GSA Federal
Supply Schedule
899-1 Environmental
Planning Services and
Documentation
899-7 Geographic
Information Services
Contract Information
Contract No. GS-10F-0339M
June 18, 2012 – June 17, 2017
Contact
Christine L. Powell
Senior Contracts Administrator
[email protected]
RECON Environmental, Inc.
1927 Fifth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101-2358
P 619.308.9333 F 619.308.9334
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Contract No. GS-10F-0339M
Contract Information
Special Item Numbers
(SINs):
899-1
899-7
Contract Number:
GS-10F-0339M
Contract Period:
June 18, 2012 to June 17, 2017
Contractor:
RECON Environmental, Inc.
Duns Number:
09-8239510
Addresses:
1927 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 (headquarters)
2033 E. Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85719
2027 Preisker Lane, Suite G, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone/Fax:
Phone (619) 308-9333 / Fax (619) 308-9334
Points of Contact:
Sandra Fayette, Marketing Manager
[email protected]
Environmental Planning Services and Documentation
Geographic Information Services
Christine L. Powell, Senior Contracts Administrator
[email protected]
Web Site:
www.reconenvironmental.com
Business Status:
RECON is a federal small business under NAICS codes:
 541620 – Environmental Consulting
 541690 – Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
 562910 – Remediation Services
Minimum Order*:
$100
Maximum Order*:
$1,000,000. Requests exceeding the maximum order may be handled
pursuant to clause I-FSS-125.
Prompt Payment:
Net 30 days
Payment Address:
1927 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
U.S. Government Credit
Card Accepted:
Yes (contact contractor for terms and conditions)
Geographic Coverage:
Domestic only
Point of Production:
San Diego, CA
Time of Delivery:
Specified on task order
Expedited Delivery:
Contact contractor
F.O.B. Points:
Destination
Central Contractor
Registration (CCR):
Registered
ORCA:
Registered
*Ordering procedures can be found at http://www.fss.gsa.gov/schedules
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RECON Environmental,Inc.
RECON is a company of specialists that has been successfully operating since 1972. With
offices in San Diego and Santa Maria, California; and Tucson, Arizona, the firm’s experience
in providing environmental services extends throughout the western United States. We offer
our clients the best value and a commitment to excellence. RECON’s award-winning
professional staff provides technical expertise in the following areas:
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NEPA and CEQA Documents
Biological Resources
Cultural and Historic Resources
Habitat and Ecosystem Restoration
Noise Impact Analysis
Air Quality/Climate Change
Feasibility and Constraints Studies
Sustainability Analysis
Planning and Entitlement Services
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Environmental Permitting
Endangered Species Studies
Visual and Scenic Resources
Landscape Architecture
Resource Management Plans
Mitigation and Monitoring Programs
Agricultural Resources Analysis
GIS Mapping and Analysis
Native Plant Sales/Contract Growing
SIN 899-1 Environmental Planning Services and
Documentation
Environmental Planning Documentation
RECON specializes in the preparation of
environmental documents in compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We
have prepared environmental documents in
compliance with NEPA for the Department of
Defense, Department of Homeland Security,
Department of Agriculture, and Department of
the Interior. Projects include planning and
operations/ maintenance facilities, capital
improvements, habitat conservation plans,
resource management plans, renewable energy, regulatory agency permits, endangered
species incidental take permits, and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) projects.
RECON has prepared NEPA documents and technical services for a variety of clients
including the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest (NAVFAC Southwest), U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), California Energy Commission, and San Diego Gas & Electric, as well as
municipalities, water districts, and private clients in the Southwest. Types of projects have
included operation and maintenance of facilities, resource management plans, road and
utility improvements, land acquisition, recreation, flood damage reduction and ecosystem
restoration. RECON provides the full range of environmental planning documents, including:
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Environmental Assessments (EA)
Initial Studies (IS)
Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
Clean Air Act Conformity Determination
Record of Non-Applicability (RONA)
Record of Decision (ROD)
Alternatives Analyses
Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans
(INRMP)
Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plans
(ICRMP)
Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP)
Comprehensive Management Plans
Ecosystem Restoration Reports (ERR)
Feasibility and Constraints Studies
Habitat Restoration Plans
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis
RECON specialists also prepare combined environmental documents for projects in
California that require both NEPA and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review.
