U S General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Strengthening Federal Environmental Management o t s p e t S N E E S R N G O I T U L SO

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Today’s Steps Ø Greening the Government Ø Helping Agencies Help the Environment Ø Green Solutions Ø It’s Easier than You Think! 2

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service First Step – Greening The Government Ø Go Green! Ø Executive Order 13423 Ø Green Environmental Management Systems Ø Green-ER (Electronic Recycling) 3

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Go Green! Ø Alternative fuel, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles Ø Energy efficiency, energy savings and renewable energy Ø High performance buildings, resource conservation, and reduction of water consumption Ø Pollution prevention, waste management, and recycling systems 4

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service 2008 Top 20 Green States 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Oregon 8. Massachusetts 9. Colorado 10. Washington 11. California 12. Connecticut 13. Minnesota 14. 15. Arizona 16. Vermont New York 17. Maryland 18. 19. Hawaii New Mexico 20. Rhode Island Wisconsin New. Hampshire Texas Iowa New Jersey Florida (Source: EPA, U. S. Green Building Council, U. S. Bureau of the Census, and the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency) 5

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Executive Order 13423 Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emission reductions Renewable energy Water conservation Acquisitions of goods and services Pollution and waste prevention and recycling Reduction of toxic or hazardous chemicals Electronic equipment management Implementation of Environmental Management Systems Environmental management training 6

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Green Environmental Management Systems Ø A set of processes and practices that enable an organization to reduce its environmental impacts and increase its operating efficiency Ø The GEMS goal is to manage our impact on the environment through a process of continual improvement 7

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service GEMS are Valuable Ø Prevent pollution and conserve resources Ø Increase efficiency Ø Reduce costs Ø Enhance employee morale Ø Improve public awareness of environmental issues and responsibilities 8

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service What’s in Electronic Products? Ø Combination of precious metals, engineered plastics, glass, and other materials (all valuable resources) Ø Some products contain hazardous or toxic substances (e. g. , lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium) found in: Cathode Ray Tubes Circuit boards Batteries Mercury switches 9

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Second Step – Helping Agencies Help the Environment Ø Executive Order 13423 & GSA Schedule 899 Ø Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) Program 10

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Executive Order 13423 & GSA Schedule 899 R Green acquisition of products and services R Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001) R Water conservation R Pollution and waste prevention and recycling R Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) R Electronic equipment management R Environmental management training 11

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Green Acquisition of Products and Services Ø Federal products and services are purchased through Government performance-based contracts Ø Agencies can specify product attributes – including “green” or environmentally preferable – and require bidders and contractors to find and provide the products and services matching these requirements 12

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Ø ISO 14001 and Environmental Management Standard requirements or guidance on good management practice Development of both the EMS and the supporting audit program Ø Providing an EMS that operates in an environmentally sustainable manner 13

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Pollution and Waste Prevention Ø Ø Ø Ø Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention Initiatives Pollution prevention surveys Pollution analysis Waste/pollution prevention Hazard and/or non-hazardous exposure assessments Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Spill prevention/control and countermeasure plans 14

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Electronic Equipment Management Ø Environmentally sound management practices Ø Compliant with environmental laws/regulations Ø Establishment and/or operation of waste management/recycling systems Ø Management and oversight of hazardous materials disposal operations Ø Excess/surplus inventory transfer and/or disposal 15

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Environmental Management Training Ø Environmental Awareness, Compliance, and Audits Ø Environmental Management, Operations & Maintenance Planning Ø National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Ø Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Ø Wetlands Regulation and Permitting Ø Water conservation Ø Hazardous Materials and Waste 16

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service How the MAS Program Can Help Ø Ø Ø Meet time frames for spending Supports firm fixed-price awards Specific reporting requirements can be included in scope Supports socio-economic goals Supports competitive procurements Total solutions for complex requirements 17

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Evaluation Criteria for Awards Ø Technical (professional qualifications/corporate experience) Ø Financially sound and responsible (IAW FAR 9. 1) Ø Established business (2 -year minimum) Ø Past performance (Open Ratings report) Ø Required documentation Ø Competitive pricing (= or < MFC) 18

