# PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

> PREPARATION AND REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS,
> ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS, AND OTHER
> ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION

1.  INTRODUCTION

> During the next five years, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)
> Program and Field Offices nationwide, including the National Nuclear
> Security Agency (NNSA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
> (FERC) and their offices, will require contractor support services for
> the preparation of environmental impact statements (EISs),
> environmental assessments (EAs) and related documents under the
> National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); environmental reports (ERs)
> and other documentation required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
> (NRC) in its review of license applications; and, documentation
> required by other State and Federal regulators. Contractor support
> services will be required also for: preparing floodplain and wetlands
> assessments, complying with Executive Orders, statutes such as the
> National Historic Preservation Act and the Endangered Species Act and
> their implementing regulations and procedures; incorporating NEPA
> values (such as analysis of cumulative, offsite, ecological, and
> socioeconomic impacts) to the extent practicable into documents
> prepared under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
> and Liability Act (CERCLA); preparing supplement analyses, compiling
> environmental information to support the NEPA process or other
> regulatory processes, and evaluating environmental information used in
> EISs, EAs, ERs, and other environmental documents. DOE\'s NEPA
> documents often address highly controversial issues. An EIS or EA may
> be subject to rigorous review by experts in scientific and legal
> fields, federal, state, local and tribal agencies, non-governmental
> organizations, the general public, and the courts.
>
> This Scope of Work describes in a general way the range of services
> that are anticipated over the duration of this contract. A more
> specific description of individual tasks under this contract will be
> provided in each Task Order issued by an Ordering Contracting Officer.
> DOE intends to have the designated NEPA Document Manager also serve as
> the Ordering Contracting Officer's Representative; however, this may
> not be the case for all Task Orders.
>
> 2.0 BACKGROUND
>
> 2.1 NEPA is our basic national charter for the protection of the
> environment. It establishes policy, sets goals, and specifies the
> process for carrying out the policy. In part, NEPA states that all
> federal agencies shall \"utilize a systematic, interdisciplinary
> approach which will insure the integrated use of the natural and
> social sciences and the environmental design arts in planning and in
> decision making which may have an impact on man\'s environment.\"
> NEPA, at Section 102(2)(C), requires federal agencies to include in
> every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other
> major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human
> environment, a detailed statement known as an EIS on: "(i) The
> environmental impact of the proposed action, (ii) Any adverse
> environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be
> implemented, (iii) Alternatives to the proposed action, (iv) The
> relationship between local short-term uses of man\'s environment and
> the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity, and (v) Any
> irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be
> involved in the proposed action should it be implemented."

2.  The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ's) NEPA implementing
    regulations, at 40 CFR Parts 1500-1508, are binding on all federal
    agencies, and establish the minimum requirements that assure NEPA
    compliance. These CEQ regulations establish a multistage process
    that describes how the agency is to analyze and describe to the
    public and the decision maker any significant environmental impacts
    that could result from carrying out a proposed action.

3.  Most federal agencies, including DOE, have adopted additional
    binding agency-specific NEPA regulations that describe in greater
    detail how the agency will implement the requirements in the CEQ
    regulations. DOE's implementing regulations are published at 10 CFR
    Part 1021. FERC has separate NEPA regulations published at 18 CFR
    Part 380.

4.  The CEQ regulations at 40 CFR Section 1502.10 provide a recommended
    format for an EIS: (a) cover sheet, (b) summary, (c) table of
    contents, (d) purpose of and need for action, (e) alternatives,
    including the proposed action (sections 102(2)(C)(iii) and 102(2)(E)
    of NEPA), (f) affected environment, (g) environmental consequences
    (especially sections102(2)(C) (I), (ii) (iv), and (v) of NEPA),
    (h) list of preparers, (I) list of agencies, organizations, and
    persons to whom copies of the EIS are sent, (j) index,
    (k) appendices (if any).

5.  The CEQ regulations at 40 CFR Section 1508.9 describe the required
    content of an EA to include: (a) a brief discussion of the need for
    the proposal, (b) alternatives considered, as required by section
    102(2)(E) of NEPA (which states that agencies shall study, develop
    and describe appropriate alternatives to recommended courses of
    action in any proposal which involves unresolved conflicts
    concerning alternative uses of available resources), (c) an analysis
    of the possible environmental impacts of the proposed action and
    alternatives, (d) a listing of agencies and persons consulted.