We perform third-party technical review and peer review of environmental documents,
coordinate hearings, facilitate public meetings, prepare materials for public presentations,
and provide expert testimony.
RECON’s Federal Team is a group of environmental professionals dedicated to serving the
needs of our federal clients. Federal Team members work collaboratively on projects and
keep abreast of current laws and policies as well as the technical aspects of their individual
disciplines.
Natural Resources and Wetlands Analyses
RECON provides complete biological and natural resource
services including wetlands and endangered species studies.
Our biologists have worked on Formerly Used Defense Sites
(FUDS) projects that have dealt with unexploded ordnance
(UXO) issues and understand the associated hazards and
safety requirements. RECON’s comprehensive biological
resources capabilities include:
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Biological feasibility surveys
General biological resource surveys
Directed surveys for threatened and endangered species
Mapping using GIS and GPS technology
Endangered species studies, permits, and planning
Mitigation and construction monitoring
Wetland delineations per USACE regulations
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Jurisdictional Waters Determinations
Coordination with USFWS:
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Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation
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Endangered Species Act Section 10(a) permits
 Coordination with USACE:
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Clean Water Act Section 404/401 permits
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USACE protocol wetland delineations
 Preparation and processing of permits in compliance with
state regulations:
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California Department of Fish and Game Section
1601/1603 agreements
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Arizona Department of Game and Fish permits
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Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources permits
 Reports and resource planning documents
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Biological assessments
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Biology technical reports
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Feasibility and constraints reports
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Wetland delineation reports
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Natural resource management plans
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Habitat conservation plans
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Habitat restoration plans
TABLE 1
SENSITIVE, THREATENED, AND ENDANGERED SPECIES PERMITS/AUTHORIZATIONS
Plants
Mammals
Invertebrates /
Insects
Reptiles and
Amphibians
Birds
 California Orcutt
Grass
 Canelo Ladies
Tresses
 Del Mar Manzanita
 Huachuca Water
Umbel
 Munz’s Onion
 No-named Navarretia
 Otay Mesa Mint
 Otay Tarplant
 Pima Pineapple
Cactus
 San Diego Ambrosia
 San Diego ButtonCelery
 San Diego Mesa Mint
 San Diego Thornmint
 Thread-Leaved
Brodiaea
 Willowy Monardella
 Pacific Pocket
Mouse
 Stephens’
Kangaroo Rat
 San Bernardino
Kangaroo Rat
 San Joaquin Kit
Fox
 Conservancy
Fairy Shrimp
 Longhorn
Fairy Shrimp
 Riverside
Fairy Shrimp
 San Diego
Fairy Shrimp
 Vernal Pool
Tadpole
Shrimp
 Vernal Pool
Fairy Shrimp
 Quino
Checkerspot
Butterfly
 Chiricahua
Leopard Frog
 Lowland
Leopard Frog
 Desert
Tortoise
(Mohave and
Sonoran)
 Flat-tailed
Horned
Lizard
 Arroyo Toad
 Burrowing Owl
 Cactus Ferruginous
Pygmy Owl
 Coastal California
Gnatcatcher
 Least Bell’s Vireo
 Northern Aplomado
Falcon
 Mexican Spotted
Owl
 Interior Least Tern
 Red-Cockaded
Woodpecker
 Northern Spotted
Owl
 Southwestern
Willow Flycatcher
 Yuma Clapper Rail
 Light-footed Clapper
Rail
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Habitat Restoration
RECON has been providing innovative approaches to
ecosystem restoration and revegetation for over 15 years. We
have extensive experience restoring a wide variety of vernal
pool, wetland, riparian, and upland habitats throughout the
southwestern United States. Through our highly qualified
restoration team of skilled biologists, field crew members, and
30-acre native plant nursery, we control all aspects of the
restoration process from seed collection and site preparation
to plant propagation, planting, and long-term site maintenance.
We have successfully developed and implemented numerous largescale revegetation and mitigation programs for a variety of natural
communities, including coastal sage scrub, maritime succulent
scrub, native grasslands, vernal pools, southern mixed chaparral,
southern maritime chaparral, freshwater marsh, coastal salt marsh,
and riparian woodland and scrub. RECON restoration ecologists are
innovators of methods and techniques to make the restoration of
natural vegetation communities on disturbed sites successful,
including large-scale topsoil and seedbank translocation, salvage and propagation of
thousands of native plants, and intensive invasive species management designed to
substantially reduce competition with non-natives.
