**Air Resource Specialists, Inc. (ARS)**

**Environmental Services Contract GS-10F-0046U**

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**1901 Sharp Point Drive, Suite E**

**Fort Collins, Colorado 80525-4429**

**GSA Contract Information**

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FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE

AUTHORIZED FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CATALOG AND PRICE LIST

**Federal Supply Group: 899 -- Environmental Services Class: F999**

**Contract Number: GS-10F-0046U**

**Contract Duration: November 20, 2007 through November 19, 2012**

SPECIAL ITEM NUMBERS (SINs): SIN 899-1, 899-2, 899-6, AND 899-7

RECOVERY PURCHASE SINs: 899-1RC, 899-2RC, 899-6RC, AND 899-7RC

**Business Size: Small Business**

**Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number: 10-255-0670**

**Catalog Table of Contents:**

[Ordering Contract Services](#OLE_LINK1)

> [Customer Information](#OLE_LINK2)
>
> [Company Overview](#OLE_LINK3)
>
> [Price List](#OLE_LINK4)
>
> [Professional Labor Categories and Qualifications](#OLE_LINK5)
>
> Services and Experience

-   [SIN 899-1 & 899 1RC - Environmental Planning Services and
    Documentation](#OLE_LINK6)

-   [SIN 899-2 & 899 2RC - Environmental Compliance
    Services](#OLE_LINK7)

-   [SIN 899-6 & 899 6RC - Environmental Advisory Services](#OLE_LINK8)

-   [SIN 899-7 & 899 7RC - Geographic Information Services](#OLE_LINK9)

[]{#OLE_LINK1 .anchor}**Ordering Contract Services**

Air Resource Specialists, Inc. (ARS) was awarded GSA Environmental
Services Contract No. GS-10F-0046U in November 2007. The contract
provides for orders to be placed as Fixed-Price, Labor-Hour, or
Time-and-Materials task orders using the labor categories and ceiling
rates defined in this catalog (see [Price List](#OLE_LINK4)).

This contract is available for use by:

-   All federal government agencies and specified organizations

-   Executive agencies

-   Other federal agencies

-   Mixed-ownership government corporations, as identified in the
    government Corporation Control Act

-   The District of Columbia

-   Government cost-reimbursement contractors, authorized in writing by
    a federal agency pursuant to 48 CFR 51.1, and other activities and
    organizations authorized by statute or regulation to use GSA as a
    source of supply

-   Tribes and tribal organizations, as provided in Section 102(13) of
    Pub. L. 103-413

> ARS is also authorized to sell their services to state and local
> government entities via the Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program
> ![](media/image3.png){width="0.2604166666666667in"
> height="0.13541666666666666in"} (RC Specialty Item Numbers).

## 

## For more information on ordering from Federal Supply Schedules, select the "*For Customers -- Ordering from Schedules*" link on the left side of the [**GSA Supply Schedules**](http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/channelView.do?pageTypeId=8199&channelPage=/ep/channel/gsaOverview.jsp&channelId=-13463) page. You may also consult with your internal contracting support personnel or the GSA point of contact noted below.

**[ARS Point of Contact for Orders and Services:]{.underline}**

Kristi Savig - GSA Contracting Specialist

David Dietrich - Executive Vice President and GSA Contract
Administration

Joe Adlhoch - President

Telephone: 970-484-7941, Fax: 970-484-3423

e-mail: <environmentalss@air-resource.com>

Web site: [http://www.air-resource.com](http://www.air-resource.com/)

**[GSA Government Point of Contact:]{.underline}**

Mary E. Mitton (Contracting Officer)

Phone: 253-931-7073

e-mail: <mary.mitton@gsa.gov>

[]{#OLE_LINK2 .anchor}![](media/image2.png){width="2.729861111111111in"
height="1.09375in"}**Customer Information**

Contract Number: GS-10F-0046U

Contractor: Air Resource Specialists, Inc.

Company Internet Site:
[http://www.air-resource.com](http://www.air-resource.com/)

Awarded Special Item Number (SINs) services:

> [SIN 899-1 & 899 1RC - Environmental Planning Services and
> Documentation](#OLE_LINK6)
>
> [SIN 899-2 & 899 2RC - Environmental Compliance Services](#OLE_LINK7)
>
> [SIN 899-6 & 899 6RC - Environmental Advisory Services](#OLE_LINK8)
>
> [SIN 899-7 & 899 7RC - Geographic Information Services](#OLE_LINK9)

Maximum Order: \$5,000,000.00

Minimum Order: \$100.00

Geographic Coverage (delivery area): Domestic only

Point(s) of production: Fort Collins, Colorado (Larimer County)

Discount from list prices or statement of net price: Government net
[prices](#OLE_LINK4) (discounts already deducted)

Quantity discounts: None Offered

Prompt payment terms: Net 30 days

Notification that government purchase cards are accepted up to the
micro-purchase threshold: Yes

Notification whether government purchase cards are accepted or not
accepted above the micro-purchase threshold: ARS will accept over
\$2,500

Foreign items (list items by country of origin): None

Time of Delivery: To be negotiated with ordering agency for each Task
Order.

> Expedited Delivery: To be negotiated with ordering agency for each
> Task Order.
>
> Overnight and 2-Day Delivery: To be negotiated with ordering agency
> for each Task Order.
>
> Urgent Requirements: The "Urgent Requirements" clause of this contract
> is applicable. Ordering agency can contact the contractor's
> representative to affect a faster delivery.

