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Q&AReceivedforMcClellanRadiologicalIndustryDay
Number Question
Iwantconfirmifthisanewrequirementoristhereacontractorpresentlyperformingthesameorsimilarwork
(incumbentcontract)?Ifthat'sthecase,canyouprovidemethecontractnumberandnameofthevendor?
Answer
Thisisanewrequirement.
WillanyPPE(steeltoedshoes,safetyglasses,etc.)berequiredforthesitevisit?
WhereisthelistedAttachment2:KeyPersonnelandQualifications?
Canwegetalistoftheattendeesfromthesitevisit/industryday?
Canwegettheslidespresentedduringthesitevisit/industryday?
Canyouprovideanagendafortheoneononemeeting?
Canwepresentourcapabilitiesduringthismeeting?(oneonone)
WilltheContractorberequiredtostockpileoverburdensoilforreuseasbackfill?
a.HastheAirForceidenedsucientspacetoaccommodatethesoilpilesneededtosupporttheproposed
schedule?ThemaximumsoilvolumeforafivepointcompositesampletodemonstratethesoilmeetsFoSSROD
cleanuplevelsis500cubicyards.Each500cubicyardstockpilewillrequireanareaof10,000squarefeet.The
OMCCexcavationwillgenerate500cubicyardsofsoilforevery50linearfeetofexcavatedcreekbed.
b.IsthereamaximummeduraonthattheAirForcewillholdtheContractorresponsibleformaintaining
individualsoilstockpiles?
PPEisrequiredforthesitevisit.
Attachment2willbeincludedwiththefinalRequestforProposalandwillbeuploadedonSAM.gov.
TheAirForcewillprovidethenamesofthosewhosignedinontheattendancesheetwhenresponsestoIndustryquestionsarepostedonSAM.gov.
TheAirForcewillprovidethePowerPointslideswhenresponsestoIndustryquestionsarepostedonSAM.gov.
NoagendaprovidedbytheAirForceforoneononemeetings.ThemeetingistoallowIndustrytoaskquestionstotheAirForceandthemissionpartner.Verbalquestionsandresponsesare
nonbinding.untilprovidedinwritingwitharesponsefromtheAirForce.
Yes.Capabilitiesduringoneononescanbepresentedduringmeeting.
TheSOWwillstatethecontractorshallproposehowtheoverburdensoilwillbehandled(i.e.,whereitwillbestockpiledandusedasbackfillortakenoffsitefordisposal).TheSOWwillalso
statetheoverburdencannotbetakentotheCU.
a.TheAirForce'sassumptionisthatthesoilwillbestockpiledadjacenttothecreekaswasdonewhenTrench1wasexcavated(seeFigure1).SoilfromTrench1wasnotusedasbackfill.The
soilwasheldonsiteuntilitcouldbecharacterized.ThenitwasplacedintheCU.However,theTrench1remediationshowsthatsoilcanbestockpilednexttotheexcavation.
b.Themaximumtimethecontractorwouldberequiredtostockpilethesoilwouldbe40months.Thisassumptionisbasedonthe4yearperiodofperformanceminusan8monthperiodto
prepareandapproveworkplansanddesigns.
WhatdailyvolumeofwastesoilwilltheOMCCContractorreliablybeabletodisposeofattheConsolidationUnit
(CU)?
a.WhatistheopeningdateforwasteacceptanceattheCU?
b.WhatistheclosingdateforwasteacceptanceattheCU?
c.Howmany10cubicyardtruckswilltheCUreliablyprocessthroughthefacilityinanhour?
WilltheContractorbeallowedtouseanEPAapprovedlandfillotherthantheMcClellanConsolidationUnitfor
wasteorsurplussoildisposal?
ArethereexamplesofRadium226sitesatMcClellanthathaveachievedUnrestrictedReleasefromtheCalifornia
DepartmentofPublicHealthafterusingsoilexcavatedfromthesiteasbackfill?Ifthereare,whatsuitability
qualificationprocesswasusedtoapproveitsuse?