RECON’s field crew is trained extensively in all aspects of habitat restoration. The field crew
is experienced in plant identification and can distinguish weeds from native species in all
phases of growth. Specialized field crews are created to complete specific tasks, including:
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Seed collecting, packaging, labeling, and storing
Plant propagation
Plant translocation
Plant salvage
Herbicide application
Weeding/dethatching
Irrigation/watering
Adaptive management
RECON also monitors the physical construction of the sites and conducts long-term
mitigation monitoring, usually lasting five years. Our success on projects can be attributed to
our ability to control all aspects of the restoration process. By having the planting and
maintenance crews under in-house supervision, all the restoration tasks from seed
collection to weeding are completed in a timely manner. We are highly responsive to
demanding schedules and can be available to provide restoration and consulting services
on short notice.
RECON owns and operates a large native plant nursery in south San Diego County, and
provides high volumes of plant materials at competitive prices. RECON also develops
nurseries on project-specific sites to propagate plants grown under local weather conditions,
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to reduce the cost of transport, and to increase survivability. RECON’s permanent and
project-specific facilities include timed irrigation systems, shade structures, and
greenhouses. All plants in stock are segregated by seed collection region and are labeled to
maintain genetic integrity. Highlights of our facilities include:
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30-acre nursery facility located in an ideal climatic area
with little temperature variation during the year
Storage and plant propagation areas, shade houses,
greenhouses and open fields
Full-time horticultural staff
Production of approximately 300 native species
Production of over 500,000 plants annually
Container stock grown in salvaged topsoil to ensure
mycorrhyzal inoculation
Temperature and photoperiod controlled growing areas
1 fully equipped irrigation truck
1 spray vehicle with manual hose reel return
2 spray vehicles with electronic hose reel returns
1 ATV for remote access herbicide applications
3 equipment trailers for moving field equipment to sites
6 trucks for field crew transportation
½-acre equipment and facilities maintenance yard
1,000-sq-ft equipment and supply building housing
for field equipment, uniforms, and safety supplies
California Licensed Landscape Contractor, Class C-27
California Licensed Pest Control Applicator and Advisor
Cultural and Heritage Resources
RECON archaeologists have completed cultural resources
surveys on more than 300,000 acres, and archaeological
sampling, significance determination, and data recovery on
more than 500 prehistoric and historic-era sites. RECON
understands the policies, procedures, and regulations of
federal and state resource agencies. We are
knowledgeable of NEPA, Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act, Archaeological Resource
Protection Act of 1979, and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
We are experienced in National Register of Historic Places forms and criteria for nomination,
and State of California Historic Resources inventory forms.
RECON also works with Native Americans and has an understanding of tribal issues in
relation to environmental concerns. We have worked with the California Native American
Heritage Commission and with Native American monitors during excavation in
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archaeologically sensitive lands, and have consulted with local tribes and bands regarding
traditional cultural properties.
RECON provides a wide range of cultural resources services, including:
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Surveys/Studies
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Phase I surveys to locate and inventory sites
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Phase II surveys to determine significance and
eligibility for the National Register
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Listing of Historic Properties
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Phase III studies to develop mitigation measures
including excavation and data recovery
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Architectural surveys
Evaluation of Resource Data
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Historic record/map searches and archival research
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Historic property and structure documentation through
HABS and HAER
Compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act
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Prepare nominations
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Memorandum of Agreement and Memorandum of
Understanding
Management Plans
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Mitigation and construction monitoring
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Integrated cultural resource management plans
Native American consultation
Cultural landscape studies
Educational/informational videos
Landscape Architecture
RECON has provided a full range of landscape architectural services in the Southwest. Our
experience includes:
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Preparation of grading and drainage plans
Erosion control and SWPP plans
Hardscape and paving designs
Recreation facility planning and design
Native plant surveys and inventories
Irrigation system design
Plant salvage assessments and monitoring
Development of detailed planting plans
Creative integration of habitat preservation and restoration in project planning
Working with our in-house biologists, our interdisciplinary approach to project design allows
a unique means of integrating natural resource concerns with the practicalities of landscape
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design requirements. We conduct land use planning and analysis, visual resource and
scenic quality assessments, environmental quality protection planning, vegetation
preservation design, natural resource damage assessments, site analysis and conceptual
design, specifications and materials research, and construction monitoring.
