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Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

PRICING SCHEDULE

SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE

BASE PERIOD – 1 OCTOBER 2012 THROUGH 30 SEP 2013

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL PLANT, LABOR, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS,

AND TRANSPORTATION NECESSARY TO PERFORM ENVIRONMENAL ENGINEERING, PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND REMEDIATION SERVICES FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK DATED NOV 2010 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS.

ALL SERVICES SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED UTILIZING THE LABOR CATEGORIES AND

RATES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.

HOURLY RATE

000101

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

000102

PROGRAM MANAGER

000103

PROJECT MANAGER

000104

ASSITANT PROJECT MANAGER

000105

PRINCIPLE SCIENTIST/ENGR

000106

SENIOR SCIENTIST/ENGR

000107

STAFF SCIENTIST/ENGR

000108

JUNIOR SCIENTIST/ENGR

000109

CADD OPERATOR

000110

SENIOR GIS ANALYST

000111

GIS ANALYST

000112

SENIOR UXO SUPERVISOR

000113

UXO QUALITY CONTROL

000114

UXO SAFETY OFFICER

000115

UXO TECHNICIAN III

000116

UXO TECHNICIAN II

000117

UXO TECHNICIAN I

000118

LAND SURVEYOR

000119

FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER

000120

FIELD TECHNICAN

000121

SENIOR IT PROFESSIONAL

000122

IT PROFESSIONAL

000123

ADMIN/CLERICAL

MATERIALS AND OTHER COSTS.

TO BE SET FORTH IN EACH INDIVIDUAL TASK ORDER.

TRAVEL.

TO BE SET FORTH IN EACH INDIVIDUAL TASK ORDER.

SEE CLAUSE H. 11.

SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE

OPTION PERIOD 1 – 1 OCTOBER 2013 THROUGH 30 SEP 2014

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL PLANT, LABOR, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS,

AND TRANSPORTATION NECESSARY TO PERFORM ENVIRONMENAL ENGINEERING, PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND REMEDIATION SERVICES FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK DATED NOV 2010 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS.

100101

100102

100103

100104

100105

100106

100107

100108

100109

100110

100111

100112

100113

100114

100115

UXO TECHNICIAN III

100116

100117

100118

100119

100120

100121

100122

100123

TRAVEL.

TO BE SET FORTH IN EACH INDIVIDUAL TASK ORDER.

SEE CLAUSE H. 11.

SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE

OPTION PERIOD 2 – 1 OCTOBER 2014 THROUGH 30 SEP 2015

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL PLANT, LABOR, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS,

AND TRANSPORTATION NECESSARY TO PERFORM ENVIRONMENAL ENGINEERING, PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND REMEDIATION SERVICES FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK DATED NOV 2010 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS.

200101

200102

200103

200104

200105

200106

200107

200108

200109

200110

200111

200112

200113

200114

200115

UXO TECHNICIAN III

200116

200117

200118

200119

200120

200121

200122

200123

TRAVEL.

TO BE SET FORTH IN EACH INDIVIDUAL TASK ORDER.

SEE CLAUSE H. 11.

B.1 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM CONTRACT LIMITATIONS

a. The Government’s minimum obligation under these contracts is $200,000 per contract. The minimum amount shall be obligated once by separate task order issued during the Base Period of the contract.

b. The Government’s maximum total obligation for all contracts shall not exceed $345,000,000 over the three-year period.

B.2 LABOR CATEGORY DESCRIPTION AND QUALIFICATIONS:

The following is a list of the labor categories with their descriptions and minimum qualifications:

Program Director

Professional in a senior management position with oversight responsibilities for the National Guard Environmental Programs on all task orders awarded under this contract. This position is ultimately responsible for higher level programmatic issues, including quality assurance, adherence to overall contract terms, staff qualifications, and staffing availability.

Program Manager

Professional responsible for providing management and oversight for one or more projects dealing with the National Guard’s Environmental Programs. The Program Manager responsibilities include quality assurance, adherence to overall contract terms, staff qualifications, and staffing availability at the task order level. This individual is responsible for team composition, management and team deliverables.

Project Manager

Professional responsible for managing a specific task order and serving as the primary contact for the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), the proponent (if other than the COR) and any involved units or agencies outside the COR. This individual is responsible for meeting overall project objectives such as: technical requirements, adherence to regulations, schedule, and preparation and submission of deliverables.

Assistant Project Manager

Professional serving as the primary contact with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), the proponent (if other than the COR) and any involved units or agencies outside the COR on smaller task orders not to exceed $200K. This individual has identical responsibilities as the project manager and may be assisted by a Project or Program Manager to meet specific requirements.

