Environmental Services Schedule 899: Industry Experts on Environmental Mandates

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Environmental Services Schedule 899Industry
Experts on Environmental Mandates

GSA EXPO 2009Katherine Jocoy, Supervisory
Contracting OfficerMary Mitton, Senior
Contracting OfficerManagement Services Center
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Todays Steps

• Helping Agencies Help The Environment
• GSA Environmental Initiatives Buy, Build,
  Drive, and Save Green
• GSA Environmental Services Schedule 899
• GSA Environmental Services Green Solutions
• Go Green
• Green Environmental Management Systems (GEMS)
• Green-ER (Electronics Recycling)
• Green Government Procurement New Paradigm (E.O.
  13423)

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GSA Environmental Initiatives

• Go Green with GSA
• Buy Green Products and Services
• Recycling and Property Disposal
• Environmental Policy and Telework
• Operating Green Buildings
• Constructing and Leasing Green Buildings
• Buy and Lease Green Vehicles

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GSA Environmental Services Schedule 899

• 899-1 Environmental Consulting Services
• 899-3 Environmental Training Services
• 899-5 Materials and Waste Recycling and
  Disposal Services
• 899-7 Geographic Information System (GIS)
  Services
• 899-8 Remediation and Reclamation Services

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Environmental Services - Green Light

• Environmental Management Systems
• Environmental Assessments (EA)
• Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) preparation
• Waste/Pollution Prevention
• Electronics Recycling/Disposal

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Environmental Software Yellow Light

• Software must be incidental to and in support of
  the Schedule service provided
• Software cannot be proposed as a stand-alone
  product, package, or system
• Stand-alone software belongs under GSA Schedule
  70

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Environmental Services - Red Light

• Construction and/or Architect-Engineering
  Services
• FAR Part 36
• Cleanup and/or Disposal of Radioactive Waste
• Medical Waste
• Asbestos and/or Paint Removal
• Office/Residential garbage

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Environmental Consulting Services

• NAICS 541620 Environmental Consulting
• Total of 1,377 Contractors (61 Small)
• FY08 Sales 127M

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Environmental Training Services

• NAICS 541620 Environmental Consulting
• Total of 286 Contractors (59 Small)
• FY08 Sales 3M

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Materials and Waste Recycling and Disposal
Services

• NAICS 562920 Materials Recovery Facility
• 562112 Hazardous Waste Collection
• Total of 530 Contractors (58 Small)
• FY08 Sales 10M

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services

• NAICS 54120 Environmental Consulting
• Total of 353 Contractors (55 Small)
• FY08 Sales 14M

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Remediation and Reclamation Services

• NAICS 541380 Lab Services
• 562910 Remediation Services
• Total of 429 Contractors (64 Small)
• FY08 Sales 39M

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Contractor Documentation

• Compliance 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

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Evaluation Criteria for Awards

• Technical (professional qualifications/corporate
  experience)
• Financially sound and responsible (IAW FAR 9.1)
• Established business (2-year minimum)
• Past performance (Open Ratings report)
• Required documentation
• Competitive pricing ( or

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How the MAS Program Can Help

• 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

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We want to be your procurement partner

• National network of customer representatives
  ready to help you
• Thousands of subject matter experts who are
  knowledgeable about their industry committed to
  serving the federal community
• Acquisition professionals who speak your language
  and understand your issues
• FAR compliant contracts

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Small Business Procurement GSA Can Help!

• All small businesses should have the maximum
  practicable opportunity to participate in
  providing goods and services to U.S. Government
  (Small Business Act)
• The Small Business Administrations (SBAs)
  statutory government-wide procurement goals
• 23 of an agencys prime contracts for small
  businesses
• 5 for small disadvantage businesses (prime
  subcontracts)
• 5 for women-owned small businesses (prime
  subcontracts)
• 3 for HUBZone businesses (prime and
  subcontracts)
• 3 for service-disabled veteran-owned small
  businesses (SDVOSBs)
• (prime subcontracts)

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Value Proposition

• FAS Multiple Award Schedule contracts provide
  ready to use ordering vehicles
• Substantial selection of qualified contractors
• Greater efficiency of time management in
  acquisition by eliminating front-end work
• Free online tools make it easy and fast to get
  quotes
• Flexibility to structure task orders your way
  including customized terms and conditions
• Total solutions for complex requirements
  including services and products
• BPAs can streamline ordering across the
  organization
• Market research is simple

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What are your options?

• Other Government IDIQs - May not provide a total
  solution, limited scope of contractors
• Open Market - Lengthy procurement process
  depending on dollar value
• GSA Multiple Award Schedule contracts
• -Offers a broad range of services and products
  so a total solution can be ordered,
  easy to use, can obtain socio-economic goals
  through evaluation process, no maximum
  dollar values, latest technology,
  significant contractor capacity

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Contractor Team Arrangement

• Scientific Equipment and Services
• Schedule 66
• Environmental Services
• Schedule 899
• Facilities Maintenance and Management
• Schedule 03FAC
• Energy Management Support and Service Solutions

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Blanket Purchase Agreement

• Vulnerability Assessments
• Electronic Recycling
• Waste Management Surveys
• Environmental Compliance Audits
• Training

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Its Easier Than You Think!