Noise Studies
RECON has conducted noise analyses for hundreds of
federal, state, and local jurisdictions. Our projects
range from documentation of traffic noise impacts
resulting from roadway projects, to general plan noise
elements, analysis of firing ranges, noise impacts to
wildlife and other sensitive receptors, and effects of
sand and gravel extraction operations. Our experience
includes community noise analysis of aircraft, traffic,
trains, construction activities, and point source noise
generators. We complete analysis for new
construction, calculating composite transmission loss for proposed buildings. We are
experienced with the FHWA Noise Prediction Model and the Traffic Noise Model. We have
the latest version of the Integrated Noise Model for calculation of airport noise impacts and
the Highway Construction Noise Model for assessing construction noise. Our acousticians
provide the following services:
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Noise measurements, both single and simultaneous locations
Model effects of mobile noise sources (e.g., traffic, railroads,
airports)
Model of stationary noise sources (e.g., pump stations, power
plants, quarries)
Model level of noise and determine subsequent impacts to
sensitive biological species such as endangered song birds
(noise sources such as construction, pump stations, vehicles,
aircraft, etc.)
Determination of impacts to sensitive species from military
activities
Noise studies in compliance with the International Building Code and Title 24 of the
California Code of Regulations (California Building Standards)
Value engineering for highway design as it relates to noise
Mitigation design for noise impacts such as sound walls and buffers
Noise technical reports
Public testimony at hearings and meetings
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Air Quality
RECON has prepared hundreds of air quality studies in compliance with federal and state
regulations for over 30 years. We have conducted air quality analyses for a myriad of capital
improvement program, infrastructure, and community support projects. Whether it's
modeling of health risks of diesel particulates or the analysis of criteria pollutants predicted
to result from construction, RECON air quality specialists have the expertise needed to
assure successful and timely project completion. RECON’s air quality services include:
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Dispersion Modeling (using models such as HARP, AERMOD, ISC, etc.)
Emissions Calculations (using models such as EMFAC, MOBILE, etc.)
Conformity analyses
Impact Analyses (using models such as URBEMIS)
Global Climate Change Assessments
Health Risk Assessments
Visual Resources
RECON’s experience in visual analysis includes
conducting
reconnaissance,
evaluation,
and
documentation in conformance with requirements of the
FHWA, the BLM, and the United States Forest Service
(USFS). RECON has direct experience in applying the
BLM Visual Resource Management (VRM) system, as
well as that of the USFS and other methods of visual
impact analysis and mitigation. The firm has specialized
experience in inventorying scenic values and
establishing management objectives for those values
through the VRM planning process, and then evaluating proposed activities to determine
conformance with management objectives. RECON also develops mitigation strategies to
revegetate disturbed areas and to reduce visual impacts (e.g., best siting of elements or use
areas, minimizing disturbance, recontouring terrain to naturalize slopes and aesthetic
treatment of degraded areas).
SIN 899-7 Geographic Information Services
RECON’s award-winning GIS department is comprised of highly skilled GIS analysts with
extensive training and experience in GIS software analysis and programming. RECON’s
GIS expertise covers data design, application development, and GIS implementation, as
well as a full range of environmental work including GIS modeling, conservation planning,
sensitive resource mapping and monitoring, vegetation and vernal pool restoration,
hydrologic modeling, and environmental impact analysis. RECON uses GIS software from
ESRI, including ArcGIS and ArcInfo, using Windows-based networked workstations as the
foundation of our GIS. RECON prepares, subscribes to, and maintains all digital spatial data
products as ArcInfo coverages, ArcView shape files, ArcGIS geodatabases and
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georeferenced imagery. RECON's GIS department uses the most up-to-date ArcGIS
software in order to extend our spatial analysis capabilities, streamline data management,
improve project efficiency, and enable us to offer our clients digital data in the newest
industry-standard formats for GIS.
