NAVFAC Beefs Up U.S. Navy Environmental Regs Compliance
As part of its six-year strategic plan [PDF], the U.S. Naval Engineering Facilities Command (NAVFAC) has undertaken a comprehensive effort to improve the Navy’s compliance with environmental regulations at ashore facilties. In coordination with the Commmander Navy Installations Command (CNIC), Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (OPNAV N4), and the Fleet Readiness Enterprise, NAVFAC is implementing an integrated Navy model for all ashore environmental compliance and product/service delivery.
As part of this effort, NAVFAC has recently awarded contracts to consulting companies to support its environmental compliance work. DID has more on these NAVFAC contracts…
Here is a list of recent NAVFAC contracts for environmental compliance work.
June 08/09: EDAW of San Diego, CA won a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity architect/ engineering contract (N62473-09-D-2602), worth up to $20 million, for preparation of Navy and Marine Corps environmental planning documentation for the NAVFAC Southwest area of responsibility (AOR). EDAW will provide National Environmental Policy Act documents such as categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, as well as other environmental studies and documents.
May 22/09: NAVFAC awarded a 5-year indefinite deliver/ indefinite quantity contract (N44255-09-D-4001) contract worth up to $45 million to URS Corp. in San Francisco, CA to provide environmental restoration, compliance, and planning services to NAVFAC Northwest, primarily for installations in Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah. The Navy facilities covered by the contract include Bremerton Naval Complex, SUBASE Bangor, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, and the Naval Undersea Weapons Center at Keyport. As task orders are issued, URS will provide environmental engineering, investigation, and design services under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and state environmental programs.
May 14/09: CH2M Hill-Kleinfelder won a maximum $100 million cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity architect/engineering contract (N62473-09-D-2622) for long-term environmental regulation compliance in the NAVFAC Southwest AOR. Under the contract, CH2M Hill-Kleinfelder will provide studies, evaluations, consultation, conceptual design, value engineering, risk assessments, pilot or treatability projects, operation monitoring and optimization of environmental treatment or control systems. These services will enable the Navy and the Marine Corps to comply with Department of Defense, federal, state, local, and installation specific environment laws, regulations, and guidance.
April 7/09: Ecology & Environment in Lancaster, NY won a $7.5 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract (N62473-09-D-2601) for preparation of Navy and Marine Corps environmental planning documentation primarily in the NAVFAC Southwest AOR; however, work may be located anywhere in the United States. Ecology & Environment will provide National Environmental Policy Act documents, such as categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements. Environmental studies and documents include historical, cultural, archaeological, traffic, acoustic, geotechnical, air quality and biological assessments for threatened and endangered species, and protected species under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, wetlands surveys and Section 404 permitting, and agency consultation and permitting documentation for other government and military agencies.
