General Environmental Services for Dredged Material Evaluation

This is award of combined synopsis/solicitation No. W9126G-17-R-0031 for a single Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task order commercial service contract to provide dredged material evaluations and related services to customers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The IDIQ Contract is for a one (1) year period starting on the date of award with the options, for four (4) additional one (1) year periods. The maximum amount that may be awarded under this contract, base and all option years included, is $7,000,000. Dredged material evaluations and related services generally consist of environmental compliance, testing and evaluation of environmental data predominantly within the boundaries of Galveston District, Texas and Louisiana.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, with a business size standard of $15.0 million.

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, facilities, plant, equipment, materials, supplies, travel and services necessary to conduct any investigation and to prepare any report as specified in this contract and in subsequent task order(s). Services anticipated to be ordered consist of:
A. Evaluation of dredged material for placement suitability and assessment of dredged material effects to terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments, including:
1) Collection of water, sediment, elutriate, benthos, nekton and tissue samples;
2) Performance and analysis of various complex laboratory analysis, including chemical, contaminant, nutrient content, grain- size, bioassay and bioaccumulation studies;
3) Preparation of Section 103 Evaluation reports according to guidance under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) and other guidance documents including the Regional Implementation Agreement (RIA), Inland Testing Manual (ITM) and Green Book;
4) Preparation of Section 404(b)(1) compliance evaluation and Section 404 sediment evaluations pursuant to the Clean Water Act (CWA);
5) Run and interpret data from models, Automated Dredging Disposal Alternatives Modeling System (ADDAMS), Trophic Trace, Bioaccumulation Risk Assessment Modeling System (BRAMS), Biological Evaluation Screening Tool (BEST), etc.;
6) Determine environmental impacts for beneficial use of dredged material.
B. Support services and special studies, including:
1) Management and monitoring of Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites (ODMDS), preparation of MPRSA Section 102 site designations, and formation of Site Management and Monitoring Plans (SMMP) and related National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents;
2) Provide data, evaluation and summaries in various delivery formats including contaminant reports, electronic submissions to the Galveston District and in state and national databases to include Sediment Analysis Geo-App (SAGA);
3) Conduct other special studies or operations as specified under individual Task Orders.