W912WJ19R0003_0003.pdf

W912WJ19R0003

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this Amendment is to:

1. Answ er Contractor Requests for Information.

2. Set April 30, 2019 as the final date for submittal of Requests for Information.

3. Amend Section L to clarify that Contractors should, for the purposes of planning, assume a 01 November 2019 Seed Task Order issue date.

4. Incorporate an Updated Seed Task Order Performance Work Statement.

5. Extend the Proposal due date.

Concurrent w ith this Amendment, SHL - Barrier Wall - RACR - Final - Vol 1 2013, SHL - Barrier Wall - RACR - Final - Vol 2 2013, SHL - Barrier Wall - RACR - Final - Vol 3 2013, and Remedial Action Closure Report Consolidation Landfill Shaw 2003 have been uploaded to FBO.Gov.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 11

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 25-Apr-2019

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W912WJ19R0003

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

25-Feb-2019

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

25-Apr-2019

CODE

U S ARMY ENGR DISTRICT, NEW ENGLAND

696 VIRGINIA RD

CONCORD MA 01742-2751

W912WJ 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

RFI CLOSE DATE

All Requests for Information should be submitted to the Government by 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time on April 30, 2019.

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 02-May-2019 02:00 PM to 06-May-2019 02:00 PM.

The following have been added by full text:

RFIS AMEND 0003

76. The labor categories listed on the seed task order rate sheet are different than those required for the binding rate table. Additionally, the header on the seed task order sheets lists the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site.

Please clarify.

RESPONSE: See response to RFI#42.

77. There are no equipment tables provided. Please confirm that section is not required for the solicitation.

RESPONSE: The Offeror should propose any equipment necessary to conduct the work associated with the Seed Task Order, on the Equipment tab which is located in the Seed Task Order Table.

78. Working backwards from the Sept. 28, 2021 final AR submittal date, Field Work would have to start in Feb.

2020, based on the 19 month POP. This does not account for the July 17, 2019 NTP noted in Section L nor does it permit time to prepare documents for review and approval. Is this the POP intended? Please clarify.

RESPONSE: For the purpose of consistency across proposals, the Offerors should assume an estimated Seed Task Order award date of 1 November, 2019, and a POP of 23 months for the base contract. The Seed Task Order Performance Work Statement has been modified accordingly and will be uploaded to FBO.gov.

79. Section L, Factor 2 states that “the offer shall assume a task order issue date of 17 July 2019.” The seed task order PWS Section 5.0 states that the period of performance is 19 months and that sampling will be performed in 2020. Further, the seed task order, Section 6.9, shows that the Final Report is submitted on September 28, 2021.

These three dates do not correlate with a 19 month POP. The duration between the dates is just over 26 months.

Please clarify.

RESPONSE: For the purpose of consistency across proposals, the Offerors should assume an estimated Seed Task Order award date of 1 November, 2019, and a POP of 23 months for the base contract. The Seed Task Order Performance Work Statement has been modified accordingly and will be uploaded to FBO.gov.

80. The labor tab for the Seed Task Order Rate table shows six Government Job Titles. These titles do not match the titles required for binding rates. Please confirm if these were provided as examples or if they must be used for the seed task order.

RESPONSE: A revised Seed Task Order Rate Table was previously uploaded to FBO.gov.

81. The labor tab for the Seed Task Order Rate table shows an asterisk by Project Manager and Site Superintendent. Please define the asterisk.

RESPONSE: A revised Seed Task Order Rate Table has been uploaded to FBO.gov.

82. Please clarify the period of performance. The Seed Task Order PWS indicates that the period of performance will be 19 months with sampling (Task 5, Task, 6, Task 7, Task 8) performed in 2020, and annual report (Task 9) will be submitted in 2021. Addendum 001 issued March 19, 2019, question 16 requested clarification to the award date for the seed task order. The response indicated that the task order will likely be issued in late Fall 2019 or early Winter 2020, and that for the purpose of Factor 2 schedule submission, the Offeror should assume task order issue date of 17 July 2019. Please confirm that costs associated with the Fall 2019 LTM/OM&M activities presented in Tasks 5, 6, 7 and 8 should not be included with the seed task order.