Principal Scientist/Engineer

Technical experts with specialized expertise in one of the following areas: Chemistry, Cultural Resources Specialist, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Industrial Hygiene, Natural Resources Specialist, Risk Assessment, Oceanography, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering. Provide technical direction and support for project execution. May provide expert witness testimony.

Senior Scientist/Engineer

Technical experts with extensive experience in the environmental field or within a specific field such as Chemistry, Cultural Resources Specialist, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Industrial Hygiene, Natural Resources Specialist, Risk Assessment, Oceanography, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering. Lead projects from conception through implementation. Assists project team in establishing project plans, monitors performance according to plan, and provides quality assurance and quality control specific to discipline. Provides technical presentations at project and public meetings.

Staff Scientist/Engineer

Technical professional with background in science and engineering, capable of independent work. Provides support and analysis for their specific field to the Senior Scientist/Engineer and/or the project manager. Designs and implements project plans and reports. Conducts field activities, supervises subcontractors, and may function as a field team leader.

Junior Professional

Technical professional with background in science and engineering, Provides support and analysis on specific tasks as part of the project team under supervision of the Senior Scientist/Engineer or Project Manager. Conducts field activities and supervises subcontractors.

CADD Operator

Technical professional with background in Computer Aided Drafting. Prepares technical drawings and plans utilizing software described in this solicitation.

Senior GIS Analyst

Technical Professional capable of utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) software to analyze and interpret geospatial information; prepares custom applications, maps, and reports for desktop and web-based environments.

GIS Analyst Technical Professional responsible for collecting and compiling geospatial datasets and related data tables utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning system (GPS) software; prepares custom maps using GIS software.

ADMIN/Clerical

Individual proficient in general office duties that may include faxing, copying, filing documents and records, transcribing or typing reports, compiling paperwork, mailing correspondence and sending out mass mailings. May also be proficient in data entry and compile data into a spreadsheet or simple database with speed and accuracy. May provide editing review, graphics support, computer support, and word processing support.

Senior UXO Supervisor

Technician responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising all explosives operations. Assists in development of munitions response plans. Performs specific duties as stated in Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDESB) Technical Pamphlet TP-18.

UXO Quality Control

Technician responsible for developing and implementing an approved explosives and UXO health and safety program in compliance with applicable DoD policy and federal, state, and local health and safety statutes, regulations and codes. Performs specific duties as stated in DDESB TP-18.

UXO Safety Officer

Technician responsible for developing and implementing the Munitions and Explosives-specific sections of the Quality Control Program Plan (QCPP) for all explosive related operations. Performs specific duties as stated in DDESB TP-18.

UXO Technicians I, II, III

Technicians responsible for conducting explosive operations in accordance with the duties/requirements specified in DDESB TP- 18.

Land Surveyor

Licensed professionals responsible for utilizing global positioning systems (GPS) and other similar surveying equipment to gather spatial field data and provide maps or other survey products.

Field Operations Manager

Technician responsible for a team or teams of field technicians that are involved in a large scale environmental monitoring operation or extensive environmental remediation systems. Reports to a Project Manager.

Field Technician

Technician responsible for conducting field operations under the supervision of Field Operations Manager or Staff Scientist/Engineer. Conducts field tests or sampling to monitor and analyze the environment. Operates and maintains pollution control or environmental remediation systems and downloads operational data from equipment.

IT and Senior IT Specialist Professional responsible for providing database development, updates, and support including training. Provides capabilities to transfer data to web-based repositories. Develops and maintains programs for environmental applications. Maintains external servers.

Minimum Qualification Standards

Minimum Years of Experience

Special Requirements

(Note 4)

Including 8 years project management experience Professional Registration preferred

Including 5 years of project management experience Professional Registration preferred

STAFF SCIENTIST/ENGR

JR SCIENTIST/ENGR

------or------

N/A

-------or------

3 years Prior military EOD experience

----------------or----------------

Experience in response munitions response actions or range clearance activities, as appropriate for the contracted operation, plus specific project/explosives safety training.

Note:

1. Graduate of a military EOD School of the United States.

2. Graduate of a military EOD school of Canada, Great Britain, Germany, or Australia.

3. Graduate of a formal training course of instruction (see chapter 3 for detailed requirements) or EOD assistant courses.

4. Education Substitutions where indicated: Associates or Masters Degree - 2 years of experience, Bachelorette Degree - 4 years experience.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

SUMMARY

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items and services necessary to perform Air National Guard (ANG) and the Army National Guard (ARNG), EEPTSS within the Continental United States and surrounding territories. The full range of environmental services include: environmental restoration and clean-up services; environmental assessment and studies; environmental compliance and pollution prevention; and natural and cultural resources services. The EEPTSS consists of services to the National Guard (NG) Environmental Management System (EMS) in support of 4 (four) major program elements to include: Environmental Planning, Environmental Quality, Restoration Programs, and Natural and Cultural Resources. A fifth program element within the SOW includes a requirement for Geographical Information Systems (GIS) specifications. The GIS specifications are independent requirements that may or may not be incorporated into the 4 basic elements mentioned above during issuance of individual task orders.