ArethereexamplesofRadium226sitesatMcClellanthathaveachievedfinalFSSRsforaSurveyUnitthatis
adjacenttoanotherSurveyUnitstillcontaminatedwithRadium226?
a.WillaseconoftheOMCCwillbeconsideredcompletedtoapointwhereitmaybebacklledandrestored
whilethedownstreamsurfaceofitmaynotmeetFSSgoals.
IfradiologicalcontaminantsotherthanRadium226delayOMCCexcavation,willtheContractorberesponsible
forcostsdirectlycausedbythedelays?
TheCUshouldbeabletoaccept600cyperday.Assuming100workingdaysduringthefieldseason,thiswouldallow60,000cytobeplacedintheCUduringasingleseason.
a.ThenominalopeningdateoftheCUisApril1eachyear.
b.ThenominalclosingdateoftheCUisOctober31eachyear.
c.TheCUshouldbeabletoprocesssixtrucksperhour.
Yes.AllcontaminatedsoilthatmeetstheCUwasteacceptancecriteria(WAC)goestotheCU.SoilthatdoesnotmeettheWACwillneedtobetakenoffsite.
Yes,SitesCS022andCS024usedthisapproach.Backfillwasqualifiedusinga5pointcompositeevery500cycheckedagainstthesiteCOCs.Additionalinformationisprovidedwithinthe
AdministrativeRecordwebsite.
FinalConfirmedSite(CS)022FinalStatusSurveyReport(FSSR),formerMcClellanAFB,AR#470493
FinalConfirmedSite(CS)022RemedialActionCompletionReport(RACR),formerMcClellanAFB,AR#s475634.1,475634.2,475634.3
FinalConfirmedSite(CS)024DisposalPitFinalStatusSurveyReport(FSSR),formerMcClellanAFB,AR#452701
FinalConfirmedSite(CS)024RemedialActionCompletionReport(RACR),formerMcClellanAFB,AR#s466625and466625.1
Yes,sectionsoftheOMCC,CS069,andPRL020havereceivedunrestrictedradiologicalreleasewhileadjacentpartssitewerestillcontaminated.
a.TwosectionsoftheOMCCeastofBuilding690havebeenbackfilled,paved,andreleasedforunrestrictedusewhenthedownstreamsurfacedidnotmeetRODcleanupgoals.
Thiseffortisconsiderednonseverable.Shoulddelaysoccur,thecontractorshallinformtheAFtoincludeanyproposedincreaseincosts.AFwilldetermineifthecostsareallowable.
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Q&AReceivedforMcClellanRadiologicalIndustryDay
Number Question
TheSOWidentifiestheRadium226asbeingina15footwidegreylayerofsoilbetween12and14feetbgs.
a.WilltheContractorberesponsibleforremovinganyradiologicalcontaminaonwiderthanthe15creek
bottom?
b.WilltheContractorberesponsibleforremovinganyradiologicalcontaminaondiscoveredintheexcavaon
sidewallsabovethatlayer?
c.IstherealimittothewidthofthecontaminatedlayertheContractorisresponsibletoexcavate?
Answer
Thedepth,width,andthicknessestimatesprovidedintheSOWareagoodfaithbestestimatebasedonallinformationcurrentlyavailableaboutthesite.TheAirForcedoesnotrepresentthat
thoseestimatesconstituteadefinitivelimitontheextentofcontamination.Theobjectiveoftheprojectistoremoveallradiumgreaterthan2.0pCi/gassociatedwiththeOMCC.
a.Yes,thecontractorisexpectedtoremoveradiumcontaminationassociatedwiththissite,evenifitexceedstheestimated15footwidth.
b.Yes,thecontractorisexpectedtoremoveradiumcontaminationassociatedwiththissite,evenifitextendshigherintotheoverburdenand/orsidewallsthancurrentlyestimated.
c.TheAirForcehasnotidentifiedalimittothewidthofthecontaminatedlayer.
