US Army Awards $8.6M in Environmental Remediation Service Orders
The US Army awarded a total of $8.6 million in performance-based task orders for environmental remediation services at Army facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico.
The Army has two environment remediation programs for active/operating Army installations – the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) and the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP). The IRP is a program to identify, investigate and clean up hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants resulting from past US Department of Defense (DoD) operations and activities. The MMRP addresses the safety, health, and environmental issues caused by past DoD munitions-related activities. Congress established the MMRP to address unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions and munitions constituents located at sites on other than operational ranges.
The recent Army task orders are for both types of remediation programs…
The winners of the environmental rediation service task orders include:
- The US Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District awarded a $4 million performance-based task order to Shaw Environmental in Knoxville, TN for environmental remediation services at Radford Army Ammunition Plant, VA, under a multiple award remediation contract. The 6-year task order includes achieving Remedy in Place (RIP) at 1 Installation Restoration Program (IRP) site and achieving an approved Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Facility Investigation/Corrective Measures Study, RIP for groundwater and Response Complete for soils at 1 Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) site.
- The US Army Environmental Command awarded a $2.8 million performance-based task order to Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group in Pasadena, CA for environmental remediation services at Tooele Army Depot, UT. The 6-year task order includes achieving approved Remedial Investigation (RI) at 3 MMRP sites, an approved RI, Feasibility Study and Record of Decision/Decision Document at 2 MMRP sites and an approved RI and soil removal at 1 MMRP site. The task order was awarded on the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract by the Research, Development and Engineering Command Aberdeen Installation Contracting Division.
- The US Army Environmental Command awarded a $1.3 million performance-based task order to Environmental Chemical Corp in Burlingame, CA for environmental remediation services at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. The 6-month task order includes achieving an approved RI, munitions and explosives of concern removals, and RIP at 1 MMRP site. The task order was awarded on the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract by the Research, Development and Engineering Command Aberdeen Installation Contracting Division.
- The US Army Environmental Command awarded a $498,000 performance-based task order to Environmental Chemical Corp in Burlingame, CA for environmental remediation services at Fort Lee, VA. The 13-month task order includes achieving an approved RI at 2 MMRP sites. The task order was awarded on the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract by the Research, Development and Engineering Command Aberdeen Installation Contracting Division.
Use of the performance-based acquisition approach requires clearly defined objectives to be achieved, measurable performance standards in terms of quality, timeliness, and quantity, and the method of assessing contractor performance against performance standards. The Army has found awarding performance-based contracts for environmental remediation services is an effective means of accomplishing its cleanup objectives.
Under a performance-based contract, the Army states the desired end result, and it is up to the contractor to take the steps to get there. Contractors must still seek approval from the Army and regulators before implementing final cleanup remedies, and the Army still has the ultimate responsibility for the cleanup of its installations. Linking payments to milestones provides incentives to develop and implement an effective and efficient approach to achieving contract requirements.
