This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) has been awarded a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant to inventory and assess brownfields sites potentially impacted by hazardous materials and/or petroleum products in Franklin County, MA. The FRCOG is seeking a qualified environmental professional services contractor to conduct Brownfields environmental assessment activities, in accordance with State and Federal requirements. The FRCOG will accept sealed proposals for Environmental Engineering Consulting Services. Contractors must submit separate sealed non-price technical proposals and price proposals, plainly marked as such, and labeled "RFP 2024-2120 Brownfields Services Proposal" in the lower left corner. If the FRCOG offices are closed for inclement weather or another unforeseeable event, proposals must be received no later than Wednesday April 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. There will be an information session on this RFP on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 in the 1 st floor conference room at 12 Olive Street, Greenfield MA 01301or join via Zoom at 10:30 a.m. Attendance at the information session is optional but encouraged. The deadline for written questions is Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Proposals that are incomplete, not properly endorsed or signed, or otherwise contrary to instructions may be rejected as non-responsive by the Chief Procurement Officer. Qualified Minority and Women owned environmental engineering consulting firms are encouraged to apply. The FRCOG reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, in total or in part, as they deem in the best interest of the public. All work undertaken by the Contractor shall be in accordance with Cooperative Agreement #BF00A01136 (included in the appendix of this RFP) between the FRCOG and the EPA and all applicable federal and state laws and requirements, including the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP), M.G.L. Ch. 21E, the National Contingency Plan (NCP), CERCLA 104(k), and all applicable federal laws and requirements include 2 CFR Part 200. The Contractor must also comply with federal cross-cutting requirements, including but not limited to: DBE requirements found at 40 CFR Part 33; OSHA Worker Health & Safety Standard 29 CFR 1910.120; Uniform Relocation Act (40 USC 61); National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC 470); Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); Permits required by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity, and implementing regulations at 41 CFR 60-4; Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, as amended (40 USC 327-333); the Anti-Kickback Act (40 USC 276c); and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as implemented by Executive Orders 11914 and 11250. Contractor must also comply with the Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements and associated U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations for all construction, alteration, and repair contracts and subcontracts awarded with funds provided under this agreement by operation of CERCLA 104(g). Assessment activities generally do not involve construction, alteration, and repair within the meaning of the Davis-Bacon Act. However, the Contractor must work the FRCOG and EPA Project Officer if there are unique circumstances (e.g., removal of an underground storage tank or another structure and restoration of the site) that indicates the Davis-Bacon Act applies to an activity the Contractor intends to carry out with funds provided under this agreement. EPA will provide guidance on Davis-Bacon Act compliance if necessary. Any reports, documents, publications or other materials developed for public distribution supported by this assistance agreement shall contain the following statement: "This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under assistance agreement #BF 00A01136 to the Franklin Regional Council of Governments. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the EPA, nor does the EPA endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document." The FRCOG will provide the Contractor with temporary signage that states that assessment activities are being funded by the EPA under a Cooperative Agreement with FRCOG. This signage must be placed in a visible location when the Contractor is on a site conducting assessment activities. The Contractor must also take a photograph of the sign in place, and email it to the FRCOG with corresponding information about the sign location and date(s) it was displayed. For sites identified by the FRCOG Brownfields Steering Committee, the Contractor will be responsible for completion of environmental site assessments in compliance with applicable State and Federal Brownfields regulations. Some of the sites for inclusion in this program have been determined and others will be selected by the FRCOG Brownfields Steering Committee after the Contractor is selected and the contract awarded.