RESPONSE: For the purpose of consistency across proposals, the Offerors should assume an estimated Seed Task Order award date of 1 November, 2019, and a POP of 23 months for the base contract. The Seed Task Order Performance Work Statement has been modified accordingly and will be uploaded to FBO.gov.

83. Please provide the OM&M plan for the leachate collection system for the DCL, including frequency of O&M and preparation of DMRs.

RESPONSE: The leachate collection system is discussed in the September 2003 Remedial Action Closure Report for the Devens Consolidation Landfill prepared by Shaw Enviornmental. Relevant portions of this document have been extracted and posted to the FBO site.

84. What are the metrics to determine efficacy of the barrier wall in terms of mass flux? Are these documented somewhere?

RESPONSE: Metrics for the barrier wall have not been specified. A plan is being developed to evaluate the barrier wall and the results of the evaluation will be included in the 2020 Five Year Review.

85. QAPP pg 35 indicates there is a groundwater flow model; is this a formal, numerical model such as MODFLOW? Where can documentation for this model be found? Does this model include the barrier wall? If so, is it expected that mass flux will be calculated within this model?

RESPONSE: The most recent iteration of the SHL groundwater flow model was issued to the regulators in November 2018 as a draft and is subject to modifications. The flow model solver is MODFLOW-NWT, based on MODFLOW 2005. The barrier wall was simulated in the model using the Hydraulic Flow Barrier (HFB) boundary condition. Presently, there is no transport component to the model, as such, it would only be expected that the flux of arsenic across the barrier wall would be determined using a representative arsenic concentration and the flow across the barrier wall in order to determine the flux of arsenic from the landfill across the barrier wall discharging to red cove.

86. The barrier wall installation was documented July 2013, Final Removal Action Completion Report, Sovereign 2013a. Is this report available for review?

RESPONSE: Concurrent w ith this Amendment, SHL - Barrier Wall - RACR - Final - Vol 1 2013, SHL - Barrier Wall - RACR - Final - Vol 2 2013, SHL – Barrier Wall - RACR - Final - Vol 3 2013, and Remedial Action Closure Report Consolidation Landfill Shaw2003 will be uploaded to FBO.Gov.

87. The special permit condition discharge limit for arsenic is 75 ug/L (2017 report page 23) is this the limit that arsenic compliance is being based on or the 10 ug/L MCL?

RESPONSE: The discharge limitation for arsenic in the effluent from the groundwater treatment system under the special condition permit is 75 ug/L. This number cannot be exceeded per the permit. Please note that operation of the treatment plant work is being completed by another contractor, who also provides reporting on the treatment system. The groundwater cleanup level at the site for arsenic is 10 ug/L.

88. The contractor shall prepare a project eQAPP in the database which is fully compliant with the project QAPP, incorporating all methods, sample types, and quality control requirements for the respective project and submitted within the schedule outlined in Section 6.4”. Is the contractor creating eQAPPs from scratch or updating existing eQAPPs similar to other project planning documents in Task 3?

RESPONSE: The Contractor shall be able to update existing eQAPP.

89. With regard to Task 6.3 for AOC 50 and the current ERD injection program, please clarify when the 2019 injection will be performed and by whom as well as the timing and expectations for the 2020 injection during the period of performance.

RESPONSE: The current program consists of injections across AOC 50 in the spring and fall of 2019, and will be executed by the existing contractor. No 2019 injection activities are included in the Seed Task Order. For the seed task order, the contractor will need to review the 2019 injection data and develop their plan for the 2020 injection program. As per our response to RFI #37 (Amendment 0002), the contractor should plan for at least one injection event.

90. Is the current consultant/contract holder performing a July 2019 injection at AOC 50 or should this be considered part of the seed task?

RESPONSE: The current contractor will be responsible for performing all 2019 injection activities. The offeror should not include any 2019 injection activities as part of their proposal. See government response to RFI#37, Amendment 0002, for additional information related to annual injections.

91. Is there a well rehabilitation or well maintenance plan for the injection wells at AOC 50? When were those wells last redeveloped or rehabilitated?

RESPONSE: Please refer to the 2017 long-term monitoring and maintenance plan and injection plan for AOC

50. The injection plan is updated each year and as part of that evaluation the decision may be made that the wells be rehabilitated or redeveloped to improve remedy performance. The last well redevelopment included injection wells IW17D and IW18D in 2017.