C.1 SCOPE

a. Environmental Restoration Program (ERP). This part of the EEPTSS Program involves the study and assessment of potentially contaminated sites, remedial design activities, and remedial actions, to include emergency and routine cleanup, quick-response actions, project closeout and other similar efforts. The ERP includes Installation Restoration Program, the Military Munitions Response Program and the Compliance Restoration Program. Typical tasks or services include: Site Investigation, Management Action Plans, Remedial Investigations, Feasibility Studies, Remedial Designs, Removal and Remedial Actions, Operations, Maintenance and Monitoring, Project Closeout, Corrective Measures Studies, Corrective Action Plans, and Underground Storage Tank Site Assessments and Removal Actions.

b. Environmental Quality Program (EQP). This program serves as the administration element of the EMS and involves all aspects of environmental compliance and pollution prevention programs. It includes an assessment and program management system for achieving, maintaining and monitoring compliance with all environmental health and safety requirements. Typical tasks or services under this program element include: Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program (ESOHCAMP), Hazardous Waste and Materials Compliance, Pollution Prevention, Wastewater and Storm water Management, Storage Tank Compliance, Operational Range Assessments and Air Quality Management.

c. Environmental Planning Program (EPP). This element involves the study, assessment and the development of documentation to integrate environmental concerns into every phase of the planning process. This program ensures an orderly development process and provides future planners with the documentation factors and rationale on the environmental consequences of proposed actions such as construction, aircraft or mission conversions, and military training activities. Typical tasks or services under this program element include, but are not limited to, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements, Noise Studies, Natural Infrastructure Assessments and Environmental Baseline Surveys.

d. Natural and Cultural Resources Program (NCRP) (Small Business Set-Aside). This program involves development of a variety of management plans to protect and preserve natural and cultural resources. This program ensures proper land use management, preservation of natural habitats and protection of rare, threatened and endangered species. Cultural resources management protects artifacts and historic structures from harm, respecting their significance and preventing impact from current and future planned activities. Typical tasks and services under this Program Element include: Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plans, Biological Surveys, Integrated Land Use Management Plans, Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans and Pest Management Plans.

C.2. REQUIRED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

The tasks shall require a broad range of technical expertise in a variety of disciplines such as industrial hygiene; toxicology, chemistry; hydrology; meteorology; geology, land use planning; community impact management and development; quality assurance; environmental, chemical, civil, mechanical and electrical engineering; air and noise quality; health and safety; sociology; economics; land use; wildlife biology; archeology; and others.

The activities above represent examples of the programs and types of tasks anticipated and are, therefore, not intended to be all-inclusive of the broad array of support that can fall within the general scope of work requirements for this contract. Specific project tasks in support of this contract shall be determined by the NGB’s response to specific project needs and delineated by individual task orders issued under this contract. All tasks shall be performed in compliance with applicable agency guidance.

C.3. AUTHORITY

All work under this contract shall be carried out in accordance with, but not limited to, the documents, federal, state, and local regulations and the documents cited in the Statement of Work, Appendix A, Document List.

Any of the work described above related to NGB activities may occur throughout the United States, its territories and locations overseas. The Contractor shall coordinate with NGB organizations, and local, state and federal agencies. The NGB is the lead contact for technical matters and the Contracting Officer (NGB-AQ-E) is the responsible party for contractual aspects. The Contractor shall take action relating to this contract exclusively from the Contracting Officer.

C.4 REPORTS AND OTHER DELIVERABLES

a. Recycled paper shall be used, when economically feasible, at every available opportunity for reports and other deliverables.

b. Draft reports and other deliverables shall be double-spaced and two-sided.

c. The print size for all text and tables shall not exceed 12-point font.

Exceptions to the above requirements shall be set forth in each individual task order.

C.5 MISCELLANEOUS

All work must be accomplished in strict accordance with the contract clauses, the Statement of Work for Environmental Engineering Professional and Technical Support and Remediation Services for the National Guard Bureau dated Nov 2010, the task-specific statement of work or statement of objectives, and the individual task order, and addenda and modifications thereto.

STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING,

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

AND

REMEDIATION SERVICES

FOR

NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

November 2010

Table of Contents

20PART ONE - ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM

PURPOSE

SCOPE OF SERVICES

INSTALLATION RESTORATION PROGRAM (IRP)

MILITARY MUNITIONS RESPONSE PROGRAM

235 COMPLIANCE RESTORATION PROGRAM

RISK BASED CORRECTIVE ACTION (RBCA)

26PART TWO - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROGRAMS

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS)

ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY, AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (ESOHCAMP) (ANG)/ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (EPAS) (ARNG)

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (USTs), ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS (ASTs) AND OIL WATER SEPARATORS (OWS):

POLLUTION PREVENTION MANAGEMENT

TOXICS

AIR QUALITY

WATER

OPERATIONAL RANGE ASSESSMENTS

39PART THREE - ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING PROGRAMS

391.

