RECOVERY – Region 8 - Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Project – Batesland (Former Mobil Oil) LUST Site

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO THE EXISTING EPA CONTRACT-HOLDER THAT HAS BEEN AWARDED A REGION 8 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (LUST) REMEDIATION IN INDIAN COUNTRY CONTRACT The initial purpose of this Work Assignment is to obligate $10,000.00 for preparation of a work plan that shall outline, describe and include the technical approach, resources, timeline and due dates for deliverables, and a detailed cost estimate by task and a staffing plan. The general requirement of the work assignment is to review previous work performed at this site, conduct a site investigation to define the extent of soil and groundwater contamination, and determine if the product measured in one of the newly installed monitor wells along the west property boundary is migrating onto the site from the Batesland Co-op. In addition, EPA is requesting that a product recovery program using a vacuum truck be implemented to recover free product and dissolved groundwater. The site is located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Batesland, South Dakota. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) contains specific acquisition requirements that must be met when using appropriated funds from the Act, including the need for acquisitions to be in accordance with the FAR and, to the maximum extent practicable, awarded as fixed-price (FP) contracts using competitive procedures. However, the Office of Management and Budget's guidance allows for the use of other than FP contracts. Although the Agency's Office of Underground Storage Tank (OUST) contracts were not awarded as FP contracts, each contract structure was selected to provide the contractor with the greatest incentive for efficient and economical performance, given the types of services to be performed. The existing OUST contracts have sufficient qualified acquisition personnel to provide appropriate contract administration and oversight to monitor contract performance to mitigate the Government's risk. In order to meet the requirements of the Act in the most prudent business manner within the time constraints imposed, existing OUST contracts are the most appropriate contractual vehicles consistent with Agency plans that promote the goals of the ARRA. THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY THIS REQUIREMENT IS TO BE AWARDED TO AN EXISTING EPA CONTRACTHOLDER. REQUESTS AND/OR INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ANSWERED.