible for all site operations and for supervision of the site foreman, craft labor, equipment, and subcontractor / vendor field activities. The

Site Superintendent is responsible for leading on-site activities, managing on-site personnel and subcontractors, managing and controlling construction schedules, effectively and proactively resolving quality and schedule issues. The Site Superintendent / Construction Manager shall have a minimum of 3 years working experience as a Site Superintendent or Construction Manager and should have 3 years of experience on ERS remediation sites, experience in schedule management, and experience with the Government’s QCS for managing QC requirements and submittals.

Contractor Quality Control Supervisor (CQCS) The contractor shall designate one (1) individual who is trained within its organization to be responsible for overall management of Contractor Quality Control (CQC) Program and have the authority to act in all CQC matters. The CQCS will be responsible for ensuring contract CQC requirements are met. The CQCS shall have a bachelor’s degree in a related field such as engineering, chemistry, construction management, or related field and a minimum of three (3) years working experience in quality control in chemical/hazardous waste investigations and remediation. The individual proposed as the CQCS shall have experience with QA/QC in areas specific to ERS sites. These areas should include remedial investigations, remedial design, and remedial actions.

On-site CQC personnel requirements will be defined in the project specific Task Order Request for Proposal (RFP).

Safety and Health Professionals In accordance with the US Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1, current version, which can be found on line at http://publications.usace.army.mil/publications/eng-manuals/), the contractor shall provide the following personnel for hazardous waste operations:

Safety and Health Manager (SHM) The contractor shall designate an SHM and the SHM shall have a minimum of three

(3) years of experience managing safety and occupational health at hazardous waste site cleanup (or radioactive waste sites, if necessary) operations. The SHM shall be an employee of the prime contractor. The SHM shall possess the authority to shut down the site work if/when Health and Safety becomes an issue. The SHM shall enlist the support of safety and occupational health professionals with appropriate education and experience when working on sites with multiple (chemical, safety, ionizing radiation) hazards. The SHM shall be responsible for developing, maintaining, and overseeing implementation of the Site Health and Safety Plan, visiting the project site as needed to audit the effectiveness of the SSHP, remaining available for project emergencies, evaluating occupational exposure and monitoring data that impacts the SSHP requirements. The SHM, dependent upon the contaminant-related hazards on the project, shall be a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Health Physicist (CHP). If the project involves radioactive material, any specific requirements will be identified in the task order RFP.

Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) The SSHO is required at cleanup operations and shall have a minimum of one (1) year of experience implementing safety and occupational health procedures at cleanup operations. The SSHO shall be on site anytime cleanup operations are being performed and shall be responsible for inspecting site activities to identify safety and occupational health deficiencies and to correct them, to coordinate changes to the http://publications.usace.army.mil/publications/eng-manuals/)

SSHP with the SHM, Site Superintendent, and KO, to conduct safety training, and to ensure site monitoring for site health and safety (equipment, processes, and procedures) is conducted and enforced.

Geologist The contractor shall designate a project geologist for each task order (as appropriate to the task order). The Geologist shall ensure activities, to include plan development, field activities, report writing, designs, etc. are of the quality to meet project objectives. The geologist shall have experience in surface and subsurface soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment, etc. sampling techniques, as well as aspects of obtaining all types of samples through various drilling and sampling techniques, along with appropriate documentation procedures. The geologist shall have a minimum 4-year college degree in geology or geological engineering with a minimum of three (3) years of experience working ERS projects.

Engineer The Engineer(s) is responsible for assuring that all civil, process and geotechnical engineering support goals specified in the Task Order are attained. The Engineer shall have a college degree in engineering (soil mechanics, materials or related specialty), geological engineering, or related field. The individual(s) proposed should have demonstrable education and experience in geotechnical engineering. The individual(s) proposed should also have three (3) years’ experience related to investigation, design, and construction of geotechnical features with a minimum of one (1) year experience being related to remedial investigations, feasibility studies, and design and construction of geotechnical features in ERS sites and/or process engineering at ERS facilities or sites.

Regulatory Specialist The Regulatory Specialist is responsible for assuring regulatory compliance is achieved for all environmental related activities in the task order. The project Regulatory Specialist must have professional knowledge of, thorough understanding of, and applied practical experience of environmental regulations with respect to RCRA, CERCLA, the Hazardous Materials Conservation Act, the Superfund Amendments & Reauthorization Act (SARA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, etc., and implementing federal, state and local regulations and their application to the projects. The Regulatory Specialist shall have a college degree in environmental, physical or natural sciences or in engineering, shall have professional registration in their respective field of expertise (e.g., Professional Engineer license, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Registered Environmental Manager (REM), or equivalent), have a minimum of five (5) years of professional experience, and have a minimum of three (3) years of experience in the accumulation, manifesting, and shipment of wastes.

Hazardous Waste Specialist.

The offeror shall designate an individual who is responsible for the management of hazardous materials and hazardous wastes. The Hazardous Materials/Waste Specialist should have appropriate education and experience in HAZMAT and HAZWASTE management services to ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Hazardous Materials/Waste Specialist is responsible to ensure compliance with the requirements identified in the PWS and the HAZWASTE management plan. The Hazardous Materials/Waste Specialist shall demonstrate the following qualifications to be deemed acceptable:

• As a minimum, the Hazardous Materials/Waste Specialist shall possess a bachelor’s degree in an environmental, physical or natural sciences or in engineering and three (3) years specialized experience in the management of hazardous materials/waste.

• To perform under a task order, he/she must possess a current Certified Hazardous Materials Manager certification and/or a Hazardous Waste Manifest/DOT certification, copies of which should be provided with the proposal.

Risk Assessor.

The project Risk Assessor should have professional knowledge of and applied practical experience in toxicological principles, concepts, regulations, and established methodologies sufficient to perform the full range of duties in hazardous and toxic waste human health and ecological risk assessments; professional knowledge of and applied practical experience in ERS explosive hazard assessment principles, practices regulations and methodologies; knowledge of related physical and natural sciences, such as toxicology, chemistry, physics, geology, geophysics, biology, mathematics and statistics; knowledge of standard practices in soil, air, water, and sediment quality and chemical testing procedures; knowledge of site investigative techniques for PFAS, HTRW, and MEC; knowledge of the TPP and DQO process; knowledge of applicable Federal and State regulations and guidance related to PFAS, HTRW, and MEC investigations, human health and ecological risk assessments and hazard assessments.

The individual proposed as the Risk Assessor shall have a four-year college degree in toxicology, biochemistry, chemistry, environmental science/engineering, or related field from an accredited institution.

The individual proposed as the Risk Assessor should have a minimum of five (5) years of professional experience related to ERS investigations, risk assessments, and mitigation/removal/remedial actions.

Geophysicist.

The geophysicist will be responsible for design, implementation, and management of all geophysical investigations required for the work effort. This individual shall be the geophysicist-of-record.