392.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS UNDER THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS)

AIR INSTALLATION COMPATIBLE USE ZONE (AICUZ) PROGRAM

PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE SURVEY (EBS)

566.

PHASE II ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE SURVEY (EBS)

AIRSPACE AND RANGES MANAGERIAL SUPPORT

NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVENTORY ASSESSMENT (NIIA)

61PART FOUR – NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

611.

612.

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY

613.

INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN (INRMP)

PEST MANAGEMENT

INTEGRATED CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN (ICRMP)

ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEYS

WETLAND INVENTORY, SURVEY, FUNCTION AND VALUES AND MAPPING

NGB WILD LAND FIRE PLANS

75PART FIVE - GEOSPATIAL DATA SPECIFICATIONS

751.

PURPOSE:

752.

DATA FORMAT

753.

GEOSPATIAL DATA STANDARDS

754.

CARTOGRAPHIC STANDARDS

765.

PROJECTION AND SATUM STANDARDS

766.

ACCURACY STANDARDS

777.

METADATA STANDARDS

78APPENDIX A - DOCUMENT LIST

78Part One - Environmental Restoration Program Rules, Regulations and Guidance Documents (most current versions, as applicable)

82Part Two – Environmental Compliance Programs

83ESOHCAMP Documents

83ESOHCAMP Protocols

93APPENDIX B – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

95APPENDIX C - TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

98APPENDIX D - SPECIAL CONDITIONS

PART ONE - ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM

1 PURPOSE

1.1 Conduct investigations and remediation of possible environmental contamination and generate appropriate documentation for the National Guard Bureau (NGB) within the United States and territories. All work shall be in compliance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan (NCP), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, Air Force, Army and NGB Guidance along with all other applicable Federal laws, and state and local environmental regulations as identified in Appendix A.

2 SCOPE OF SERVICES

2.1 Work shall be performed in accordance with (IAW) each individual task order (TO). All work performed under the Environmental Restoration Program within the Air Force, Army and National Guard Bureau is divided into program categories including the Installation Restoration, and Military Munitions Response Programs.

2.2 CERCLA: Established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed and abandoned hazardous waste sites. CERCLA authorizes two kinds of response actions: short-term removals and long-term remedial response actions. CERCLA also enabled the revision of the NCP. The NCP provided the guidelines and procedures needed to respond to releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. The NCP also established the National Priorities List (NPL). CERCLA was amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) on October 17, 1986.

2.2.1 Installation Restoration Program (IRP): The IRP is defined as the conduct of response actions (i.e., the identification, investigation, removal actions, remedial actions, or a combination of removal and remedial actions at IRP sites) to address releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants (as defined by CERCLA Title 10 United States Code Sections 9601 through 9675).

2.2.2 Military Munitions Response Program: Restoration activities at non-operational ranges and other defense sites that are not ranges but contain UXO, Discarded

Military Munitions or Munitions Constituents shall comply with the requirements of the Defense Environmental Restoration Program. Investigation activities shall follow CERCLA guidance, RCRA guidance, and Munitions Response Site

Prioritization Protocol as applicable.

2.3 RCRA: Public Law 94-550 established a national strategy for managing solid and hazardous wastes. RCRA normally applies to currently active practices involving solid and hazardous waste management. RCRA may be applied by regulatory agencies to require remediation for past improper hazardous waste disposal practices and spills that resulted in a threat to the environment or human health.

2.4 Data Management: Data management must be accomplished in compliance with Air Force, Army and NGB standards. (See Appendix A for applicable guidance documents).

2.4.1 Electronic Data Storage and Reporting must be accomplished in compliance with Air Force, Army and NGB standards.

2.4.2 Geographic Information System: The Contractor shall adhere to all applicable federal, DOD, Air Force, Army, and NGB Guidance geospatial data standards for tasks and deliverables. Spatial data shall conform to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA). All GIS data will be delivered in the correct geometry and topology and provided in the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection. The Contractor shall review and fully understand “Executive Order 13423 – Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy and Transportation Management”, in particular those requirements pertaining to environmental management system (EMS).

2.4.3 Environmental Resources Program Information Management System (ERPIMS): All analytical data collected under each individual TO shall be submitted to the ANG COR and AFCEE ERPIMS POC in proper Air Force ERPIMS format at the completion of each TO. The most current guidance and specifications for ERPIMS data deliverables shall be followed in preparation of ERPIMS submittals. ERPIMS deliverables shall be provided in the proper electronic format.