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Third Step – Green Solutions Ø GSA Environmental Services Schedule 899 Environmental Consulting Services Environmental Training Services Materials and Waste Recycling and Disposal Services Geographical Information Services (GIS) Remediation and Reclamation Services 19

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Worldwide Professional Services Schedule Ø Use of sustainable environmental practices Ø Government electronic procurement Ø Access to environmentally-sound contractors Ø Compliant with applicable laws/regulations 20

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Environmental Services - Green Light Ø Ø Ø Environmental Cleanup Hazardous Waste Cleanup Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Evaluate and Cleanup Brownfields Surveys, Investigations and Research Climate Modeling Monitoring Systems Wastewater Treatment Systems Habitat Restoration Natural Resources Conservation Watershed Enhancement 21

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Environmental Software – Yellow Light Ø Software must be incidental to and in support of the Schedule service provided Ø Software cannot be proposed as a stand-alone product, package, or system Ø Stand-alone software belongs under GSA Schedule 70 22

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Environmental Services - Red Light Ø Construction and/or Architect-Engineering Services – FAR Part 36 Ø Cleanup and/or Disposal of Radioactive Waste Ø Asbestos and/or Paint Removal 23

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Environmental Consulting – Start Green Ø Supports operations through early environmental planning and documentation Ø Environmental consulting services include the development, planning, facilitation, coordination and documentation of and/or for environmental initiatives, policies, regulations and executive orders 24

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Special Item Number (SIN) 899 -1 Ø NAICS 541620– Environmental Consulting Ø Total of 1, 377 Contractors (61% Small) Ø FY 08 Sales $127 M 25

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Green Solution – Developing Standards Ø U. S. Trade and Development Agency coordinated orientation visits with delegates from Vietnam to adopt international environmental standards. Ø Chose Schedule 899 contractor for roundtable discussions to facilitate exchange of ideas on how best to develop standards. Ø Visits resulted in development of industrial standards that solidified future trade between the U. S. and Vietnam. Ø Through Schedule 899, all goals achieved before deadline. 26

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Environmental Training Ø Providing the most current topics on environmental management and sustainable practices Ø On- or off-site courses using standard off-the-shelf, customized, or computer/web based interactive training Ø Numerous environmentally-related courses offered 27

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Special Item Number (SIN) 899 -3 Ø NAICS 541620 – Environmental Consulting Ø Total of 286 Contractors (59% Small) Ø FY 08 Sales $3 M 28

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Green Solution - Pollution Prevention Ø U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, San Francisco, used Schedule 899 contractor to provide priority pollutants training in pollution prevention awareness. Ø Training utilized by EPA provided recommendations and solutions to Federal agencies throughout EPA region in CA, NV, AZ, HI and Trust Territories. Ø Training allowed EPA to reach multi-agency customers, including Veterans Housing Administration, NPS, DOE, EPA, Federal Aviation, Bureau of Reclamation, USAF and US Army. 29

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Materials and Waste Recycling and Disposal Ø Ø Ø Ø Electronic Equipment Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFL) Solid, industrial, mining, and/or oilfield waste Liquid waste (wastewater containing less than 1% solids) Hazardous and/or non-hazardous materials Plastics (acrylic, nylon, HDPE and LDPE) Construction debris (asphalt, drywall, and metal) 30

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Contractor Documentation Ø Ø Ø Ø Compliant with environmental laws/regulations Data security process for hard drive destruction Process flow identifying ownership of all parts (CERCLA) Process through final disposition of ALL materials Methods used for tracking to final destination Warehousing Identifying subcontractors involved 31

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Special Item Number (SIN) 899 -5 Ø NAICS 562920 – Materials Recovery Facility 562112 – Hazardous Waste Collection Ø Total of 530 Contractors (58% Small) Ø FY 08 Sales $10 M 32