F.O.B Points(s): Destination

Ordering Address: Air Resource Specialists, Inc.

> Attn: David Dietrich (GSA Contract Administration)
>
> 1901 Sharp Point Drive, Suite E
>
> Fort Collins, Colorado 80525-4429

Ordering procedures: For supplies and services, the [ordering
procedures](#OLE_LINK1) information on Blanket Purchase Agreements
(BPAs), and a sample BPA can be found at the GSA/FSS Schedule homepage
(fss.gsa.gov/schedules).

Payment address: Air Resource Specialists, Inc.

> Attn: Accounts Receivable
>
> 1901 Sharp Point Drive, Suite E
>
> Fort Collins, Colorado 80525-4429

Environmental attributes, (e.g., recycled content, energy efficiency,
and/or reduced pollutants): N/A

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number: 10-255-0670

Air Resource Specialists, Inc. is registered in the Central Contractor
Registration (CCR) database.

[[]{#OLE_LINK3 .anchor}**Company
Overview**](http://www.air-resource.com/about-us.php) *-
http://www.air-resource.com/*

Air Resource Specialists, Inc. (ARS) specializes in ambient air quality
monitoring, modeling, permitting, analysis, and research. Areas of
special expertise include:

-   Criteria pollutant, visibility, meteorology, and air toxic
    monitoring;

-   Data analysis;

-   Research, audit, and instrument services;

-   Air quality and visibility modeling; and

-   Environmental compliance services.

ARS maintains monitoring sites and supports customers throughout North
America, and has demonstrated project management experience in both
government and industrial environments. ARS staff includes more than 45
scientists, field specialists, computer scientists, and support
personnel with over 300 years of combined experience. Individuals within
ARS have been designated as contacts and will be happy to answer any of
your questions or provide you with additional information.

**[Typical ARS services associated with GSA SINs include:]{.underline}**

> SIN 899-1 & 899 1RC Environmental Planning Services and Documentation

-   *Environmental Impact Statements under NEPA*

-   *Air Modeling*

> SIN 899-2 & 899 2RC Environmental Compliance Services

-   *Regulatory and Research Monitoring*

-   *Environmental Compliance Audits*

-   *Permitting*

-   *Spill Prevention/Control and Countermeasure Plans*

-   *Community Right-to-Know Act Reporting*

> SIN 899-6 & 899 6RC Environmental Advisory Services

-   *Environmental Regulation*

> SIN 899-7 & 899 7RC Geographic Information Services

-   *Data Interpretation*

Brief descriptions of ARS' experience related to each SIN follow below.

**[Satisfied ARS Clients include:]{.underline}**

-   Department of Interior

    -   National Park Service

    -   Bureau of Land Management

-   Department of Defense

-   National Laboratories

-   Department of Agriculture

    -   USDA Forest Service

-   Environmental Protection Agency

[]{#OLE_LINK4 .anchor}**Price List**

GSA Contract GS-10F-0046U includes labor categories subject to the
requirements of the Service Contract Act (SCA) (non-exempt labor
categories). The prices for the indicated non-exempt labor categories
are ceiling rates based on the U.S. Department of Labor Wage
Determination Numbers. Should the Contractor perform in an area with
lower SCA rates, resulting in lower wages being paid, the prices offered
to the ordering agency will be discounted accordingly.

Table 1

Air Resource Specialists, Inc. Price List

Year 1 -- November 20, 2007, through November 19, 2008

  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------
  **Labor Category**                                        **Hourly GSA
                                                            Rate**[^1]

  Senior Scientist/Program Manager                          \$158.68

  Sr. Project Manager                                       \$145.08

  Project Manager                                           \$104.28

  Sr. Programmer/GIS Specialist                             \$108.81

  QA Manager/Technical Writer                               \$95.21

  Technical Field Manager                                   \$90.68

  Programmer/Data Modeler                                   \$90.68

  Sr. Field Specialist                                      \$77.07

  Field Specialist                                          \$68.01

  Field Technician                                          \$58.94

  Sr. Project Scientist                                     \$68.01

  Project Scientist                                         \$58.94

  Electronics Technician Maintenance I                      \$68.01

  Laboratory Technician                                     \$58.94

  Sr. Data Analyst (Environmental Tech)                     \$77.07

  Data Analyst                                              \$58.94

  Data Technician                                           \$45.34

  Computer Operator III                                     \$58.94

  Computer Operator II                                      \$45.34

  Computer Operator I                                       \$40.80

  Secretary I                                               \$45.34
  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------

ARS will accept payment by Master Card, Visa, or Government Commercial
Purchase Card (GCPC) / SmartPay for purchases up to and including the
micro-purchase threshold (currently \$2,500). ARS will also accept the
GCPC/SmartPay for purchases over the micro-purchase threshold.

If required, the following items will be negotiated by individual Task
Order:

-   Terms and Conditions of Installation

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-   Terms and Conditions of Maintenance and Repair Parts

[]{#OLE_LINK5 .anchor}**Professional Labor Categories and
Qualifications**

Air Resource Specialists, Inc. (ARS) staff includes more than 45
scientists, field specialists, computer scientists, and support
personnel with over 300 years of combined experience. Areas of special
expertise include: environmental compliance; air quality and visibility
modeling; quality assurance; criteria pollutant, visibility and
meteorology monitoring; data analysis; database management; and
research, audit, instrument, and policy analysis services. Staff
scientists also contribute to air quality science by presenting papers
and participating in national, regional, and state committees and
forums.