2.5 General Requirements: See Appendix B.

2.6 Technical Requirements: See Appendices A and C.

2.7 Environmental Requirements:

2.7.1 All Investigations, Removal Actions, Interim Remedial Actions, and Final Remedial Actions shall be performed in full compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws, regulations and agreements including, but not limited to, those documents listed in Appendix A. The Contractor shall ensure that all activities performed by personnel, subcontractors and suppliers are executed as required by these current laws, regulations and agreements. The Contractor shall comply with all individual state and local rules, statutes, laws and regulations, as well as being able to acquire all necessary licenses and permits or meeting the substantive requirements as applicable to carry out the work specified in the Task Order. Nothing in this contract shall relieve The Contractor of his or her responsibility to work within the current laws, regulations and agreements.

2.7.2 Applicable Documents. To the extent required by Sections 120 and 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, (CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9620 and 9621), all operations under this contract shall be conducted in compliance with certain documents including, but not limited to those listed in Appendix A.

2.7.3 Before beginning work on a particular TO, the required clearances shall be obtained by The Contractor through the BCE or FMO. No work shall commence before a final work plan is approved.

2.7.3.1 Task Orders requiring temporary or long term access to non-governmental properties shall require formal access agreements between the government and the private/corporate property owner. It will be the government’s responsibility to arrange and execute such Rights-of-Entry or easements; however, it will be The Contractor’s responsibility to identify the need for such easements and the government shall be allowed sufficient lead-time to acquire them. This lead-time shall be included in the TO schedule. Contractors shall not commence work on any such property prior to the complete execution of any such agreements. The Contractor shall support the government in developing access agreements by supplying any pertinent information regarding construction plans, specifications, and schedules.

2.7.4 Transportation, storage, treatment and/or disposal of generated wastes must be accomplished in compliance with Air Force, Army and NGB standards. (See Appendix A for applicable guidance documents).

2.8 Special Conditions: See Appendix D.

3 INSTALLATION RESTORATION PROGRAM (IRP)

3.1 All IRP phases executed under this SOW must be accomplished in compliance with Federal, State, DoD, Air Force, Army, and NGB guidance. These phases include, but are not limited to the following:

3.1.1 Preliminary Assessment (PA): The PA describes potential sources and nature of releases, yields a preliminary evaluation of threats to public health and the environment and provides data for hazardous ranking of potential areas of concern.

3.1.2 Site Investigation (SI): The SI determines the presence or absence of contamination at an identified site and determines the next appropriate step in the CERCLA process.

3.1.3 Remedial Investigation (RI): The RI determines the nature and extent of contamination and the potential threat to human health or the environment, provides a basis for determining the types of response actions to be considered and includes a baseline risk assessment for a site.

3.1.4 Feasibility Study (FS): The FS evaluates potential remedies that can permanently reduce the threat to human health and the environment and selects the most effective remedial action alternative based on established criteria that mitigates the threat at a site.

3.1.5 Proposed Plan (PP), Record of Decision (ROD) or No Further Action Planned Decision Document (NFRAP/DD) and public meetings: The Proposed Plan briefly describes the remedial alternatives analyzed, the preferred remedial alternative, and summarizes the information used to select the preferred alternative. Public meetings will entail advertisement in local media, conducting the public meeting and capturing the concerns expressed by the public in a responsiveness summary. RODs will include the remedial alternative selection, remedial goals, land use controls, responses to comments and address any significant changes to the proposed plan and five year reviews, as applicable. A NFRAP is prepared when no further action is the preferred alternative or no significant contamination was encountered (below established action levels) during the investigation of a site.

3.1.6 Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA): The RD/RA consists of developing detailed design documents and the construction and operation of the remediation system.

3.1.7 Project Closeout (PCO): PCO consists of decommissioning the remediation system equipment and well abandonment once agreed upon remedial goals and objectives are achieved as established in a ROD and documented in a site completion/closure report.

3.2 See Appendix A for applicable guidance documents. The ANG Investigation Guidance Document provides example outlines of CERCLA related documents. See PART TWO, Section 5 for corresponding RCRA cleanup phases.

4 MILITARY MUNITIONS RESPONSE PROGRAM

4.1 The process is similar to CERCLA and must be accomplished in compliance with Federal, State, DoD, Air Force, Army and NGB guidance. (See Appendix A for applicable guidance documents).

5 COMPLIANCE RESTORATION PROGRAM

5.1 RCRA Facilities Assessment (RFA): The Contractor shall determine the presence or absence of contamination at the potential site(s), and the type, extent, and degree of any such contamination, and shall prepare a formal report detailing these findings. Generally, these studies are similar to a Site Investigation (SI). All the requirements for a SI apply.

