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Environmental Planning Services and
Documentation
(SIN 899-1)
Our staff is expert in providing services in the following
areas:
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Verification of voluntary environmental assessment
programs
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Development and implementation of multi-party
environmental management programs
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Environmental and natural resources risk analysis
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Natural resources damage assessment
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Environmental program management
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Environmental regulation development
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Wetlands delineation and mitigation
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Endangered species assessment
SES expertise in natural
resources management and restoration includes environmental assessments and
surveys, mine reclamation, wetlands delineation, erosion and sedimentation
control planning and implementation, watershed planning assessment and
advising, environmental risk management, and surface water management. In addition, we provide environmental
database development and management support services for our clients.
Our experience in these areas includes the development and
implementation of the On-Farm Odor/Environmental Assistance Program
(OFO/EAP) and the On-Farm Assessment and Environmental Review (OFAER)
Programs for the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and America’s Clean
Water Foundation to provide on-farm environmental assessments to livestock
producers in the United States. SES provided
third-party verification of both programs from 1998 through 2002. The OFAER program is the premiere
voluntary environmental assessment program in agriculture, created to meet
the following goals:
1.
Raise the overall environmental stewardship of
livestock producers,
2.
Reduce the environmental risk associated with livestock
production, and
3.
Provide credibility to the livestock industry efforts
through environmental responsibility.
SES has worked with
private companies to conduct natural resource damage assessments to
determine financial liabilities associated with land disturbances and
damage claims. Our success in this
area stems from utilizing professionals on our staff who have the highest
level of expertise in natural resources management, including rangeland and
soil sciences, environmental restoration, and wildlife management. Success stems not only from accurately
evaluating the extent of damages, but also by using the most current
economic models and decision tree analytical methods to estimate the extent
of remedial measures necessary to restore a site to its original condition
and the cost of restoration. At the
site of a natural resources damage claim in eastern New Mexico, SES demonstrated
through field assessment and the use of economic models specific for
rangeland management that damages to 40,000 acres, resulting from a fire,
were correctly estimated at approximately $250,000 as opposed to nearly
$4,000,000 claimed by landowners.
Currently, SES is developing
analytical programs for assessing environmental risks to agriculture,
including biological or disease security risks. To do this, we are developing and testing
decision tree analytical processes to quantify potential risk scores. These scores will provide a basis for
determining relative threats to livestock and crop production
facilities. As one of many examples
demonstrating our experience in assessing environmental risks, SES compiled
information related to surface water and ground water for locations where
the client was underwriting pollution coverage, including numerous
published geological reports, use of the EPA DRASTIC Methodology, and
examination of state ground water protection zones to identify ground water
risks. Other evaluation and
assessment tools used by SES included EPA
Brownfield lists, EPA National Priorities List (NPL), university research
papers, GIS database(s) and public/city planning offices.
SES Federal Supply
Rate Schedule
Offerors shall specify the Labor Category(ies) proposed and
the hourly and daily rates for each.
Total price for Environmental Planning Services & Documentation
will be established at the time the Task/Delivery Order is placed and will
be based on the prices offered herein. The estimated number of hours
negotiated with the ordering agency and the labor category(ies) provided
will be shown on the resultant Task/Delivery Order. If the agency Contracting Officer chooses
to purchase from this SIN on a Labor Hour basis, the resultant
Task/Delivery Order shall specify the Not To Exceed price, the Labor
Category(ies), and any Other Direct Costs (ODCs). The Agency Contracting
Officer shall negotiate pricing of ODC’s in accordance with all applicable
acquisition regulations.
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