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6.  The sections of an EIS or EA that describe the "purpose and need for
    agency action," "alternatives including the proposed action," and
    other policy issues will be written by DOE and provided to the
    Contractor. All other portions of an EIS or EA, if prepared by a
    Contractor, are subject to independent review and verification of
    data and analyses by DOE. DOE will write all decision documents. DOE
    may request the contractor to review those documents for technical
    accuracy.

7.  DOE's NEPA regulations at 10 CFR Part 1021 include appendices that
    list classes of actions that are normally categorically excluded,
    that is, actions that normally do not require an EIS or EA, actions
    that normally require an EA, and actions that normally require an
    EIS. DOE will determine the appropriate level of NEPA review for
    each proposed action, but Contractor support may be needed to
    compile information to aid DOE in making such determinations.

8.  The depth, subject matter, and timing of analyses necessary for the
    Contractor to prepare a DOE EIS or EA vary widely. Proposed actions,
    alternatives, and issues to be addressed in DOE's NEPA documents are
    often highly complex, and the subject areas may be technologically
    and scientifically precedent-setting, with little or no established
    protocol upon which to base an analysis. The proposed actions and
    range of alternatives to the proposed actions that may need to be
    analyzed are often unpredictable and may change during document
    preparation as the result of further consideration, public comment,
    or external developments.

9.  Examples of actions that DOE has considered in its NEPA documents
    include but are not limited to: nuclear stockpile management; spent
    nuclear fuel management; receipt and storage of foreign reactor
    fuel; tritium production; management, storage, treatment,
    transportation, and disposal of radioactive and hazardous materials
    and waste; decommissioning, decontaminating, demolition, and
    disposal of nuclear reactors and spent nuclear fuel processing
    facilities; site-wide multi-program analyses of major DOE sites;
    construction, operation, shutdown, and decommissioning of
    accelerator and synchrotron facilities, laboratory facilities, power
    transmission lines, hydropower projects, strategic petroleum
    reserves, and clean coal projects; fisheries management; wetlands
    replacement and mitigation; power marketing actions; and other
    complex topics.

10. Scheduling the analyses and NEPA document preparation is often
    challenging. For example, several EISs and EAs may be in preparation
    at a DOE Office at one time, and the subjects may be widely diverse
    within and among Offices. Different proposed actions may have
    interrelated impacts that involve more than one site. That is, the
    analysis in a NEPA document at one site could be affected by the
    analysis in a NEPA document being prepared at another DOE site, or
    by another DOE Program. There may also be periods at one or several
    DOE Offices when no NEPA documents are being prepared. Schedules
    must also recognize the NEPA requirements incorporated in DOE Order
    413.3A, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of
    Capital Assets. For these reasons, this Scope of Work does not
    specifically describe the depth, breadth, and schedule for all
    anticipated NEPA documents to be prepared during the next five
    years.

11. EIS and EA preparation requires an interdisciplinary approach that
    integrates use of the natural, physical, and social sciences and the
    environmental design arts. The preparers' disciplines must be
    appropriate to the identified scope and issues. For DOE proposed
    actions, the expertise needed in a NEPA document preparation team
    typically includes but is not limited to: waste treatment,
    management, and disposal; nuclear physics; radiation safety; health
    physics; various fields of engineering; surface and groundwater
    hydrology and water quality; geology and seismicity; air quality and
    meteorology; radioactive and chemical contaminant transport; traffic
    and transportation safety; terrestrial and aquatic ecology;
    radioecology; land use management; endangered species biology;
    fisheries; soil science; wetland management; water resource
    planning; paleontology; archaeology and cultural resources; utility
    and infrastructure design; occupational and public health and
    safety; noise; socioeconomics; visual resources; recreation;
    landscape architecture; environmental justice; and modeling,
    statistical analysis, and risk assessment under hypothetical routine
    operation, intentional destructive acts (such as sabotage and
    terrorism), and accident scenarios. The document team also requires
    preparers who are skilled in technical writing, graphics production,
    and technical and editorial quality control.