2.1 RCRA Facilities Investigation (RFI): The Contractor shall determine the precise extent and severity of contamination at the sites identified and shall prepare a formal report detailing the findings. Generally, these studies are similar to a Remedial Investigation (RI). The RFI is intended to fully support any decisions to be made during a Corrective Measures Study. All the requirements for a RI apply.

2.2 Corrective Measures Study (CMS): The Contractor shall determine the most appropriate method to remediate the contamination at the site(s). A Corrective Measures Study is similar to a Feasibility Study (FS). The results of the RFI shall be used to support all decisions made in the CMS. All the requirements for a FS apply.

2.3 Corrective Action Plan (CAP): The Contractor shall propose a plan to efficiently remediate the contamination at the site(s). A CAP is similar to a Decision Document (DD). The results of the RFI and CMS shall be used to support all decisions made in the CAP. All the requirements for a DD apply.

2.4 Corrective Measures Implementation (CMI): The RA, as identified in the CMS, CAP, or similar document; is the selected remedial alternative described in detail in the Proposed Plan, and approved by the regulatory agencies in the Record of Decision (ROD), DD, or Action Memorandum. The Remedial Action is intended as a permanent resolution of health and environmental threats at the identified site. These actions may require installation/construction of treatment systems and the long-term OM&M of these systems.

2.5 Project Closeout (PCO): The Contractor shall meet all of the Federal and state requirements for project closeout.

2.6 Progress Reports: The Contractor shall submit to the Government monthly progress reports, including a description of accomplishments and problems encountered. Also, The Contractor shall submit a timeline chart of activities showing schedules. The initial schedule (established at Kickoff/Scoping Meeting) must be inserted in the first monthly progress report and shall remain as the baseline for which to compare the progress of activities. A current schedule shall be updated as the schedule to new requirements or activities slippages.

3 RISK BASED CORRECTIVE ACTION (RBCA)

3.1 For guidance concerning objectives, standards and methodology consult ASTM E 1739, Federal and state requirements.

3.2 Site Assessment (SA): The Contractor shall determine the presence or absence of contamination at the site(s), and the type, extent, and degree of any such contamination, and shall prepare a formal report detailing these findings. Generally, these studies are similar to those performed as a Site Investigation (SI). All the requirements for a SI apply.

3.3 Corrective Action Plan (CAP): The Contractor shall determine the most appropriate method to remediate the contamination at the site(s). A CAP is similar to a Feasibility Study (FS). The results of the Remedial Investigation shall be used to support all decisions made in the CAP. All the requirements for a FS apply.

3.4 Corrective Action: The Remedial Action (RA), as identified in the CAP, or similar document; is the selected remedial alternative described in detail in the Proposed Plan, and approved by the regulatory agencies in the Record of Decision (ROD), Decision document (DD) or Action Memorandum. The RA is intended as a permanent resolution of health and environmental threats at the identified site. These actions may require installation/construction of treatment facilities and the long-term operation and maintenance of these facilities.

3.5 Project Closeout: Once all Corrective Actions have been completed, regulatory concurrence is requested to terminate all response actions at the site through a formal Decision Document. Once concurrence is obtained, the site will be closed out in accordance with State and Federal requirements.

PART TWO - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROGRAMS

1 PURPOSE

1.1 Provide support for the Air National Guard (ANG) or Army National Guard (ARNG) Environmental Management System (EMS), environmental compliance, conservation, and pollution prevention programs. Support includes site visits, report generation, data entry, for the ANG within the United States and territories. All work shall be in compliance with the current regulations, policies, instructions, and directives of the NGB, Air Force (AF), Department of Defense (DoD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Transportation, state and local requirements, EMS standards, and Executive Orders. Work shall include, but not be limited to, requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Pollution Prevention Act, National Historic Preservation Act and other environmental, occupational health, and safety laws and regulations. All work done within this scope will integrate and incorporate EMS requirements regardless of the environmental programmatic tasks identified.

2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS)

2.1 The ANG has established an organizational multi-site EMS that conforms to the ISO 14001, Environmental Management Systems — requirements as well as DoD, Air Force, and ANG policy directives and instructions. All installations, tenants, and entities performing work for or on behalf of the ANG fall within the scope of the ANG EMS unless specifically excluded. All sections within this SOW are included as programs or elements within the ANG EMS. The EMS establishes the framework & programs under which ANG manages all aspects of its environmental responsibilities. The Contractor shall have the field capability of entering data & documents into the ANG electronic EMS manual. Currently ANG has created the ANG EMS Manual, the Virtual Environmental Management Office (VEMO) hosted on the Guard Knowledge Online (GKO) Portal. The contractor will have the capability and expertise to utilize the Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Office SharePoint Services and/or the appropriate office and collaboration software in use by ANG to electronically manage & support the ANG EMS. NOTE: The ANG electronic EMS Manual and management is currently hosted on GKO, but may change based on AF requirements. In this case, the contractor will have the capability to meet all requirements regardless of the hosting location and platform. All contractors performing EMS specific tasks will possess Common Access Cards (CAC) and acquire ANG access to VEMO or the current ANG electronic EMS Manual site as well as any databases used within the ANG EMS.