92. Was the DCL maintenance recommended in the 2017 Annual Report Long-Term Monitoring - Main Post completed in 2018?

RESPONSE: The majority of the maintenance is complete. Its difficult to specify what O&M will be needed in 2020 as we are just starting the 2019 work. O&M may include but is not limited to fence repairs, tree removal, replacement of locks, removing vegetation not taken care of by mowing, placing screens on gas vent, rehabilitating wells, replacing damaged well caps and electrical wiring on discharge system (DCL leachate collection system).

93. Was the SHL maintenance recommended in the 2017 Annual Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring Report completed in 2018?

RESPONSE: Yes.

94. Was any maintenance recommended in the 2018 Annual Reports for the Sudbury Annex landfill, SHL, or DCL that will be completed under the seed task order? If so, what activities have been recommended?

RESPONSE: The majority of the maintenance is complete. It is difficult to specify what O&M will be needed in 2020 as we are just starting the 2019 work. O&M may include but is not limited to fence repairs, tree removal, replacement of locks, removing vegetation not taken care of by mowing, placing screens on gas vent, rehabilitating wells, replacing damaged well caps and electrical wiring on discharge system (DCL leachate collection system).

95. We respectfully request CENAE to provide the minutes for the 2017 and 2018 RAB and BCT meetings.

RESPONSE: BCT Meeting minutes will not be provided. RAB presentation and meeting minutes are posted on the website (https://ftdevens.org)

96. Binding Rates. Please clarify if a Key Person is employed by a Team Subcontractor that a separate Binding Rate workbook (to include the markups and Years 1 through 5) from the Prime Contractor shall be submitted for the Team Subcontractor for the specific Key Personnel that they are providing.

RESPONSE: Binding rates shall be provided for all key personnel, including those provided by subcontractors, on one single workbook.

97. Section 4: Binding Rates. Please confirm that Team Subcontractors may provide their proprietary cost information needed for labor rate development for the binding rate table on a CD in a separate sealed package.

RESPONSE: All submitals to the Government must be in a single package. The Government will not accept submitals directly from Subcontractors.

98. If we include a proposal cover for Volume I, can it be excluded from the 50 page limit?

RESPONSE: No.

99. The response to question number 9. of Amendment 2 states "Please see Amended Solicitation for requested RFI submittal and Proposal due date". I can't seem to locate an amended solicitation on FBO. Can you please provide the amended solicitation and/or the due date for any additional questions?

RESPONSE: RFI Question #9 was answered in Section A of Amendment W912WJ19R0003-0001, and included in W912WJ19R0003-0002 due to a modification to Question #16. The Amended Solicitation Question #9 referred to was W912WJ19R0003-0001. W912WJ19R0003-0001 has been uploaded to FBO.GOV as an attachment.

Proposals are due by 06-May-2019 at 02:00 PM EST. All Requests for Information should be submitted by 30- April-2019 at 07:00 AM EST.

100. In response to the RFI statement (From Amendment 0002) that Offerors should assume a Fall 2019 or Spring 2020 Seed Task Order Award, question 44 wasn’t fully answered to state whether Spring 2021 LTM or sampling activities be included in the scope and costs since these activities will fall within a 19 month contract period. Additionally, it is noted with a fall 2019 start date, that the FFA dates for reviewing reports after the Fall 2020 sampling event cannot be met within 19 months POP. Should we assume a longer contract period to meet the FFA requirements?

RESPONSE: For the purpose of consistency across proposals, the Offerors should assume an estimated Seed Task Order award date of 1 November, 2019, and a POP of 23 months for the base contract. The Seed Task Order Performance Work Statement has been modified accordingly and will be uploaded to FBO.gov.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically by CD or DVD, as set forth below. Zip disks or USB drives are not permitted. The Offeror’s proposal shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

THE ONLY AUTHORIZED TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO THIS

SOLICITATION IS VIA CD OR DVD DELIVERED TO THE USACE OFFICE. HAND DELIVERY IS

ACCEPTABLE.

THE ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE PROPOSAL MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE

GOVERNMENT BY THE DATE/TIME SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION. THE DELIVERY

ADDRESS IS AS FOLLOWS:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Attn: Contracting – Ben Hoell 696 Virginia Rd.