12. DOE must compile environmental information and conduct various types
    of environmental analyses and activities, sometimes in association
    with preparing a NEPA document and sometimes as a stand-alone
    evaluation required by an Executive Order, environmental statute, or
    it's implementing regulations. For example, under the National
    Historic Preservation Act, these analyses and activities may include
    identifying historic and cultural resources, assessing impacts,
    consulting with a State or Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, and
    resolving adverse impacts by mitigation. Under the Endangered
    Species Act, analyses and activities may include preparing a
    biological assessment or evaluation, assessing impacts and
    ecological risk, consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    or National Marine Fisheries Service, and developing a management
    plan for threatened or endangered species. DOE must incorporate NEPA
    values (such as analysis of cumulative, offsite, ecological, and
    socioeconomic impacts) to the extent practicable into documents
    prepared under CERCLA. DOE must also assess impacts associated with
    proposed actions on floodplains and wetlands, evaluate environmental
    information used in NEPA documents, and, as needed, evaluate the
    adequacy of an existing EIS (in a supplement analysis) or an
    existing EA.

###  SCOPE 

> The objective of this contract is to procure support services for the
> preparation of EISs, EAs and related documents under the NEPA process;
> ERs and, other documentation required by the NRC in its review of
> license applications; and, documentation required by other State and
> Federal regulators.
>
> The objective also includes procuring support services for: preparing
> floodplain and wetlands assessments, complying with Executive Orders,
> statutes such as the National Historic Preservation Act and the
> Endangered Species Act and their implementing regulations and
> procedures; incorporating NEPA values (such as analysis of cumulative,
> offsite, ecological, and socioeconomic impacts) to the extent
> practicable into documents prepared under CERCLA; preparing supplement
> analyses, compiling environmental information to support the NEPA
> process, and evaluating environmental information used in EISs, EAs,
> ERs, and other environmental documents. Henceforth in this PWS, these
> environmental activities and analyses are referred to as "other
> environmental tasks."
>
> Work will be performed for DOE, NNSA, and FERC Program and Field
> Offices nationwide based on individual Task Orders issued by Ordering
> Contracting Officers. The Contractor shall furnish all labor,
> materials, equipment, facilities, office space, transportation, and
> incidentals necessary to perform in accordance with this PWS, the
> contract, and the individual Task Orders.

3.  APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

> To help its NEPA practitioners, including contractors, DOE has
> prepared *National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Guide,* a
> three-volume compendium of laws, executive orders, regulations,
> policies, guidance, and other information. The most recent edition of
> the *Guide* is available at
> [[http://www.eh.doe.gov/nepa/guidance.html]{.underline}](http://www.eh.doe.gov/nepa/guidance.html_),
> and resources issued more recently are available at
> [[http://www.eh.doe.gov/nepa/new_guidance.html]{.underline}](http://www.eh.doe.gov/nepa/new_guidance.html_).
> The *DOE NEPA Compliance Guide* contains:
>
> Volume 1: General NEPA References
>
> Part 1. Laws
>
> Part 2. Executive Orders Concerning Environmental Matters
>
> Part 3. Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations
>
> Part 4. CEQ Guidance
>
> Part 5. Policies from Other Federal Agencies
>
> Volume 2: Department of Energy NEPA Regulations and Guidance
>
> Part 1. Regulations, Orders, and Policy
>
> Part 2. Guidance on NEPA Document Preparation
>
> Part 3. Guidance on Site-wide NEPA Reviews
>
> Part 4. Guidance on Public Participation
>
> Part 5. Guidance on Other Aspects of the NEPA Process
>
> Volume 3: Related Environmental Review Requirements
>
> This volume provides regulations for environmental review and
> consultation requirements - concerning Air Quality, Biota, Cultural
> Resources, and Land use and Special Land and Water Designations - that
> should to the fullest extent possible be conducted concurrently with
> and integrated with the NEPA process.
>
> The NEPA Document Manger for each Task Order will advise the
> Contractor of requirements and guidance of particular relevance to the
> task, and will provide the Contractor with applicable internal scoping
> procedures, public participation plan(s) and quality assurance
> plan(s), and other regulatory and guidance documents, as appropriate
> to the task.
>
> 5.0 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
>
> The Ordering Contracting Officer will issue an individual Task Order
> for the preparation of each EIS, EA, or ER, or section(s) thereof, or
> other environmental task. Technical direction for each Task Order will
> be provided by a designated DOE NEPA Document Manager once the Task
> Order has been issued by the Ordering Contracting Officer. For
> preparing all or part of an EIS, EA, or ER, a Task Order will include
> a description of the task at a level of detail commensurate with the
> complexity of the document, including:

-   General project description

-   Expected number of subtasks, number of meetings

-   Purpose and need for agency action and preliminary alternatives, if
    available

-   Extent of available information and context and relationship to
    other NEPA documents

-   Expected complexity of analyses (quantitative/qualitative)

-   Expected length of sections of the document and appendices

-   Annotated outline, if available

-   Detailed NEPA Document Checklists (EIS and EA Checklists available
    at www.eh.doe.gov/nepa/tools/guidance/volume2/index.html).