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Green Solution – HAZMAT Waste Disposal Ø GSA Public Buildings Service selected Schedule 899 contractor to provide all labor, material and equipment to safely remove and dispose of various hazardous materials located in their warehouse. Ø The onsite inspection performed identified mostly chemical wastes and electronics. Ø Contractor properly disposed of each item at a Washington State Licensed Recycling/Disposal Facility. 33

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Geographic Information Services (GIS) Ø Ø Ø Environmental Impact Analyses Environmental Cost Assessment Image analysis support for emergency response Natural resource planning and migration pattern analysis Terrestrial, marine, and/or atmospheric measuring management Ø Remote sensing for environmental studies 34

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Special Item Number (SIN) 899 -7 Ø NAICS 54120 – Environmental Consulting Ø Total of 353 Contractors (55% Small) Ø FY 08 Sales $14 M 35

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Remediation and Reclamation Ø Stabilization/solidification, bio-venting, carbon absorption, reactive walls containment, monitoring and/or reduction of hazardous waste sites, including unexploded ordnance removal Ø Remediation-related laboratory testing (biological, chemical physical, pollution and soil testing) Ø Site preparation, characterization, field investigation, conservation and closures Ø Underground/Aboveground Storage Tank Removal Ø Water and refrigerant reclamation 36

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Special Item Number (SIN) 899 -8 Ø NAICS 541380 – Lab Services 562910 – Remediation Services Ø Total of 429 Contractors (64% Small) Ø FY 08 Sales $39 M 37

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Green Solution – Improve Water Quality Ø U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters needed support in improving EPA’s water quality (nationwide) and used Schedule 899 to develop the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for quantitative assessment of pollution sources and allocations to reduce pollution levels. Ø “Without this schedule contractor’s expertise and assistance, the tasks the Region or the regional States accomplished in the TMDL and water quality modeling field would not have been completed or would not have been as technically defensible. ” 38

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Last Step – It’s Easier than You Think! Ø GSA Schedule 899 website Ø Schedules e-Library Ø Contractor Teaming Arrangement Ø Blanket Purchase Agreement Ø It isn’t easy being green. . . Or is it? 39

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U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Contractor Teaming Arrangement (CTA) Ø Scientific Equipment and Services Schedule 66 Ø Facilities Maintenance and Management Schedule 03 FAC – Energy Management Support and Service Solutions 43

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Total Solution – CTA Ø USACE for the DOE used a schedule specialist to drill, install and test more than 50 monitoring wells. Ø Schedule 899 allowed the Corps to procure services for this program on a fixed-price basis, which allowed a reduced cost, saving the Government over $54 M. Ø It, also, allowed a fast-track schedule, meeting strict regulatory deadlines and specifications, therefore, reducing their program time frame from 15 years to only 4 years. Ø The Schedule was chosen by the USACE & DOE because it was readily available, easy to use, and provided overall best value. 44

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Ø Vulnerability Assessments Ø Electronic Recycling Ø Waste Management Surveys Ø Environmental Compliance Audits Ø Training 45

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Recurring Services – BPA Ø National Park Service - Denver, Colorado established a multiple BPA with contractors on GSA Schedule 899. Ø Requested professional, technical, and/or engineering services including personnel, field services, laboratory testing, equipment, and related services. Ø Archiving/administrative record compilation support at specific NPS locations as described in each individual delivery order and in support of the NPS Environmental Response, Damage Assessment, and Restoration Branch. 46

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service It’s Easier Than You Think! Ø Ø Ø Ø Streamlined procurement process Saves time and administrative costs Flexible (add agency-specific clauses) Quick access to experienced contractors Compliant with applicable laws and regulations Pricing determined fair and reasonable Helpful e-tools (GSA Advantage and e-Buy) 47

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Environmental Services Schedule Contacts Ø Carolyn Di. Cugno, Business Management Specialist 253 -931 -7042 or carolyn. dicugno@gsa. gov Ø Russell Hanson, Lead Contracting Officer 253 -931 -7049 or russell. hanson@gsa. gov 48