ARS employees are categorized as exempt (salaried) and nonexempt
(hourly) as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Staff labor
is billed to federal contracts based on hours worked. There are no
uncompensated overtime hours. All overtime hours for nonexempt employees
are paid in accordance with the FLSA.

+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Table 2     |                                      |       |       |
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| P           |                                      |       |       |
| rofessional |                                      |       |       |
| Labor       |                                      |       |       |
| Categories  |                                      |       |       |
| and         |                                      |       |       |
| Qua         |                                      |       |       |
| lifications |                                      |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Labor     | **Functional                         | **Mi  | **Mi  |
| Category**  | Responsibilities/Qualifications**    | nimum | nimum |
|             |                                      | E     | Ex    |
|             |                                      | ducat | perie |
|             |                                      | ion** | nce** |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Senior      | Advanced technical and management    | M.S./ | \> 15 |
| Scientist/  | experience in environmental sciences |       | yrs   |
| Program     | and natural resources, including a   | Ph.   |       |
| Manager     | broad range of operational           | D.    |       |
|             | applications and research projects.  |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Sr. Project | Advanced expertise in one or more of | M.S.  | \> 10 |
| Manager     | the following areas:                 |       | yrs   |
|             | environmental-related compliance     |       |       |
|             | issues and federal and state         |       |       |
|             | regulations; performing and managing |       |       |
|             | ambient air monitoring and           |       |       |
|             | meteorology monitoring programs, as  |       |       |
|             | well as operating principles and     |       |       |
|             | field applications for a wide        |       |       |
|             | variety of monitoring                |       |       |
|             | instrumentation; and performing and  |       |       |
|             | managing data analysis and research  |       |       |
|             | programs, as well as data            |       |       |
|             | interpretation and/or designing and  |       |       |
|             | managing technical aspects of        |       |       |
|             | comprehensive monitoring and data    |       |       |
|             | analysis projects.                   |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Project     | Advanced expertise in one or more of | Pert  | 5-10  |
| Manager     | the following areas:                 | inent | yrs   |
|             | environmental-related compliance     | B.S.  |       |
|             | issues and federal and state         | d     |       |
|             | regulations; designing, maintaining, | egree |       |
|             | and managing ambient air monitoring  |       |       |
|             | and meteorology monitoring programs, |       |       |
|             | as well as development and           |       |       |
|             | implementation of operating          |       |       |
|             | principles and field applications    |       |       |
|             | for a wide variety of monitoring     |       |       |
|             | instrumentation; and/or performing   |       |       |
|             | and managing technical reviews, data |       |       |
|             | analysis including data              |       |       |
|             | interpretation, and research         |       |       |
|             | programs.                            |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Sr.         | Advanced expertise and experience in | Pert  | 5-10  |
| Programmer/ | one or more of the following areas:  | inent | yrs   |
| GIS         | computer software and applications   | B.S.  |       |
| Specialist  | design and development; data         | d     |       |
|             | handling and analysis; maintenance   | egree |       |
|             | of air quality database management   |       |       |
|             | systems and Web sites; design and    |       |       |
|             | development of graphical user        |       |       |
|             | interfaces and programming systems.  |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Table 2     |                                      |       |       |
| (continued) |                                      |       |       |
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| P           |                                      |       |       |
| rofessional |                                      |       |       |
| Labor       |                                      |       |       |
| Categories  |                                      |       |       |
| and         |                                      |       |       |
| Qua         |                                      |       |       |
| lifications |                                      |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Labor     | **Functional                         | **Mi  | **Mi  |
| Category**  | Responsibilities/Qualifications**    | nimum | nimum |
|             |                                      | E     | Ex    |
|             |                                      | ducat | perie |
|             |                                      | ion** | nce** |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| QA          | Advanced knowledge in the            | Pert  | 5-10  |
| Manage      | composition and editorial review of  | inent | yrs   |
| r/Technical | scientific and technical documents,  | B.A.  |       |
| Writer      | reports, training and instrument     | d     |       |
|             | operations materials, and Internet   | egree |       |
|             | publications specifications.         |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Technical   | Advanced experience with ambient air | Pert  | \>10  |
| Field       | quality and meteorological           | inent | yrs   |
| Manager     | monitoring technologies and quality  | B.S.  |       |
|             | assurance requirements necessary to  | d     |       |
|             | support EPA-reference method         | egree |       |
|             | monitoring networks. Technical Field |       |       |
|             | Manager responsibilities often       |       |       |
|             | require interfacing with field       |       |       |
|             | specialists and data analysts for    |       |       |
|             | complete oversight of network        |       |       |
|             | quality assurance.                   |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Prog        | Advanced expertise in atmospheric    | Pert  | \>10  |
| rammer/Data | science, dispersion modeling, and    | inent | yrs   |
| Modeler     | air quality regulatory models.       | M.S.  |       |
|             | Relevant experience includes         | d     |       |
|             | understanding of satellite imagery   | egree |       |
|             | for evaluating the influence of      |       |       |
|             | complex terrain on mesoscale         |       |       |
|             | meteorology.                         |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Sr. Field   | Advanced experience with ambient air | Pert  | \>10  |
| Specialist  | quality and meteorological           | inent | yrs   |
|             | monitoring technologies necessary to | B.S.  |       |
|             | support ongoing equipment            | d     |       |
|             | operations, efficient data           | egree |       |
|             | acquisition, and quality control.    |       |       |
|             | Senior Field Specialist duties often |       |       |
|             | include direction of field           |       |       |
|             | specialist and field technician      |       |       |
|             | staff and oversight of network       |       |       |
|             | personnel\'s scheduled               |       |       |
|             | responsibilities.                    |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Field       | Qualifications include experience    | Pert  | 5-10  |
| Specialist  | with ambient air quality and         | inent | yrs   |