> For other environmental tasks, the Task Order will include a
> description of the task(s) at a level of detail commensurate with its
> complexity.
>
> The Contractor(s) shall perform the following as may be specifically
> defined in each individual Task Order, and as directed by the NEPA
> Document Manager:

5.  The Contractor shall submit to the Ordering Contracting Officer and
    NEPA Document Manager a disclosure statement as required by 40 CFR
    Section 1506.5(c) before beginning work on any EIS. The contractor
    shall also submit to the Ordering Contracting Officer and NEPA
    Document Manager a disclosure statement for an EA, ER or other
    environmental task. If the Contractor decides that the appearance of
    a conflict of interest is possible or that a conflict exists, the
    Contractor shall describe the circumstances or conditions that
    create the conflict or appearance of conflict, and any mitigating
    measures the Contractor intends to implement to resolve the conflict
    or the appearance of a conflict. If the Ordering Contracting Officer
    determines that no mitigation will adequately address the conflict,
    the Contractor will not be assigned to that particular task. The
    Contractor shall also assure that each proposed subcontractor for
    the particular task has submitted a disclosure statement to DOE.

    2.  The Contractor shall comply with DOE and site safeguards and
        security requirements to obtain entry to DOE facilities and in
        access to and handling of classified information. The Contractor
        shall provide an adequate number of personnel who hold DOE \"Q\"
        or equivalent federal clearances or who have held a DOE \"Q\" or
        federal equivalent clearance within the past four years and for
        whom not more than four years have passed since the last
        security clearance investigation. If a classified appendix to an
        EIS, EA, or ER is required, the Contractor shall prepare this
        classified appendix as directed and will do so in either a
        DOE-approved secure facility or DOE-secured space. The
        Contractor shall comply with DOE and site environment, safety
        and health requirements.

    3.  The Contractor shall use commonly available word processing
        software, such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect, for the
        preparation of all deliverable documents. Software specifically
        required by a NEPA Document Manager for preparing an EIS, EA,
        ER, or other deliverable will be identified in the Task Order.
        Software used for analyses and modeling may be proprietary but
        calculations and results obtained from applying such software
        must be provided to the NEPA Document Manager.

    4.  For an EIS, EA, or ER, the Contractor shall prepare a project
        management plan based on the Task Order description and/or NEPA
        Document Checklist. For other environmental tasks, the NEPA
        Document Manager will specify whether a project management plan
        is required. The project management plan shall be prepared after
        DOE provides the statement of purpose and need, and will be
        reviewed and revised by the Contractor as necessary at the two
        following stages: (a) with the preliminary draft document,
        and (b) with the preliminary final document. The project
        management plan shall identify whether and how each task element
        is addressed in the document. For an EIS or EA, DOE may use the
        NEPA Document Checklist to verify whether all elements of the
        Task Order are identified and appropriately addressed.

    5.  The Contractor shall implement a formal change control process
        and prepare a report that identifies the cost of a draft EIS,
        EA, and ER and each revision submitted to DOE for review so that
        the incremental costs of changes and corrections may be tracked.
        Costs for other environmental tasks also will be tracked by
        formal change control processes and reporting.

    6.  If necessary, DOE will provide to the Contractor or assist in
        obtaining existing information, such as environmental baseline
        information, pertinent to a task. The Contractor shall provide
        personnel with interdisciplinary areas of expertise as
        applicable to the task to independently assess the adequacy and
        completeness of this information; bring data gaps, omissions,
        and inconsistencies to the attention of DOE; and, if required,
        conduct additional data collection and field studies under a
        data collection plan approved by the NEPA Document Manager. The
        Task Order, schedule, and budget will be modified by DOE as
        appropriate. The Contractor shall maximize the use of existing
        EAs and EISs and their associated administrative records. The
        Contractor also shall maximize the use of existing programmatic,
        environmental, and safety documents to prepare each EIS, EA, or
        ER, or for other environmental tasks.