RECON utilizes Trimble GPS units and an HP tablet PC field notebook computer for field
data gathering. We have the ability to provide real-time, sub-foot accuracy for all GPS data
collected. The tablet PC allows the user to bring all of the necessary GIS data and aerial
photographs into the field with them electronically, minimizing time spent in the office
preparing numerous paper field maps and post collection digitizing.
RECON is experienced in developing datasets according to the latest releases of the Spatial
Data Standard for Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment (SDSFI). Geographic and
spatial information is documented in a manner consistent with those standards published by
the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) in "Contents Standards for Digital
Geospatial Metadata." RECON’s comprehensive GIS services include:
Process Development
Needs analysis
Application development
GIS/GPS training
Emergency preparedness planning
Data Generation and Management
Sub-meter GPS mapping
Data verification and topology
Geocoding
Remote sensing
Database Development
ArcGIS geodatabase
Data conversion and integration
CADD conversion
Remote sensing
Spatial Analysis
Impact assessments
Best-fit analysis/site selection
Least cost path analysis
Multiple factor analysis
Migration pattern analysis
Pollution analysis
Environmental modeling
Predictive shade modeling
3D surface area modeling
Change analysis
Stormwater run-off modeling
Hydrologic/watershed analysis
Mapping and Cartography
Hardcopy and digital map production
Map atlas generation
Large-format high-quality printing
Public forum presentation graphics
Software
ArcGIS 9.3
3D Analyst
Spatial Analyst
AutoCAD
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Federal Regulatory Compliance and
Experience
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Federal Regulatory
Compliance
American Indian Religious Freedom
Act (AIRFA)
Archaeological Resources Protection
Act (ARPA)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Coastal Zone Management Act
(CZMA)
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA)
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Executive Order 11988, Floodplain
Management
Executive Order 11990, Protection of
Wetlands
Executive Order 11991, Protection
and Enhancement of Environmental
Quality
Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA)
Federal Noxious Weed Act
Fish & Wildlife Coordination Act
Fish & Wildlife Conservation on
Military Reservations (Sikes Act)
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA)
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES)
Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
Noxious Plant Control Act
Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA)
Water Resources and Development
Act (WRDA)
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Federal Agency
Experience
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Reclamation
Customs and Border Protection
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Department of the Interior
Department of Justice
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Highway Administration
General Services Administration
National Park Service
NAVFAC Southwest
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Navy
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Price List
AUTHORIZED FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE PRICE LIST
SIN 899-1, 899-1 AND 899-7
Labor Categories
Hourly Rate
Principal
$144.70
Senior Project Manager
$142.56
Senior
$113.18
Associate Project Manager
$128.70
Associate
$97.88
Analyst
$91.91
Assistant
$76.53
Research Assistant
$54.37
GIS Specialist
$57.36
Production Supervisor
$54.00
Production Specialist III
$55.00
Production Specialist II
$55.00
Production Specialist I
$43.27
Environmental Technician II
$65.10
Environmental Technician I
$54.40
Field Director
$107.86
Field Supervisor
$37.33
Field Assistant
$46.00
Field Crew Chief
$27.81
Field Technician
$22.46
Commercial
Labor Category
Field Supervisor
Field Assistant
Field Crew Chief
Field Technician
GSA
Labor Category
Field Supervisor
Field Assistant
Field Crew Chief
Field Technician
SCA Wage Determination
Labor Category
11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance
11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance
11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance
11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance
The Service Contract Act (SCA) is applicable to this contract and it includes SCA applicable labor
categories. The prices for the indicated SCA labor categories are based on the U.S. Department
of Labor Wage Determination Number(s) identified in the matrix. The prices offered are based on
the preponderance of where work is performed and should the contractor perform in an area with
lower SCA rates, resulting in lower wages being paid, the task order prices will be discounted
accordingly.
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Description of Labor Categories
Commercial Job Title: Principal
Minimum/General Experience: A Principal is an employee with ten (10) years of
experience in one or more of the following specialties (planner, environmental planner,
biologist, ecologist, restoration ecologist, archaeologist, air and noise specialist, visual
specialist) and is responsible for the overall management of the company. Principals are
senior-level staff members who have demonstrated exceptional skills and commitment to
warrant this level of responsibility and authority.