|             | meteorological monitoring            | B.S.  |       |
|             | technologies necessary to support    | d     |       |
|             | ongoing equipment operations,        | egree |       |
|             | efficient data acquisition, and      |       |       |
|             | quality control.                     |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Field       | Qualifications include relevant      | High  | 0-5   |
| Technician  | experience and/or training with      | S     | yrs   |
|             | ambient air quality and              | chool |       |
|             | meteorological monitoring equipment. | Di    |       |
|             |                                      | ploma |       |
|             |                                      | or    |       |
|             |                                      | equiv |       |
|             |                                      | alent |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Sr. Project | Qualifications include intermediate  | Pert  | 5-10  |
| Scientist   | expertise in one or more of the      | inent | yrs   |
|             | following areas: scientific data     | B.S.  |       |
|             | analysis protocols, data quality     | d     |       |
|             | assurance, and/or regulatory         | egree |       |
|             | analysis and interpretation.         |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Project     | Qualifications include entry level   | Pert  | 5-10  |
| Scientist   | experience in one or more of the     | inent | yrs   |
|             | following areas: scientific data     | B.S.  |       |
|             | analysis protocols, data quality     | d     |       |
|             | assurance, and/or air emission       | egree |       |
|             | calculations, and compliance         |       |       |
|             | reports.                             |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Electronics | Advanced experience with monitoring  | Pert  | \>10  |
| Technician  | instrumentation and support          | inent | yrs   |
| Maintenance | acquisition systems. Oversight       | A     |       |
| I           | responsibilities include routine     | .A.S. |       |
|             | maintenance and servicing of         | d     |       |
|             | visibility monitoring and data       | egree |       |
|             | acquisition system instrumentation.  |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Laboratory  | Qualifications include relevant      | High  | 0-5   |
| Technician  | experience and/or training in        | S     | yrs   |
|             | electronics required.                | chool |       |
|             |                                      | Di    |       |
|             |                                      | ploma |       |
|             |                                      | or    |       |
|             |                                      | equiv |       |
|             |                                      | alent |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Table 2     |                                      |       |       |
| (continued) |                                      |       |       |
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| P           |                                      |       |       |
| rofessional |                                      |       |       |
| Labor       |                                      |       |       |
| Categories  |                                      |       |       |
| and         |                                      |       |       |
| Qua         |                                      |       |       |
| lifications |                                      |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Labor     | **Functional                         | **Mi  | **Mi  |
| Category**  | Responsibilities/Qualifications**    | nimum | nimum |
|             |                                      | E     | Ex    |
|             |                                      | ducat | perie |
|             |                                      | ion** | nce** |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Sr. Data    | Qualifications include advanced      | Pert  | \>10  |
| Analyst     | expertise in one or more of the      | inent | yrs   |
| (En         | following areas to support ongoing   | B.S.  |       |
| vironmental | network operations: scientific data  | d     |       |
| Technician) | analysis protocols, data quality     | egree |       |
|             | assurance, and/or ambient air        |       |       |
|             | quality and meteorological           |       |       |
|             | monitoring technologies.             |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Data        | Qualifications include intermediate  | Pert  | 5-10  |
| Analyst     | expertise in one or more of the      | inent | yrs   |
|             | following areas to support ongoing   | B.S.  |       |
|             | network operations: scientific data  | d     |       |
|             | analysis protocols, data quality     | egree |       |
|             | assurance, and/or ambient air        |       |       |
|             | quality and meteorological           |       |       |
|             | monitoring technologies.             |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Data        | Works under direct supervision to    | Pert  | 0-5   |
| Technician  | assist in data collection and        | inent | yrs   |
|             | validation processes for air         | B.S.  |       |
|             | monitoring networks.                 | d     |       |
|             | Responsibilities include data        | egree |       |
|             | acquisition, data management, and    |       |       |
|             | data validation.                     |       |       |
|             |                                      |       |       |
|             | Relevant experience and/or training  |       |       |
|             | with scientific data analysis        |       |       |
|             | protocols, and/or ambient air        |       |       |
|             | quality and meteorological           |       |       |
|             | monitoring technologies.             |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Computer    | Position requires experience with    | Pert  | \>10  |
| Operator    | hardware and software technologies   | inent | yrs   |
| III         | necessary to support data            | B.S.  |       |
|             | acquisition, quality control,        | d     |       |
|             | processing, analysis, and reporting; | egree |       |
|             | air quality database management      |       |       |
|             | systems and Internet Web sites; GIS; |       |       |
|             | and modeling.                        |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Computer    | Position requires experience with    | Pert  | 5-10  |
| Operator II | hardware and software technologies   | inent | yrs   |
|             | necessary to support data            | B.S.  |       |
|             | acquisition, quality control,        | d     |       |
|             | processing, analysis, and reporting; | egree |       |
|             | air quality database management      |       |       |
|             | systems and Internet Web sites; GIS; |       |       |
|             | and modeling.                        |       |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Computer    | Qualifications include relevant      | High  | 0-5   |
| Operator I  | experience and/or training in        | S     | yrs   |
|             | computer technologies.               | chool |       |
|             |                                      | Di    |       |
|             |                                      | ploma |       |
|             |                                      | or    |       |
|             |                                      | equiv |       |
|             |                                      | alent |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Secretary I | Qualifications include relevant      | High  | 0-5   |
|             | experience with composition and      | S     | yrs   |
|             | editorial review of scientific and   | chool |       |
|             | technical documents, reports, and    | Di    |       |
|             | Internet publication methods.        | ploma |       |
|             |                                      | or    |       |
|             |                                      | equiv |       |
|             |                                      | alent |       |
+-------------+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+