Concord, MA 01742

The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of a CD or DVD for Volume 1 and a CD or DVD for Volume 2 as described below in Table 2. Volume I, shall address all non- price factors. Volume II shall address Factor 4: Price, as well as the solicitation, offer and award documents, and certifications/representations.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the requirements of the Performance Work Statement with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of their proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

The government will not be responsible for proposals delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals on its behalf. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient of proposals. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

1. Submission requirements are listed in Table 1 below.

Table 1. Submission Requirements

VOLUME TITLE

DIGITAL

COPIES

PAGE

LIMIT

File Type

Volume I: Technical Narrative (Factors 1 through 3)

Volume I- CD – 1 copy 50

PDF and native file format

Volume I:

JV/Teaming/Partnership/Mentor- Protégé Agreement or Letters of Commitment

Volume I – CD – 1 copy

N/A

PDF and native file format

Volume II: Factor 4: Price, Solicitation, Certification/Representations

Volume II – CD – 1 copy

N/A

PDF, native file format, and for pricing information (microsoft office excel read/write format; viewable in Microsoft Excel 2013)

NOTE: All pages including cover letters, Table of Contents pages, tables, illustrations, blank pages, dividers, and appendices will be counted in the page calculation. Pages that exceed the above noted page limitations will be removed, not read, and not evaluated. Agreements or letters of commitment will not be counted toward the page limit.

2. Line spacing shall be single spaced and paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line.

A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size of no less than 8-point and may be landscape oriented.

Oversized pages will be counted as multiple pages.3.

3. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be numbered consecutively and identified by the complete company name, date and RFP number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents shall be included. MS Word (doc/docx) and PDF files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

NOTE: 11X17 PDF pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations;

however, each 11X17 page counts as two pages.

The Offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each volume of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, and the Narrative discussion. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

NOTE: For submission requirements designated as “shall,” failure to provide the requested information will be considered a deficiency and the specified factor will be rated red/unacceptable, and the offer will be considered un-awardable. For submission requirements designated as “should,” failure to provide the requested information may result in a lower rating for the specified factor and may result in a deficiency and unacceptable rating. Offerors are cautioned that award may be made without discussions, and offerors may not have the opportunity to submit revised proposals.

Factor 1 - Experience Submission Requirements

Offeror’s shall submit a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) environmental projects that best demonstrate the Offeror’s and team’s experience on recent and relevant projects that are similar in scope, complexity, size, and cost/price to the work required under this solicitation. The projects may be completed for the U.S. Government or other clients. For all submitted projects, the narrative of the project shall clearly describe the scope of work performed and the relevancy to the project requirements of this RFP.

At least one project shall be provided for the prime contractor. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), relevant project experience shall be submitted for projects completed by the Joint Venture entity. If the Joint Venture does not have experience, projects shall be submitted for each Joint Venture partner.

Projects provided must be completed within the past seven (7) years, as of the issue date of this RFP, to be considered recent. A project is defined as work performed under a single task order or contract.

For multiple award and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contracts, the contract as a whole shall not be submitted as a project; rather, Offerors shall submit the work performed under each task order as a project.

Factor 2 – Seed Task Order Technical Approach Submission Requirements

The Offeror should submit a narrative proposal to demonstrate their understanding of the work required to be performed in the Seed Task Order described by the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The proposal shall demonstrate the Offeror’s ability to successfully complete all work required. The proposal shall include all required work elements, approach for completing the work, sequencing of the work, critical reporting submittals, critical material procurements, overall critical Definable Features of Work (DFOW), constraints, risks identified in the project, and measures that will be implemented to mitigate those risks.

Along with a narrative, the Offeror shall include a proposed project schedule for completion of the Seed Task Order in Gantt format created using MS Project or similar scheduling software. The comprehensive Gantt schedule shall begin with one Project Start milestone, end with one Project Finish milestone, and predecessors and successors for each activity (including milestones) shall be clearly identified via relationship arrows. The schedule shall include Government review periods.