2.2 The Contractor shall be aware and convey to all employees the ANG environmental policies associated with the ANG EMS as well as those environmental policies and commitments at installation level.

2.3 The Contractor shall provide all labor, facilities, equipment, materials, transportation, and supplies necessary to support, train, implement, & maintain requirements identified within the ANG EMS framework and established EMS and programmatic procedures at both the installation and ANG level.

2.4 The Contractor shall ensure that all levels of the services and work provided within this SOW, will integrate within the management structure and framework defined by the EMS standards in use by ANG.

2.5 The work will consist of providing all levels of EMS support to include training, document preparation and management, auditing, system applicability, aspect inventory development and maintenance, EMS applicability analysis, and any other EMS specific requirements identified in subsequent task orders under this contract.

2.6 Database Support and Management. The Contractor shall provide database management support and training across programmatic requirements as identified by the applicable environmental ANG program manager. All database support will be done on approved and authorized AF and/or ANG systems. This work may include data entry, analysis, report creation, and data cleanup. The purpose will be to ensure that data is correct, and that databases are optimized and configured to meet the applicable business practices identified by ANG at the ANG and installation organizational level.

2.7 Progress Report Training. The Contractor shall develop and provide EMS and environmental program specific training and materials. Training & associated materials will identify all specific legal and other requirements by citation as well as best business practices associated to the DoD, AF, & ANG, and similar industry groups.

2.8 Program Plan. The Contractor shall develop a program plan detailing tasks, logical interactions, milestones, staff assignment, schedule, deliverables, and start-up meeting/s as required for any tasks worked under this SOW.

2.9 Progress Report. The Contractor shall provide status reports that detail work done, hours spent, and cost associated. The Report Summary shall include all pertinent information on work accomplished to date, site visit analysis, problems encountered, and recommendations for improvement, and anticipated work to be accomplished.

3 ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY, AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (ESOHCAMP) (ANG)/ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (EPAS) (ARNG)

3.1 The NGB established the ESOHCAMP/EPAS as a comprehensive self-evaluation and program management systems for achieving, maintaining, and monitoring compliance with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations. The program establishes compliance evaluations of individual NGB installations, and addresses compliance deficiencies through the preparation of management action plans. ESOHCAMP and EPAS are the NGB Checking Tools for their Environmental Management Systems.

3.2 The Contractor shall provide all labor, facilities, equipment, materials, transportation, and supplies necessary to conduct the assessments in accordance with the provisions of the contract. The Contractor shall make maximum use of existing environmental data to the extent practicable. The Contractor shall have the field capability of entering data into the ANG Field Assessment Tool and utilizing the Microsoft Office Suite. All assessors will possess Common Access Card equipped laptop computers for the field effort. Additionally the laptops will be equipped to read removable media.

3.3 The Contractor shall use the documents in Appendix A as information and guidance for the ESOHCAMP/EPAS assessment.

3.4 The Contractor shall establish the use of ESOH compliance assessments as a means of ensuring NGB compliance with all applicable environmental regulations, and conformance with the NGB ESOH EMSs.

3.5 The Contractor shall assure the ANG, the Installation Commander's Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Committees, Environmental Managers, Bioenvironmental Engineers, Safety Technicians, and Natural Resource Managers that their programs are effectively addressing ESOH problems per AFI 90-803 and the ANG Supplement thereto or AR 200-1.

3.6 The Contractor shall secure information that will permit Installation Commanders to anticipate and prevent future environmental and occupational safety and health problems.

3.7 The Contractor shall provide data for use in identifying, programming, and budgeting environmental requirements and priorities.

3.8 The work shall consist of using compliance assessment protocols as a tool for conducting environmental compliance assessments at the NGB installations. The objectives of the protocols are to Identify federal, state, Department of Defense, and U.S. Air Force/NGB ESOH regulations and occupational safety and health regulations that affect NGB facilities and activities, summarize these requirements into environmental compliance checklists and provide guidance and establish consistency in the assessment process.

3.9 The protocols identify the typical compliance areas that are normally under federal, state, and local jurisdictions. For each assessment, individual state and local regulations must be consulted for specific requirements against which compliance must be evaluated. The ANG ESOHCAMP protocols address thirteen major environmental compliance categories, one Environmental Management System conformance protocol, 84 occupational safety and health compliance categories, one Weapon and one Flight Safety protocols as listed in Appendix A.