    7.  The contractor shall coordinate with DOE on acceptable levels of
        data analysis and on assumptions, analytical methods, and
        modeling. Prior to commencement of work, the contractor shall
        submit to and obtain the approval of the DOE NDM a Quality
        Assurance Plan that conforms to the requirements of DOE Order
        414.1C, Quality Assurance (and any revisions to the Order or any
        guidance issued by the Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance) and
        addresses aspects of the work that may be unique or require
        particular attention due to the nature of the data or the issues
        involved.

    8.  The Contractor shall integrate data and analysis supplied by
        supporting or cooperating DOE, state, tribe and other federal or
        Contractor personnel who may be asked by DOE to provide input or
        information in specialized areas of jurisdiction or expertise.

    9.  The Contractor shall identify and analyze the environmental
        impacts of the proposed action and each of the alternatives in
        an EIS, EA, or ER. This may include but not necessarily limited
        to: conducting literature searches; modeling; preparing graphs,
        maps, charts and tables; calculating; interpreting samples;
        interviewing experts; and documenting such research, analyses,
        or use of professional judgment in the absence of preexisting
        information.

    10. The Contractor shall prepare a draft and final EIS, EA, or ER,
        and compile the associated administrative record. The order and
        categorization of the administrative record documents shall be
        according to a system specified by DOE. The content of the
        administrative record shall be specified by the NEPA Document
        Manager and shall be compiled and maintained by the Contractor
        in accordance with relevant DOE Orders concerning records
        management. The Contractor shall keep the administrative record
        current with the development of each EIS, EA, or ER. The
        administrative record will include such things as materials
        which reflect significant changes in thinking on the project,
        that is, memoranda that raise important issues or criticize the
        assumptions or approaches or conclusions, all formal published
        agency notices and documents and comments, original copies of
        field notes, reference documents, studies, model runs,
        supporting analyses, photographs, graphics, and maps used in the
        preparation of the EIS, EA, or ER. The administrative record for
        an EIS, EA, or ER is the property of DOE. The NEPA Document
        Manager may direct the Contractor to transfer the administrative
        record to DOE at any time during the EIS, EA, or ER preparation
        process and the Contractor shall comply within five days of
        notification.

    11. The Contractor shall identify and describe mitigation measures
        and prepare a draft mitigation action plan if needed. During the
        course of the analysis for an EIS or EA, it may become apparent
        that mitigation could reduce, avoid, eliminate, or compensate
        for the environmental impacts of a proposed action or
        alternative. If the analyses indicate the potential for such
        mitigation, the Contractor shall identify mitigation measures
        for DOE to consider incorporating into the proposed action, an
        alternative, or a mitigation action plan.

    12. In the preparation of an EIS, EA, or ER, or for other
        environmental tasks, the Contractor may be required to support
        DOE in interactions with federal, state and local agencies,
        tribes, interested organizations, and the public. This support
        may include assisting DOE in consulting with federal or state
        agencies and organizations such as the U. S. Fish and Wildlife
        Service, National Park Service, Army Corps of Engineers,
        Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and NRC regarding
        compliance with laws, regulations, licensing and permitting
        protocols, and other requirements. The support may also include
        assisting DOE in consulting with state agencies concerning
        permit requirements and with tribes concerning land use, treaty,
        or cultural issues.

    13. As requested, the Contractor shall provide support to DOE in
        developing and implementing a public participation plan for an
        EIS or EA. This support may include, among other activities,
        routine and special mailings, preparing presentation materials,
        establishing and staffing a toll-free telephone line, and other
        forms of communication.

    14. As requested, the Contractor shall support public scoping
        meetings, information meetings, and public hearings on an EIS or
        EA. The NEPA Document Manager will designate the locations of
        the meetings or hearings and the Contractor shall make
        arrangements for the facility, date, and time for each meeting
        or hearing; provide publicity, setup, registration for
        attendees, security, handouts, copying and distribution, audio
        visual and computer support, moderator, court reporter, language
        translator, and takedown support; assist in preparing written
        instructions for hearing officials, including opening and
        closing statements, if necessary; assist with preparing
        presentation materials; and provide timely distribution of
        transcripts and written comments to public reading rooms and
        interested parties.