Critical path activities shall be displayed in red. Displayed activity data shall include Activity ID, Activity Description, Start, Duration, and Finish. For the purpose of this schedule, the Offeror shall assume a task order issue date of 17 July 2019. For the purpose of this schedule, the Offeror shall assume a task order issue date of 01 November 2019.

Factor 3 – Organizational Approach and Key Personnel Submission Requirements

The Offeror shall submit an organizational chart AND narrative description of the Offeror’s planned organizational structure that clearly defines any teaming arrangements, including overall structure and management of the project team and each Team Member. As applicable, Offerors shall submit a signed copy of their joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, teaming agreement, approved mentor-protégé agreement, a letter of commitment or similar agreement for proposed Team Members in order to receive credit for their experience. The agreement or letter of commitment will not be counted toward the page limit and shall be included in an appendix in Volume 1.

As part of the organizational approach, the Offeror’s proposal shall detail key personnel experience on similar project(s) that are recent and relevant and identify why these personnel are appropriate for work on the contract. The Offeror shall submit the resumes for key personnel as listed below. Resumes for key personnel shall clearly state the job title listed below. The key personnel resumes should indicate if the employer is the prime contractor/JV Partner, or team subcontractor by including the company name.

The resume should document the key personnel experience relative to the IDIQ and Seed Task Order requirements. Each key personnel resume should not exceed two pages.

Required Key personnel:

Project Manager shall have the following qualifications: a Bachelor of Science degree with preference to engineering, geology, chemistry, or environmental science; a minimum of five

(5) years’ experience designated as a Project Management, with a minimum of three (3) years in environmental services. The Project Manager shall have specific experience in managing remediation projects greater than $2M and experience with the CERCLA process.

Field Operations Leader (FOL) shall have a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, geology, hydrogeology or other science background. The qualifications of the FOL shall include: 40-hour hazardous waste training (HAZWOPR certification); a minimum of three (3) years working experience in field sampling for chemical/hazardous waste remediation projects. The offerors showing any of the following may be more highly rated: demonstrated expertise in on-site laboratory techniques; formal education or training in field sampling at HTRW sites; and professional registration or certification, in their respective field, where applicable or available.

Chemist shall have the following qualifications: a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry or other scientific discipline such as engineering, geology or environmental science. The chemist should also have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience at the level of a commercial environmental analytical laboratory and/or minimum of five (5) years’ experience working as a project chemist on project with environmental investigations and/or remedial actions. The Chemist shall have expertise in chemical data quality management of environmental analytical data.

Hydrogeologist shall have the following qualifications: a Bachelor of Science degree in hydrogeology or other scientific discipline such as engineering, geology or environmental science and a minimum of five years’ experience with assessing groundwater flow and experience performing and using complex groundwater flow models.

Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessor shall have the following minimum qualifications: a minimum of five (5) years conducting human health and ecological risk assessments in accordance with CERCLA. The Risk Assessor shall have experience with risk communication to technical and non-technical audiences.

Environmental/Civil/Process Engineer shall have the following qualifications: a

Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and a minimum of five (5) years’ experience with of groundwater monitoring and treatment systems.

Licensed Site Professional (LSP) shall have a current LSP registration in Massachusetts and shall have worked as an LSP for the past five years in Massachusetts. This person shall also have a Bachelor of Science degree in either an engineering or scientific discipline.

Factor 4 - Price Submission Requirements

The Offeror shall propose binding rates for labor for the overall IDIQ. The Offeror shall also propose binding rates for labor and equipment costs for the seed task order. The Offeror shall provide a table of contents and shall number all pages consecutively. The CD/DVD for Volume II shall be separate from the CD for Volume I. The price proposal shall be broken down into sections as defined below.

a. The name(s) and title(s) of the person(s) authorized to negotiate and sign a contract.

