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Environmental Remediation Contracting: Summary of a Symposium (1994)
Federal Facilities Council (FFC)

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ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION CONTRACTING: (Summary of a Symposium)

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST FEDERAL AGENCIES

David Methot

Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence

UNIQUE PROBLEMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTING

  • Grafted onto field construction programs

  • Lack of experience with cost contracts

  • Lack of historical data on costs of environmental tasks

  • Difficulty of dedicating sufficient staff

  • Contracting challenges

    • Can't identify scope

    • Risk difficult to quantify

    • Each case different

    • Process dictated by law

    • Process time and cost driven

    • Must respond to congressional mandates for base closure

    • Threat of litigation high

    • Criteria controlled by others

    • Threat of civil and/or criminal action

CONTRACTING PRACTICES

  • Different agencies use different contracts and procedures, which reflect agency organizations and experiences

  • Types of contracts:

    • Architect-Engineer contracts—provide investigations, studies and/or design capabilities at hazardous waste sites.

    • Rapid response contracts—perform removal actions in a timely manner at hazardous waste sites.

    • Remedial action contracts—provide permanent cleanup actions at hazardous waste sites upon completion of design

    • Total environmental restoration contracts (Army)

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ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION CONTRACTING: (Summary of a Symposium) PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST FEDERAL AGENCIES David Methot Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence UNIQUE PROBLEMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTING Grafted onto field construction programs Lack of experience with cost contracts Lack of historical data on costs of environmental tasks Difficulty of dedicating sufficient staff Contracting challenges Can't identify scope Risk difficult to quantify Each case different Process dictated by law Process time and cost driven Must respond to congressional mandates for base closure Threat of litigation high Criteria controlled by others Threat of civil and/or criminal action CONTRACTING PRACTICES Different agencies use different contracts and procedures, which reflect agency organizations and experiences Types of contracts: Architect-Engineer contracts—provide investigations, studies and/or design capabilities at hazardous waste sites. Rapid response contracts—perform removal actions in a timely manner at hazardous waste sites. Remedial action contracts—provide permanent cleanup actions at hazardous waste sites upon completion of design Total environmental restoration contracts (Army)

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ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION CONTRACTING: (Summary of a Symposium) Comprehensive long-term environmental action, Navy (CLEAN) contracts Full Service Remedial Action Contracts (Air Force) Conclusions: Tailor contracting methods to requirements No one single solution Be innovative Determine unique requirements Consider all contracting methods Combine contracting techniques Use most effective method or combination of methods Major problem—contract administration AIR FORCE PROCEDURES AND RESOURCES Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) Human systems center (HSC)—contracting agent Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts and delivery orders —centrally selected/issues Restoration contracts aligned with clean-up process (studies, designs, clean-up) Contracts for pollution prevention, community relations, technology demonstration Contract administration delegated to Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC) On-site contract administration performed by installation Technical oversight by AFCEE Cost control by AFCEE and HSC Contracting guidance document: U.S. Air Force Environmental Restoration Contracting Strategies Analysis (January 1992), available from: HQUSAF/CEV, 1260 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1260 INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP Representatives from EPA, AF, NAVY, COE, NASA, DOE, DOT Discuss environmental contracting issues Networking and information sharing Lessons learned What works/what doesn't Identify indicators of fraud, waste, or abuse Contract administration approaches Kickoff meeting, June 1992; second meeting, October 1992; next meeting, October 1993

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ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION CONTRACTING: (Summary of a Symposium) Acquisition initiatives Develop federal directory of environmental contractors Conduct joint contractor operation reviews Encourage the Defense Contract Management Command and Defense Contract Audit Agency to give greater support to civilian agencies Develop a common method of cost reporting Encourage a separate Standard Industrial Classification code for environmental work Develop a separate Federal Acquisition Regulation part for environmental work Develop an environmental electronic bulletin board Develop environmental contracting workload model or guidelines Establish federal environmental contractor conflict of interest guidance and interagency controls.

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contract administration