    15. Preliminary Draft: The Contractor shall prepare a preliminary
        draft EIS, EA, or ER for internal DOE review and shall
        participate in such review as required. The Contractor shall
        support the compilation, tracking, answering, and resolution of
        comments on the preliminary draft of an EIS, EA, or ER and make
        revisions.

    16. Draft: The Contractor shall prepare a draft EIS, EA, or ER that
        includes corrections, revisions, additions, and deletions based
        on comments received on the preliminary draft. The Contractor
        shall identify and track comments and related text changes. The
        Contractor shall provide copies of a draft EIS and EA, or ER, to
        the NEPA Document Manager for DOE internal distribution and
        approval.

    17. Environmental Report for NRC License Application: There is no
        requirement for submission of the Draft ER to NRC or any other
        regulatory agency for review. The Draft ER would be revised on
        the basis of DOE internal comments and finalized as the ER to be
        submitted with the license application. After NRC\'s review of
        the ER as part of the license application, the contractor shall
        prepare Supplement to the ER as directed by the NEPA Document
        Manager. The contractor shall maintain the capability to
        generate additional copies of the ER or any supplement(s) to the
        ER for subsequent distribution to parties and Boards in the NRC
        proceeding; Federal, State, and local officials; and any
        affected Indian tribes, as directed by the NEPA Document
        Manager.

    18. Draft EIS or EA (printed): The Contractor shall prepare a
        camera-ready copy and/or electronic file of a draft EIS or EA
        suitable for printing by the Government Printing Office, and
        deliver the copy at a time and place designated by the NEPA
        Document Manager. The NEPA Document Manager may direct the
        Contractor to procure printing through the Government Printing
        Office \[Public Law 102392, Section 207(a)(1)\]. The estimated
        number of printed copies needed, maximum and minimum, will be
        identified in the Task Order for an EIS or EA.

    19. Draft EIS or EA (copies): The Contractor shall make copies of a
        draft EIS or EA in the number determined by the NEPA Document
        Manager. The estimated number of copies needed, maximum and
        minimum, will be identified in the Task Order for an EIS or EA.

    20. The Contractor shall assist in preparing news releases,
        distribution lists, and distribution letters, and support the
        distribution of a draft EIS or EA by packaging and mailing the
        document as directed.

    21. The contractor, as requested, shall make copies of all cited
        reference material available at DOE Public Reading Rooms or
        other such publicly accessible locations no later than the date
        the Environmental Protection Agency\'s Notice of Availability
        appears in the Federal Register. Each Friday (or Thursday, if
        Friday is a Federal Holiday), EPA publishes in the FR a listing
        of all EISs filed the previous week.

    22. The Contractor, as requested, shall assist in the process for
        filing a draft EIS with the Environmental Protection Agency.

    23. The Contractor shall categorize, collate, and assist DOE in
        analyzing comments received on a draft EIS or EA . The
        Contractor shall assist in the preparation of responses to all
        comments for incorporation into the final EIS or EA and shall
        identify and prepare necessary revisions, or conduct further
        analyses based on those comments.

    24. Preliminary final: The Contractor shall prepare a preliminary
        final of an EIS or EA that incorporates any additional technical
        data received after publication of the draft, and any revisions
        resulting from comment on the draft, and distribute copies for
        internal DOE review.

    25. Final: The Contractor shall prepare copies of a final EIS or EA
        that include corrections, revisions, additions, and deletions
        based on comments received on the preliminary final. The
        Contractor shall identify and track comments and related text
        changes. The Contractor shall provide copies of a final EIS or
        EA to the NEPA Document Manager for internal DOE distribution
        and approval.

    26. Final (printed): The Contractor shall prepare a camera-ready
        copy and/or electronic file of a final EIS or EA suitable for
        printing by the Government Printing Office and deliver the copy
        at a time and place designated by the NEPA Document Manager. The
        NEPA Document Manager may direct the Contractor to procure
        printing through the Government Printing Office \[Public Law
        102392, Section 207(a)(1)\]. The estimated number of printed
        copies needed, maximum and minimum, will be identified in the
        Task Order for an EIS or EA.

    27. Final (copies): The Contractor shall make copies of a final EIS
        or EA in the number specified by the NEPA Document Manager. The
        estimated number of copies needed, maximum and minimum, will be
        identified in the Task Order for an EIS or EA.