[]{#OLE_LINK6 .anchor}**SIN 899-1 & 899 1RC Environmental Planning
Services and Documentation**

• Environmental Impact Statements under NEPA

• Air Modeling

Air Resource Specialists, Inc. (ARS) provides environmental planning
services and documentation to support federal, state, tribal, and local
government and private sector clients. ARS' in-house Environmental
Compliance Section has reviewed hundreds of permit and environmental
impact statement (EIS) modeling protocols, assessed environmental
impacts, prepared air quality EIS sections, and developed and
implemented modeling protocols for EIS documents in compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). ARS is qualified to create or
participate in any team arrangement required for EIS planning and
documentation services.

ARS environmental planning experience includes:

-   Air quality regulatory models

-   Dispersion modeling

-   Impact assessment

-   Visibility modeling

-   Stationary and mobile source analysis

-   Storm water and wastewater permitting

-   Permit applications

-   Model use publications

-   Compliance monitoring strategies

-   Management of complex projects from technical review to agency
    approval

**[Corporate Experience that highlights SIN 899-1 & 899 1RC
capabilities:]{.underline}**

**IMPROVE/National Park Service (NPS) Visibility Monitoring Program
(2001 -- Present)**

ARS supports environmental planning services for the NPS' Visibility
Monitoring Program (described in full under SIN 899-2) with respect to
air permitting regulations, including New Source Review (NSR), PSD
applicability requirements for Class I areas, modeling, and
Environmental Site Assessments (EA) and Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) preparation. Recent efforts include air quality modeling and data
analysis to support the Yellowstone Winter Use EIS and development and
application of radiative transfer models, computer image simulations and
computer image analysis (WINHAZE version.2.9.6) to predict air quality
related impacts.

**USDA-Forest Service (FS) National Ambient Air Monitoring (2002 -
Present)**

ARS provides the Forest Service air program staff with routine
compliance assistance and planning assistance with respect to air
permitting regulations, including New Source Review (NSR), PSD
applicability requirements for Class I areas modeling, as well as State
Implementation Plan (SIP), Environmental Site Assessments (EA) and
Environmental Impact Statement preparation. Recent efforts include:
review and comment of air quality impact assessment protocol for White
River Oil and Gas Amendment Resource Management Plan and EIS (2007), and
air quality modeling and documentation to support the EIS for Jicarilla
oil and gas development in northern New Mexico (2005).

**U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)**

**Wyoming State of the Atmosphere Air Quality Modeling Project (2004 --
2007)**

ARS provided complete design and operational support for the Wyoming
State of the Atmosphere Air Quality Modeling Project under the guidance
of the BLM Wyoming state office. Emission inventories, pollution
transport and dispersion modeling, and a Web site distribution process
were used to assess the cumulative impact of development in Wyoming that
is subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

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[]{#OLE_LINK7 .anchor}**SIN 899-2 & 899 2RC Environmental Compliance
Services**

• Regulatory and Research Monitoring

Air Resource Specialists, Inc. (ARS) is nationally recognized for its
expertise in air quality monitoring, modeling, analysis, and research
for federal and state agencies, regional planning organizations (RPOs),
municipalities, Indian nations, and private industry.

ARS offers a full range of traditional and special purpose monitoring
services to support compliance-related regulatory or research
requirements, including:

-   Design, implementation, coordination, and operation of monitoring
    sites, networks, major air quality field programs, and special
    studies;

-   Criteria pollutant monitoring of ambient gases and particulates
    (i.e., O~3~, SO~2~, NO~x~, CO, PM~10~, PM~2.5~, and speciated
    aerosols);

-   Meteorological monitoring including portable systems, 10 meter
    towers, tall towers, SODAR, and other configurations;

-   Visibility monitoring including digital cameras, nephelometers,
    transmissometers, IMPROVE samplers, and visibility Web sites;

-   Toxic and hazardous pollutant monitoring;

-   Data collection, validation, analysis, and reporting;

-   Research, audit, and instrument services;

-   Visibility and air quality modeling; and

-   Environmental compliance.

• Environmental Compliance Audits

• Permitting

• Spill Prevention/Control and Countermeasure Plans

• Community Right-to-Know Act Reporting

ARS supports an array of environmental compliance services from routine
audits and permit reviews to extensive facility permits, compliance
assessments, and New Source Review (NSR), New Source Performance
Standards (NSPS), Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), and
Non-Attainment area report requirements.