Iftheconceptualmodelforthesiteprovestobefundamentallywrong,theAirForcewouldhavetoconferwiththeregulatoryagenciestodeterminewhatadjustmentswouldneedtobemade
totheremedy.TheAirForcewouldexpectthecontractortoprovidealreadycollecteddata,logs,photosetc.tosupportthateffort. TheAirForcedoesnotexpectthecontractortobarethe
costofexpandingtheremedyiftheconceptualmodelturnsouttobewrong. Differingsiteconditionslanguage/clauseswillbeincludedintheRFP.Amodificationwillbedeterminedifthe
identifieddifferingsiteconditionisoutsidetheexistingscopeofwork.
WilltheAirForceestablishabaselineofthestructuralconditionofBuilding690priortotheremedialaction?
a.Whowillmonitorthestructuralstatusofthebuildingduringtheremedialexcavaon?
b.HowdoestheAirForcedenedamagetothebuilding?
TheAirForcewillestablishanddocumentthepreremediationconditionofBuilding690priortothestartofanyworkinside,beneath,oradjacenttothebuilding.
a.Thecontractorwillbeexpectedtomonitorstructuralstatusofthebuilding.TheAirForcewillalsomonitoritindependently.
b.TheAirForcedoesnotintendtodefinetheterm"damage"asitrelatestoBuilding690.Thattermwillberemovedfromthecontractualdocuments.Theperformanceobjectivewillbeto
restorethebuildingtoitspreremediationappearance,form,structure,andfunction.
FAR52.2372(Apr1984)ProtectionofGovernmentBuildings,EquipmentandVegetationwillbeincludedwiththefinalRFP.
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WilltheContractorberesponsibleforcostsordelaysdirectlyattributabletoencounteringpreviouslyunidentified
utilitiesintheareaofexcavation?
WilltheContractorbeallowedtodiscussornegotiateissuesconcerningtheOMCCremedialactiondirectlywith
theregulatoryagencies?
Number Question
Iwantconfirmifthisanewrequirementoristhereacontractorpresentlyperformingthesameorsimilarwork
(incumbentcontract)?Ifthat'sthecase,canyouprovidemethecontractnumberandnameofthevendor?
Answer
Thisisanewrequirement.
WillanyPPE(steeltoedshoes,safetyglasses,etc.)berequiredforthesitevisit?
WhereisthelistedAttachment2:KeyPersonnelandQualifications?
Canwegetalistoftheattendeesfromthesitevisit/industryday?
Canwegettheslidespresentedduringthesitevisit/industryday?
Canyouprovideanagendafortheoneononemeeting?
Canwepresentourcapabilitiesduringthismeeting?(oneonone)
WilltheContractorberequiredtostockpileoverburdensoilforreuseasbackfill?
a.HastheAirForceidenedsucientspacetoaccommodatethesoilpilesneededtosupporttheproposed
schedule?ThemaximumsoilvolumeforafivepointcompositesampletodemonstratethesoilmeetsFoSSROD
cleanuplevelsis500cubicyards.Each500cubicyardstockpilewillrequireanareaof10,000squarefeet.The
OMCCexcavationwillgenerate500cubicyardsofsoilforevery50linearfeetofexcavatedcreekbed.
b.IsthereamaximummeduraonthattheAirForcewillholdtheContractorresponsibleformaintaining
individualsoilstockpiles?
PPEisrequiredforthesitevisit.
Attachment2willbeincludedwiththefinalRequestforProposalandwillbeuploadedonSAM.gov.
TheAirForcewillprovidethenamesofthosewhosignedinontheattendancesheetwhenresponsestoIndustryquestionsarepostedonSAM.gov.
TheAirForcewillprovidethePowerPointslideswhenresponsestoIndustryquestionsarepostedonSAM.gov.