    28. The Contractor shall assist in preparing news releases,
        distribution lists, and distribution letters, and support the
        distribution of a final EIS or EA by packaging and mailing the
        document as directed.

    29. The contractor, as requested, shall make copies of all cited
        reference material available at DOE Public Reading Rooms or
        other such publicly accessible locations no later than the date
        the Environmental Protection Agency\'s Notice of Availability
        appears in the Federal Register. Each Friday (or Thursday, if
        Friday is a Federal Holiday), EPA publishes in the FR a listing
        of all EISs filed the previous week.

    30. The Contractor, as requested, shall assist in the process for
        filing a final EIS with the Environmental Protection Agency.

    31. The Contractor shall provide data collection and
        analysis/evaluation for other environmental tasks. The
        Contractor shall provide supporting documentation in draft,
        respond to comments, prepare finals as required, and support DOE
        in compliance with applicable requirements.

> 6.0 DELIVERABLES
>
> The type, number, and schedule of deliverables will be specified and
> shall be provided in accordance with an individual Task Order, which
> may require the Contractor to provide one or more of the following
> deliverables. Unless otherwise specified in the Task Order,
> deliverables shall be provided to the NEPA Document Manager for
> review/approval. An individual Task Order may specify that the
> Contractor shall:

6.  Provide a project management plan, data collection plan, analysis
    and quality assurance plan at the beginning of the task, and revise
    these as directed.

    2.  Provide monthly progress and management reports showing both
        dollars and labor hours for each draft and each revision of an
        EIS, EA, ER, or other environmental task, as well as percent of
        total funds spent toward Task Order deliverables.

    3.  Provide and distribute copies of a preliminary draft EIS, EA,
        ER, or other environmental task, and copies of all cited
        references.

    4.  Design, prepare and provide a draft report of proposed
        mitigation measures or a draft mitigation action plan.

    5.  For a draft EIS, EA, ER, or other environmental task approved by
        the NEPA Document Manager, provide a camera-ready and/or
        electronic file copy suitable for printing, procure printing for
        the number of copies specified, or make the number of copies
        specified.

    6.  Prepare draft distribution lists and draft transmittal letters
        for a draft EIS or EA.

    7.  Deliver and distribute copies of a draft EIS, EA or other
        materials related to EIS or EA preparation, such as may be
        provided to a public reading room.

    8.  Prepare and provide materials to support public involvement such
        as signup sheets, posters, comment forms, and handouts.

    9.  Provide copies of transcripts of the public scoping meetings and
        hearings on a draft EIS (or EA if required) for distribution
        within DOE and to public reading rooms.

    10. Provide draft responses to agency and public comments on a draft
        EIS, EA, ER, or other environmental task.

    11. Provide an ER revised in response to DOE and NRC comments
        suitable for submission in a license application package.

    12. Provide and distribute copies of a preliminary final EIS and EA.

    13. For a final EIS or EA approved by the NEPA Document Manager,
        provide a camera-ready and/or electronic file copy suitable for
        printing, procure printing for the number of copies specified,
        or make the number of copies specified.

    14. Prepare draft distribution lists and draft transmittal letters
        for a final EIS or EA.

    15. Distribute copies of a final EIS or EA and other materials
        related to EIS or EA preparation, such as may be provided to a
        public reading room.

    16. Compile and catalog an AR file for an EIS, EA, or ER and keep it
        current with the development of the EIS, EA, or ER. The
        Contractor shall deliver the AR file to a place designated by
        the NEPA Document Manager.

    17. Provide electronic copies of a final EIS, EA, ER, or other
        environmental task as specified the NEPA Document Manager.

    18. Prepare deliverables and/or other documentation as specified in
        individual Task Orders for other environmental tasks.

> 7.0 TIME FRAMES FOR COMPLETION OF DELIVERABLES
>
> The NEPA Document Manager will designate in the Task Order a date for
> each deliverable specified in the Task Order. The Contractor should
> plan to complete an EA in 120 days from DOE\'s EA determination to the
> decision to proceed with an EIS or issue a finding of no significant
> impact. The Contractor should plan to complete an EIS in 15 months
> from DOE issuing a notice of intent to approving a final EIS. The
> Contractor should plan to complete an ER in 180 days from issuance of
> the Task Order. These time periods are goals; they may be extended or
> reduced by DOE based on the circumstances surrounding the preparation
> of an EIS, EA or ER.