• Streamlined procurement process
• Saves time administrative costs
• Flexible (can add agency-specific clauses)
• Quick access to experienced contractors
• Compliance with applicable laws/regulations
• Pricing determined fair and reasonable
• Helpful e-tools (GSA Advantage!/e-Buy)

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Success Story NPS Green Solution

• National Park Service - Denver, Colorado
  established a multiple BPA with contractors on
  GSA Schedule 899.
• Requested professional, technical, and/or
  engineering services including personnel, field
  services, laboratory testing, equipment, and
  related services.
• 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.

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Success Story - USDA Green Solution

• USDA Olympic National Forest used Schedule 899
  to assess the design, operational performance of
  sewage disposal systems on 68 tracts bordering
  Lake Quinault.
• Contractor engineers immediately commenced work
  to address key environmental issues. Findings
  substantiated the concerns of FS scientists about
  possible degradation of a pristine body of water
  in the trust of the Quinault Nation.
• By submitting a detailed report on conditions
  encountered, the agency was equipped to fully
  cope with this potential problem.

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Success Story - GSA Green Solution

• 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.
• The onsite inspection performed identified mostly
  chemical wastes and electronics.
• Contractor properly disposed of each item at a
  Washington State Licensed Recycling/Disposal
  Facility.

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Success Story - USACE Green Solution

• USACE for the DOE used a schedule specialist to
  drill, install and test more than 50 monitoring
  wells.
• 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 54M.
• 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.
• The Schedule was chosen by the USACE DOE
  because it was readily available, easy to use,
  and provided overall best value.

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What Does GO GREEN Mean?

• Alternative fuel, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid
  electric vehicles
• Energy efficiency, energy savings and renewable
  energy
• High performance buildings, resource
  conservation, and reduction of water consumption
• Pollution prevention, waste management, and
  recycling systems

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What is an Environmental Management System (EMS)?

• A set of processes and practices that enable an
  organization to reduce its environmental impacts
  and increase its operating efficiency
• The EMS goal is to manage our impact on the
  environment through a process of continual
  improvement

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The EMS Leads to Continual Improvement
Plan
Act
Do
Check
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Why Develop an EMS?

• Prevent pollution and conserve resources
• Increase efficiency
• Reduce costs
• Enhance employee morale
• Improve public awareness of environmental issues
  and responsibilities

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Whats in Electronic Products?

• Combination of precious metals, engineered
  plastics, glass, and other materials (all
  valuable resources)
• Some products contain hazardous or toxic
  substances
• (e.g., lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium) found
  in
• Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs)
• Circuit boards
• Batteries
• Mercury switches

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Making Green Procurement Work For You

• Majority of Federal products and services are
  purchased through Government performance-based
  contracts
• 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

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Schedule 899 Supports Four E.O. Goals

• Procurement
• Pollution Prevention
• Electronics Management
• Environmental Management Systems

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Schedule 899 Procurement

• Use of sustainable environmental practices
• Government electronic procurement
• Access to environmentally-sound contractors
• Compliant with applicable laws/regulations

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Schedule 899 Pollution Prevention

• 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

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Schedule 899 Electronics Management

• Environmentally sound management practices
• Compliant with environmental laws/regulations
• Establishment and/or operation of waste
  management/recycling systems
• Management and oversight of hazardous materials
  disposal operations
• Excess/surplus inventory transfer and/or disposal

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Schedule 899 Environmental Management Systems
(EMS)

• ISO 14000 and Environmental Management Systems
• Standard requirements or guidance on good
  management practice
• Development of both the EMS and the supporting
  audit program
• Providing an EMS that operates in an
  environmentally sustainable manner

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Questions and Answers
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Environmental Schedule 899 Contacts

• Carolyn DiCugno, Business Management Specialist
• [phone]
• carolyn.dicugno_at_gsa.gov
• Mary Mitton, Senior Contracting Officer
• [phone]
• Mary.mitton_at_gsa.gov
• Katherine Jocoy, Supervisory Contracting Officer
• [phone]
• Kathy.jocoy_at_gsa.gov

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Helpful Web Addresses

• Schedule 899 Homepage www.gsa.gov/environmentals
  ervices
• GSA Homepage - www.gsa.gov
• Information About The MAS Program -
  www.gsa.gov/schedules
• GSA Advantage! - www.gsaadvantage.gov
• GSA eLibrary - www.gsa.gov/elibrary

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Helpful Web Addresses

• e-Buy - www.gsa.gov/ebuy
• Schedules Ordering Guide - http//apps.fss.gsa.gov
  /cmls
• Search for Desk Reference Guide
• Customer Service Director Contact Info -
  www.gsa.gov/csd
• Additional Information on Services Schedules
  Ordering - http//schedulesolutions.net/
• Helpful Search Tool - http//sites.google.com/site
  /advantageplusbeta/

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