NoagendaprovidedbytheAirForceforoneononemeetings.ThemeetingistoallowIndustrytoaskquestionstotheAirForceandthemissionpartner.Verbalquestionsandresponsesare
nonbinding.untilprovidedinwritingwitharesponsefromtheAirForce.
Yes.Capabilitiesduringoneononescanbepresentedduringmeeting.
TheSOWwillstatethecontractorshallproposehowtheoverburdensoilwillbehandled(i.e.,whereitwillbestockpiledandusedasbackfillortakenoffsitefordisposal).TheSOWwillalso
statetheoverburdencannotbetakentotheCU.
a.TheAirForce'sassumptionisthatthesoilwillbestockpiledadjacenttothecreekaswasdonewhenTrench1wasexcavated(seeFigure1).SoilfromTrench1wasnotusedasbackfill.The
soilwasheldonsiteuntilitcouldbecharacterized.ThenitwasplacedintheCU.However,theTrench1remediationshowsthatsoilcanbestockpilednexttotheexcavation.
b.Themaximumtimethecontractorwouldberequiredtostockpilethesoilwouldbe40months.Thisassumptionisbasedonthe4yearperiodofperformanceminusan8monthperiodto
prepareandapproveworkplansanddesigns.
WhatdailyvolumeofwastesoilwilltheOMCCContractorreliablybeabletodisposeofattheConsolidationUnit
(CU)?
a.WhatistheopeningdateforwasteacceptanceattheCU?
b.WhatistheclosingdateforwasteacceptanceattheCU?
c.Howmany10cubicyardtruckswilltheCUreliablyprocessthroughthefacilityinanhour?
WilltheContractorbeallowedtouseanEPAapprovedlandfillotherthantheMcClellanConsolidationUnitfor
wasteorsurplussoildisposal?
ArethereexamplesofRadium226sitesatMcClellanthathaveachievedUnrestrictedReleasefromtheCalifornia
DepartmentofPublicHealthafterusingsoilexcavatedfromthesiteasbackfill?Ifthereare,whatsuitability
qualificationprocesswasusedtoapproveitsuse?
ArethereexamplesofRadium226sitesatMcClellanthathaveachievedfinalFSSRsforaSurveyUnitthatis
adjacenttoanotherSurveyUnitstillcontaminatedwithRadium226?
a.WillaseconoftheOMCCwillbeconsideredcompletedtoapointwhereitmaybebacklledandrestored
whilethedownstreamsurfaceofitmaynotmeetFSSgoals.
IfradiologicalcontaminantsotherthanRadium226delayOMCCexcavation,willtheContractorberesponsible
forcostsdirectlycausedbythedelays?
TheCUshouldbeabletoaccept600cyperday.Assuming100workingdaysduringthefieldseason,thiswouldallow60,000cytobeplacedintheCUduringasingleseason.
a.ThenominalopeningdateoftheCUisApril1eachyear.
b.ThenominalclosingdateoftheCUisOctober31eachyear.
c.TheCUshouldbeabletoprocesssixtrucksperhour.
Yes.AllcontaminatedsoilthatmeetstheCUwasteacceptancecriteria(WAC)goestotheCU.SoilthatdoesnotmeettheWACwillneedtobetakenoffsite.
Yes,SitesCS022andCS024usedthisapproach.Backfillwasqualifiedusinga5pointcompositeevery500cycheckedagainstthesiteCOCs.Additionalinformationisprovidedwithinthe
AdministrativeRecordwebsite.
FinalConfirmedSite(CS)022FinalStatusSurveyReport(FSSR),formerMcClellanAFB,AR#470493
FinalConfirmedSite(CS)022RemedialActionCompletionReport(RACR),formerMcClellanAFB,AR#s475634.1,475634.2,475634.3
FinalConfirmedSite(CS)024DisposalPitFinalStatusSurveyReport(FSSR),formerMcClellanAFB,AR#452701
FinalConfirmedSite(CS)024RemedialActionCompletionReport(RACR),formerMcClellanAFB,AR#s466625and466625.1
Yes,sectionsoftheOMCC,CS069,andPRL020havereceivedunrestrictedradiologicalreleasewhileadjacentpartssitewerestillcontaminated.
a.TwosectionsoftheOMCCeastofBuilding690havebeenbackfilled,paved,andreleasedforunrestrictedusewhenthedownstreamsurfacedidnotmeetRODcleanupgoals.