Also, provide a Certificate of Corporate Authority or other applicable documentation of authorized signature(s) for each authorized individual.

b. Section 1: The Offer (the SF1442) duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the company.

c. Section 2: Acknowledgement of all amendments to the solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30 (amendment form).

d. Section 3: The completed Section K of the solicitation (i.e., Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors). Certification of cost or pricing data in compliance with FAR 52.215-20 will be required for task orders above the Truth in Negotiating Act threshold negotiated under the subsequent contract, but is not required in response to the solicitation. All cost and pricing data supplied by offerors will represent data other than certified cost or pricing data as defined by FAR 2.101.

e. Section 4: Binding Rates – The Offeror shall complete the binding rate table provided as an attachment to the solicitation. The Offeror’s binding rates for labor shall be submitted for all five years of the contract from the award date with the applied escalation rate broken out on a separate line. All equipment proposed in the Seed Task Order will become binding whether owned by the Prime/JV Partner, subcontractor or rented. The Offeror shall include all the equipment escalation rates as a separate line. The Contractor shall provide the basis for all escalation rates. The Contractor shall provide G&A separately for the home office and field office.

The Offeror shall provide rates for labor for all work described in the Factor 2: Seed Task Order Technical Approach. The Offeror should ensure the rates used match the rates provided in the Binding Rate Table for each labor categories/job title.

Binding Rate Table takes precedence over rates in the Seed Task Order Table. The Offeror shall utilize the labor categories/job titles provided in the Binding Rate Table attached to the solicitation. If additional labor categories are required based on the Offeror’s proposed technical approach, the Offeror should fully explain the reason for the substitution or addition of labor categories within Factor 2 Seed Task Order Technical Approach. This applies to all labor categories/job titles required for the Seed Task Order technical approach in Factor 2 regardless of whether the labor is provided by the Prime/JV Partner or subcontractor. Binding rates for labor categories associated with tasks that are typically competed among a pool of subcontractors such as drillers and laboratory services will not be considered binding.

If additional tasks are added during future task orders that require additional rates that were not included in Awardee’s binding rates, such rates will be proposed and evaluated on a task order basis.

f. Section 5: Seed Task Order Price – The Offeror shall prepare a price proposal to accomplish the tasks in the Seed Task Order and in accordance with their Seed Task Order Technical Approach in Factor 2. Technical approach information provided under Factor 2 will not be reviewed by the Government. Other Direct Costs (ODCs) (including materials and supplies), travel, and disposal costs are not binding to future task orders but are binding for the Seed Task Order. The Offeror is encouraged to provide its best offer for these items.

Labor and Equipment - The Seed Task Order should be consistent with rates utilized by the Offeror in the Binding Rates and the Seed Task Order technical approach in Factor 2. In the event of inconsistencies, binding rate tables will take precedent over the seed task order pricing tables.

The Offeror shall complete the binding rate spreadsheet for the Prime/JV Partner and each subcontractor associated with the proposed in Factor 2: Seed Task Order Technical Approach of the Offeror’s proposal. All subcontractor prices shall be included in the Seed Task Order proposal regardless of the overall percentage of the work being performed by the subcontractor.

ODCs - All ODC’s including materials and supplies required for the successful implementation of the Offeror’s proposed technical approach for the Seed Task

Order should be supported with detailed backup or by calculation used to develop the unit prices with full explanation in this section (Section 5) of the price proposal. The location of all backup information and calculations should be clearly referenced. Calculations should be accompanied by an explanation of the factual or judgmental basis for the calculations. If there are judgmental (estimates) factors, fully explain. Clearly show any indirect costs or other markups applied to established unit prices for ODC’s. Lack of supporting information will be identified as additional risk and may adversely impact the best value trade-off.

ODC costs shall not be already accounted for in any indirect cost rates.

Travel Costs – The Offeror shall comply with FAR Subsection 31.205-46. Travel required for tasks assigned under this contract shall be governed in accordance with: Federal Travel Regulations (FTR), prescribed by the General Services Administration for travel in the contiguous 48 United States; Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), Volume 2, DoD Civilian Personnel, Appendix A, prescribed by the Department of Defense, for travel in Alaska, Hawaii, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and territories and possessions of the United States ; and Standardized Regulations (SR) (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas), Section 925, "Maximum Travel Per Diem Allowances for Foreign Areas," prescribed by the Department of State, for travel in areas not covered in the FTR or JTR (hereinafter the SR). All supporting information shall be included in Section 5 of the price proposal. All supporting information shall be clearly referenced in Volume 2 of the offeror’s proposal.

The Offeror shall provide a summary of all prices by task and subtask. ODCs, disposal, and travel costs are not binding costs.

The Offeror should provide the basis of its assumptions for each task or subtask.

(End of Summary of Changes)