3.10 The evaluation protocols listed in Appendix A are designed as an aid in conducting the installation assessments and, as such, should not be considered exhaustive. The Contractor shall have access to, and be familiar with, the primary references and regulatory citations and will use judgment and experience in determining the extent and focus of the assessment.

3.11 Pre-Assessment Information Review and Report. The Contractor shall review installation-specific information provided in response to a pre-assessment information request. This information may include the following as appropriate for each installation: pre-evaluation questionnaire completed by each installation, historical and ongoing programs and missions, hazardous material inventories and waste stream data, organizational charts and installation maps, environmental compliance policies, procedures, or directives, previous compliance evaluations/reports including results of State/EPA inspections, routine and special industrial hygiene surveys and annual safety inspections.

3.12 Regulatory Review. The Contractor shall assemble and review all state, federal, and local environmental regulations affecting each installation. These regulations will cover the 107 major compliance categories.

3.13 Draft Report. The Contractor shall upload all findings from the Field Assessment Tool (FAT) to the ESOHCAMP On Line Reporting System to generate this report. For ARNG, this report will be posted to WEBCASS.

3.14 Site Visit/ Out-brief, Draft Findings Report. The Contractor shall perform a site visit, conduct the in-brief and out-brief with the NGB Team Chief, and instruct the base level program managers how to generate the Draft Findings Report upon completion of the site visit.

3.14.1 Each site visit will consist of four major phases and shall be conducted in accordance with NGB direction. The number of persons shall be dependent upon the mission and or the number of tenants or Geographically Separated Units (GSUs) supported by the unit.

3.14.2 In-briefing. The Contractor and NGB Team Chief shall reiterate the purpose, scope, approach, and schedule for the assessment and answer any questions. The in-briefing shall allow for mutual introductions between installation personnel, The Contractor personnel, and the NGB Program Manager.

3.14.3 Records Review. The Contractor shall request all records and documents necessary to support the assessment. Records and documents not received/reviewed prior to the site visit may be reviewed during the installation assessment.

3.14.4 Installation Assessment. The Contractor shall conduct the installation assessment using the TEAM Guide and the State Supplement to the TEAM Guide along with the AF Supplement to guide the assessments, to ensure that all regulatory compliance areas have been evaluated.

3.14.5 Out-Briefing. The Contractor and Team Chief shall out-brief the installation commander on the evaluation findings. The out-briefing shall address: EMS conformance status, Activity review, Summary of evaluation procedures, Regulatory compliance status (overall compliance or non-compliance for each assessment category to include EMS conformance or non-conformance), Positive and negative findings, Negative findings to be identified as procedural or regulatory, and classified as either significant, or major for compliance items and minor for conformance deficiencies, and Overall compliance vs. non-compliance for each category. Observations and comments will include further explanation of findings, Potential non-compliance with pending regulations, Management issues, Recommendations to correct deficiencies, and Issues requiring further investigation/discussion with State/local regulatory agencies.

3.14.6 The Contractor shall identify the issues and findings in a Draft Findings Report to be prepared from the ESOHCAMP On Line Reporting System and distributed as part of the out-brief if requested by the Installation Commander.

3.14.7 QA/QC of the Draft Findings Report. The Contractor shall conduct a review of the Findings Report that incorporates the installation's comments on the draft preliminary findings, and review the base Management Action Plan for each finding. Reviewers conducting the QA/QC will comment on each corrective action with a statement of concurrence or explanation of non-concurrence.

3.15 Final ESOH Findings Report. The Contractor shall notify the ESOHCAMP or EPAS Program manager via e-mail when the QA/QC is complete and include relevant comments on the report and action plans reviewed.

3.16 Meetings. The Contractor shall participate in meetings at the Air National Guard Readiness Center or the Army National Guard Readiness Center with NGB Program Managers involved in the process.

3.17 The Contractor shall prepare minutes of meetings.

3.18 The Contractor shall provide monthly status reports. The Report Summary shall include all pertinent information on work accomplished to date, site visit analysis, problems encountered and anticipated work to be accomplished.

4 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

4.1 RCRA established a national strategy for managing solid and hazardous waste to include training and operations requirements as well as record keeping requirements and spill release. The Contractor shall in accordance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) provide comprehensive hazardous waste management and compliance support which may include but are not limited to hazardous waste permitting, hazardous waste sampling, waste disposal, training, recycling, database management and maintenance of modules, storage, enforcement action resolution, waste minimization and plans.

4.2 The Hazardous Waste Management Plan (HWMP) is a document that provides guidance to personnel who work with hazardous waste, and sets local management procedures for managing hazardous waste in accordance With AFI 32-7023, Waste Management or AR 200-1.