Thiseffortisconsiderednonseverable.Shoulddelaysoccur,thecontractorshallinformtheAFtoincludeanyproposedincreaseincosts.AFwilldetermineifthecostsareallowable.
358
Q&AReceivedforMcClellanRadiologicalIndustryDay
Number Question
TheSOWidentifiestheRadium226asbeingina15footwidegreylayerofsoilbetween12and14feetbgs.
a.WilltheContractorberesponsibleforremovinganyradiologicalcontaminaonwiderthanthe15creek
bottom?
b.WilltheContractorberesponsibleforremovinganyradiologicalcontaminaondiscoveredintheexcavaon
sidewallsabovethatlayer?
c.IstherealimittothewidthofthecontaminatedlayertheContractorisresponsibletoexcavate?
Answer
Thedepth,width,andthicknessestimatesprovidedintheSOWareagoodfaithbestestimatebasedonallinformationcurrentlyavailableaboutthesite.TheAirForcedoesnotrepresentthat
thoseestimatesconstituteadefinitivelimitontheextentofcontamination.Theobjectiveoftheprojectistoremoveallradiumgreaterthan2.0pCi/gassociatedwiththeOMCC.
a.Yes,thecontractorisexpectedtoremoveradiumcontaminationassociatedwiththissite,evenifitexceedstheestimated15footwidth.
b.Yes,thecontractorisexpectedtoremoveradiumcontaminationassociatedwiththissite,evenifitextendshigherintotheoverburdenand/orsidewallsthancurrentlyestimated.
c.TheAirForcehasnotidentifiedalimittothewidthofthecontaminatedlayer.
Iftheconceptualmodelforthesiteprovestobefundamentallywrong,theAirForcewouldhavetoconferwiththeregulatoryagenciestodeterminewhatadjustmentswouldneedtobemade
totheremedy.TheAirForcewouldexpectthecontractortoprovidealreadycollecteddata,logs,photosetc.tosupportthateffort. TheAirForcedoesnotexpectthecontractortobarethe
costofexpandingtheremedyiftheconceptualmodelturnsouttobewrong. Differingsiteconditionslanguage/clauseswillbeincludedintheRFP.Amodificationwillbedeterminedifthe
identifieddifferingsiteconditionisoutsidetheexistingscopeofwork.
WilltheAirForceestablishabaselineofthestructuralconditionofBuilding690priortotheremedialaction?
a.Whowillmonitorthestructuralstatusofthebuildingduringtheremedialexcavaon?
b.HowdoestheAirForcedenedamagetothebuilding?
TheAirForcewillestablishanddocumentthepreremediationconditionofBuilding690priortothestartofanyworkinside,beneath,oradjacenttothebuilding.
a.Thecontractorwillbeexpectedtomonitorstructuralstatusofthebuilding.TheAirForcewillalsomonitoritindependently.
b.TheAirForcedoesnotintendtodefinetheterm"damage"asitrelatestoBuilding690.Thattermwillberemovedfromthecontractualdocuments.Theperformanceobjectivewillbeto
restorethebuildingtoitspreremediationappearance,form,structure,andfunction.
FAR52.2372(Apr1984)ProtectionofGovernmentBuildings,EquipmentandVegetationwillbeincludedwiththefinalRFP.
2022
24
WilltheContractorberesponsibleforcostsordelaysdirectlyattributabletoencounteringpreviouslyunidentified
utilitiesintheareaofexcavation?
WilltheContractorbeallowedtodiscussornegotiateissuesconcerningtheOMCCremedialactiondirectlywith
theregulatoryagencies?
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