ARS' Environmental Compliance Section consists of highly qualified and
experienced atmospheric scientists, environmental scientists, project
engineers, and water quality specialists. These professionals help
regulated facilities, as well as reviewing agencies, identify permitting
needs and monitor compliance requirements of the Clean Air Act, Clean
Water Act, and state/local regulations. Project activities include:

-   Permit applications for new/modified plant construction (PSD, Title
    V, etc.);

-   Stormwater and wastewater discharges under the National Pollutant
    Discharge Elimination System (NPSDES);

-   Defining applicable and non-applicable regulations;

-   Compliance audits and assistance;

-   Preparation of facility air quality and stormwater permits;

-   Emission inventories;

-   Dispersion modeling and impact assessment (see SIN 899-1);

-   Air, water, stormwater, and toxic release inventories; and

-   Spill Prevention/Control and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC), National
    Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Title V permits, and
    "Form R" reports under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to
    Know Act (EPCRA).

**[Corporate Experience that highlights SIN 899-2 & 899 2RC
capabilities:]{.underline}**

**National Park Service (NPS) Gaseous Pollutant Monitoring Program
(1988-Present)**

The National Park Service established its Gaseous Pollutant Monitoring
Program (GPMP) in 1988 to monitor criteria pollutants linked to effects
on NPS resources. ARS has performed the operation and maintenance
aspects of the NPS GPMP since 1988, and the data collection, validation,
and reporting aspects of the program since 1996. Currently, the GPMP
operates more than 45 monitoring sites in over 35 units of the National
Park System. Monitored parameters include ozone, sulfur dioxide, carbon
monoxide, nitrogen oxides, meteorological, and Clean Air Status and
Trends Network (CASTNet) dry deposition filter pack sampling, and
special monitoring systems, including portable and passive ozone
monitors, pollution alert systems, and enhanced high sensitivity
monitoring systems.

ARS is responsible for site selection, installation, network operations,
instrument calibration and maintenance, site operator support,
calibration standards and certifications, quality assurance
documentation, and all other aspects of monitoring network operations.
ARS hosts the complete GPMP database which supports all aspects of data
processing and uploads all GPMP data to the EPA Air Quality System (AQS)
database. All raw ozone and particulate data are uploaded to EPA's
AIRNow contractor for inclusion in real-time national air quality maps.
ARS makes available to researchers and the public all raw and validated
GPMP data on a data request Web page linked to the NPS air quality site:
[http://ard-request.air-resource.com](http://ard-request.air-resource.com/).

**IMPROVE/NPS Visibility Monitoring Program (1983 -- Present)**

The National Park Service (NPS) Visibility Monitoring Program joined
with the Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments
(IMPROVE) program in the mid-1980s. The primary goals of the NPS/IMPROVE
programs are to establish baseline data on existing visibility
conditions in Class I areas, identify trends of deterioration or
improvement, determine the relative importance of various atmospheric
constituents to visibility impairment, determine the sensitivity of
individual areas or views, and identify potential areas of impairment.
The regulatory and research program has three components. The first
component, aerosol monitoring, measures the atmospheric aerosols
responsible for reduced visibility. The second component, optical
monitoring, measures the optical properties of atmospheric aerosols. The
third component, scene monitoring (accomplished with digital, 35mm, or
video cameras) documents the visual impairment of specific unique vistas
under degraded air quality conditions.

ARS is the prime contractor for the optical and scene portions of the
NPS Visibility Monitoring Program. ARS provides technical and
operational support services of the IMPROVE and NPS visibility
monitoring networks at up to 50 sites nationwide. Regulatory and
research monitoring services include:

-   Calibration, maintenance, data collection, processing, validation,
    reporting, and quality assurance documentation (QAPP, SOPs and TIs).

-   Research and development of visibility monitoring instrumentation
    and analysis techniques, including digital and film-based camera
    systems, transmissometers, nephelometers, and meteorological
    instrumentation.

-   Development and implementation of remote ambient sound monitoring
    instrumentation.

-   Support of field research programs, including ROMANS (Rocky Mountain
    Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur study), Yosemite Aerosol
    Characterization Study, BRAVO (Big Bend Regional Aerosol and
    Visibility Observational study), Grand Canyon Regional Aerosol and
    Visibility Study, and other major special studies.

-   Technical and operational support for the fifteen (15) site National
    Park Service air quality
    (<http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/WebCams/index.cfm>) Web-based
    digital camera network.

Compliance assistance is also provided under ARS' contract with the NPS.
Services with respect to air permitting regulations, include NSR, PSD
applicability requirements for Class I areas, modeling, and
Environmental Site Assessments and Environmental Impact Statement
preparation.

**Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Visibility
Monitoring Network**

**(2000 -- Present)**

ARS supports monitoring of air quality (O~3~, SO~2~, CO, NO~X~, & PM),
visibility, and meteorology for seven (7) monitoring stations of the
Wyoming DEQ Network. Regulatory monitoring services include site
selection, station fabrication, installation, operation, data
collection, processing, validation, analyses, reporting, QAPP, SOP, and
TI quality assurance documentation.

ARS provides enhanced data and image analyses (including event and
trends analyses), participates in regional planning meetings, and
provides specialized training and consulting on air quality and
visibility issues related to the rapidly expanding energy industry in
the state. ARS also provides complete technical and operational support
for the seven (7) site Wyoming
([http://www.wyvisnet.com](http://www.wyvisnet.com/)) Web-based digital
camera network, including operational technical support, Web server
implementation, configuration, and hosting.

**Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation -- Various Sites (1997 to Present)**

ARS provides environmental permitting and compliance services at several
locations for Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation (Abengoa), an ethanol
producer with three existing plants and additional sites under
construction or in development. ARS has provided services in Clean Air
Act and Clean Water Act permitting, including air quality permit
applications for new/modified plant construction (PSD, Title V, etc.)
and stormwater and wastewater discharges under the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). ARS provides all technical
analyses required to support these permit applications (emission
calculations, modeling, etc.) and assists the client by interacting with
the regulatory agency responsible for issuing the permit.

[]{#OLE_LINK8 .anchor}**SIN 899-6 & 899 6RC Environmental Advisory
Services**

• Environmental Regulation

Air Resource Specialists, Inc. (ARS) provides environmental data
services to support historical and ongoing research and regulatory
monitoring. Data analyses often include spatial and temporal
characterization to support national (EPA), regional, state, and urban
regulatory issues.

Deliverable products and services include:

-   Regulatory data summaries;

-   Statistical analyses and interpretation;

-   Emissions density maps;

-   Human perception of visibility studies; and

-   Internet-based data presentations.

Reports and data presentations are often presented in PDF or HTML format
for remote Internet viewing.

**[Corporate Experience that highlights SIN 899-6 & 899 6RC
capabilities:]{.underline}**

**Real-Time Data Presentations and Information Services (various
contracts)**

In conjunction with air quality related regulatory and research
monitoring services, ARS supports real-time data presentations and
information services. Current project Web sites include:

-   Arizona DEQ Phoenix Visibility Web Cameras Web site
    ([http://www.phoenixvis.net](http://www.phoenixvis.net/));

-   Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Visibility Monitoring
    Network Web site (<http://www.wyvisnet.com/index.html>);

-   USDA Forest Service Air Program Web site
    ([http://www.fsvisimages.com](http://www.fsvisimages.com/)); and

-   Gaseous Pollutant Monitoring Program (GPMP) [Project Web
    Site](http://ard-request.air-resource.com/portal/page?_pageid=34,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL)
    and database access utility
    ([http://ard-request.air-resource.com](http://ard-request.air-resource.com/)).

**Visibility Improvement - State and Tribal Association of the Southeast
(VISTAS)**

**(2002 -- Present)**

VISTAS is a consortium of states, tribes, federal land managers, and
environmental and industry groups that was established to initiate and
coordinate activities associated with the management of regional haze,
visibility, and other air quality issues in the southeastern United
States. ARS' contract services include analyses of collected particulate
matter (PM) and other visibility-related data collected by national and
local monitoring networks between 1998 and 2005. Project objectives in
support of determining com-pliance with the EPA's Regional Haze Rule
include: spatial and temporal characterization of speciated PM across
the VISTAS region, investigation of meteorological back trajectories
during periods of good and poor visibility, and recommendations for
remedying data gaps.

ARS delivered an interim report to VISTAS which is available online at:
<http://www.vistas-sesarm.org/data/dataanalysis.asp>. ARS also
co-authored a paper with VISTAS staff that summarized current findings
in these analyses. The paper, "Trends in Speciated PM~2.5~ and
Visibility across Monitoring Networks in the Southeastern US," was
published in the November 2005 issue of the Journal of the Air & Waste
Management Association.

**Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) -- Attribution of Haze (AoH)
Project**

**(2004 -- Present)**

The Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) is comprised of
representatives from cooperating western states, tribes, and federal
agencies. The WRAP was established in 1996 to develop technical and
policy tools to assist western states and tribes to comply with the U.S.
EPA Regional Haze Rule.

ARS compiled and analyzed a variety of techniques designed to attribute
haze at over 100 tribal and mandatory federal Class I areas in the
source categories and geographic regions. ARS prepared a policy-level
report and Web page presenting these results. The final Phase I project
report is available on the Web at:
<http://wrapair.org/forums/aoh/ars1/report.html>. Phase II of the
project began in 2005 and consists of development of a comprehensive
Web-based Technical Support System (TSS) which will be used by states to
support development of their Regional Haze SIPs
([http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/tss](http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/tss/)).

Additional related work for the WRAP included review and
characterization of the effectiveness of PM~10~ state implementation
plans (SIPS) in the western United States region. Work included trend
and other statistical analyses. The final report is available at:
<http://www.wrapair.org/forums/class1/projects/pm10sips/050805PM10_SIP_Review_Final_Report.pdf>.

**Environment Canada -- Lessons Learned from the U.S. Regional Haze Rule
for Managing Visibility (2008)**

In April 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
promulgated the Regional Haze Rule (RHR) to address the impairment of
visibility caused by many sources over wide geographic areas. Under the
rule, states are required to set goals for improving visibility in 156
Class I areas (State Implementation Plans, SIPs).

A Canadian visibility coordinating committee has been formed to solicit
input on the importance of visibility to various sectors and to review
visibility management options in Canada. On behalf of Environment
Canada, with the goal of learning from the United States' experience,
Air Resource Specialists surveyed a broad representation of key
stakeholders in the RHR process. The survey included participants from
the EPA, Regional Planning Organization leadership, U.S. federal land
managers, state representatives, key consultants, industry and
environmental stakeholders. Survey questions focused on stakeholders'
perceptions of:

-   The usefulness and limitations of monitoring, emissions and modeling
    methodologies, resulting data sets, and tracking metrics.

-   Policy considerations and agency roles within the RHR process.

-   Expected effectiveness of haze reduction strategies and meeting RHR
    milestones.

Also investigated was the question of how jurisdictional differences
between Canada and the United States might affect the development of a
similar rule in Canada.

[]{#OLE_LINK9 .anchor}**SIN 899-7 & 899 7RC Geographic Information
Services (GIS)**

• Data Interpretation

Air Resource Specialists, Inc. (ARS) provides environmental data
interpretation services to support historical, ongoing, and future
research and regulatory monitoring. Data analyses often include spatial
and temporal characterizations of ambient gaseous, particulate, and
visibility data, emissions densities, or model results. Air quality
data, analysis results, model inputs, and dispersion model results are
often managed and presented using a variety of Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) software packages; from the relatively simple Golden
Software MapViewer to the industry standard ESRI suite of applications.

ARS offers a wide range of data interpretation services, including:

-   Comprehensive management of environmental monitoring data and
    metadata;

-   Integrated relational databases, applications, and communication
    software;

-   Site and network data management (including full range of data
    collection, reduction, validation, analysis, archive, and
    reporting);

-   Custom data acquisition and validation;

-   Data uploads to national real-time and archive databases and Web
    sites (including AIRNow, VIEWS, and EPA's Air Quality System); and

-   Web site design, implementation, hosting, and management.

**[Corporate Experience that highlights SIN 899-7 & 899 7RC
capabilities:]{.underline}**

**Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd. (DMI) (2003 - Present)**

ARS performed a user needs analysis and a situational analysis to
determine the most cost effective hardware and software and data
structure for DMI enterprise data. An *Annual Operating Plan*
application was developed, to combine the planned data into reports and
maps for the annually reported General Development Plan. The following
applications were developed and are routinely maintained:

-   A *Landuse* application that monitors disturbances in the forest due
    to oil and gas activity (or other surface disruptions of the forest)
    and bills the surface disposition holder for the cost of the timber
    that has been removed.

-   A *Blockplanner* application that combines the information that was
    submitted in the AOP into a simple to use interface for the actual
    operational scale planning of the cutblocks, interdisposition roads
    and skid placements.

Over the past five years these applications have been upgraded to use
the latest versions of the ESRI software platform as well as the latest
Oracle data structures.

**Management of Environmental Monitoring Data (various ongoing
contracts)**

ARS developed and maintains a comprehensive Air Quality Database
Management System (AQDBMS) to hold air quality and meteorology
monitoring network data, related site information data, validation data,
diagnostic data, and parameter data. Integrated database applications
accommodate temporal, spatial, and functional variations found within
the vast array of ARS-supported monitoring networks.

ARS also hosts the complete National Park Service *Gaseous Pollutant
Monitoring Program* database (GPMP, described in full under SIN 899-2).
ARS designed data management tasks support all aspects of data
processing and required uploads to the EPA Air Quality System (AQS)
database. Raw ozone data are uploaded hourly to EPA's AIRNOW contractor
for inclusion in real-time national air quality maps. ARS assures all
validated GPMP data are available to researchers and the public on the
NPS site:
[http://ard-request.air-resource.com](http://ard-request.air-resource.com/)

**Mineral Management Services: Synthesis, Analysis, and Integration of
Meteorological and Air Quality Study Data (2006-- Present)**

ARS is working to synthesize and integrate meteorological, air quality,
and emissions data from relevant Mineral Management Service (MMS) and
oil and gas industry related studies. The project also includes
synthesis of emissions, meteorological, and air quality data available
from EPA, National Weather Service (NWS), and state and local agencies.
ARS has designed and developed an integrated database to accommodate all
of the data elements in a consistent and useable manner. The database is
managed with Oracle Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
software and supported by a Microsoft Access based user interface.

**Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) -- Emissions Data Management
System (EDMS) Project (2006 -- Present)**

Beginning in 2006, ARS has supported the design, implementation, and
operational application of the WRAP Emissions Data Management System.
The WRAP states, tribes, and other stakeholders require a common,
uniform, and accessible method to obtain, check, and analyze emissions
data used in preparation of state and tribal implementation plans (SIPs
and TIPs). The EDMS functions as an emissions data warehouse with a
Web-accessible interface. The following tasks are performed on a routine
basis:

-   Phone and email help line for user issues

-   Routine system maintenance and technical documentation

-   Implementation of enhanced report and export capabilities

-   Data input processing, conversion, and quality assurance

**Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) -- Attribution of Haze (AoH)
Project**

**(2004 -- Present)**

ARS has been a participating contractor for the WRAP AoH Workgroup
(described in full under SIN 899-6) since 2004. Under contract, ARS
compiled and analyzed a variety of techniques designed to attribute haze
at WRAP Class I areas to selected pollutants from source categories and
geographic regions. The final Phase I project report is available on the
Web at: <http://wrapair.org/forums/aoh/ars1/report.html>. Phase II of
the project began in 2005 and consists of development of a comprehensive
Web-based Technical Support System (TSS) which will be used by states to
support development of their Regional Haze SIPs
(<http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/tss>).

Additional related work for the WRAP included review and
characterization of the effectiveness of PM~10~ state implementation
plans (SIPS) in the western United States region. Work included trend
and other statistical analyses. The final report is available at
<http://www.wrapair.org/forums/class1/projects/pm10sips/050805PM10_SIP_Review_Final_Report.pdf>

[^1]: ^\*^ This table reflects Year 1 discounted GSA labor rates,
    including the Industrial Funding Fee of 0.75%.