Functional Responsibility: Principals serve as corporate officers, group leaders, and
senior project managers. They are responsible for the long-range marketing efforts of
the company, maintaining adequate work, ensuring product and service quality, and
training and supervision of senior staff.
Minimum Education: Master’s degree plus 10 years relevant experience or BA/BS
plus 13 years relevant experience and demonstrated success at the Senior level.
Commercial Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Minimum/General Experience: A Senior Project Manager is an employee with five (5)
years of experience in one or more of the following specialties (planner, environmental
planner, biologist, ecologist, restoration ecologist, archaeologist, air and noise specialist,
visual specialist) and the requisite skills and experience to manage projects, coordinate
client contact, and supervise staff. Seniors are assigned to group leaders and may have
one or more subordinate staff members assisting them.
Functional Responsibility: Senior Project Managers are responsible for contract
compliance, sales, and marketing. Contract compliance involves completion of job
responsibilities on time, on budget, and in accordance with contractual provisions.
Additionally, Senior Project Managers have an increase in project management authority
and financial responsibility and are responsible for project managers below them. Sales
and marketing duties include promoting repeat work with existing clients and contribution
to the efforts of the firm to attract new work.
Minimum Education: Master’s degree plus eight (8) years of relevant experience or
BA/BS plus 12 years of relevant experience. Two years of the listed experience must
demonstrate successful project management.
Commercial Job Title: Senior
Minimum/General Experience: A Senior is an employee with required education and
years of experience in one or more of the following specialties (planner, environmental
planner, biologist, ecologist, restoration ecologist, archaeologist, air and noise specialist,
visual specialist) and the requisite skills and experience to manage projects, coordinate
client contact, and supervise staff. Seniors are assigned to group leaders and may have
one or more subordinate staff members assisting them.
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Functional Responsibility: Seniors are responsible for contract compliance, sales,
and marketing. Contract compliance involves completion of job responsibilities on time,
on budget, and in accordance with contractual provisions. Sales and marketing duties
include promoting repeat work with existing clients and contribution to the efforts of the
firm to attract new work.
Minimum Education: Master’s degree plus eight (8) years of relevant experience or
BA/BS plus 12 years of relevant experience.
Commercial Job Title: Associate Project Manager
Minimum/General Experience: An Associate Project Manager is an employee with the
experience in one or more of the following specialties (planner, environmental planner,
biologist, ecologist, restoration ecologist, archaeologist, air and noise specialist, visual
specialist) and the requisite skills to manage projects, assist a Senior or Principal with
client contact, and help with day-to-day supervision of staff. Associates are assigned to
Seniors or Principals and may have one or more subordinate staff members assisting
them.
Functional Responsibility: Associate Project Managers may be responsible for the
completion of specific projects. They help with contract compliance, conformance to
budget and schedule requirements, and client satisfaction. Additionally, Associate
Project Managers have an increase in project management authority and financial
responsibility and are responsible for project managers below them. Associates will
assist in the monitoring of subcontractors and technical specialists and in keeping
supervisor and client informed of their progress.
Minimum Education: Master’s degree plus three (3) years of relevant experience,
BA/BS plus seven (7) years of relevant experience, or high school diploma plus 10 years
of relevant experience. Two years of the listed experience must demonstrate successful
project management.
Commercial Job Title: Associate
Minimum/General Experience: An Associate is an employee with the experience in
one or more of the following specialties (planner, environmental planner, biologist,
ecologist, restoration ecologist, archaeologist, air and noise specialist, visual specialist)
and requisite skills to manage projects, assist a Senior or Principal with client contact,
and help with day-to-day supervision of staff. Associates are assigned to Seniors or
Principals and may have one or more subordinate staff members assisting them.
Functional Responsibility: Associates may be responsible for the completion of
specific projects. They help with contract compliance, conformance to budget and
schedule requirements, and client satisfaction. Associates will assist in the monitoring of
subcontractors and technical specialists and in keeping supervisor and client informed of
their progress.
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Minimum Education: Master’s degree plus three (3) years of relevant experience,
BA/BS plus seven (7) years of relevant experience, or high school diploma plus 10 years
of relevant experience.
Commercial Job Title: Analyst
Minimum/General Experience: An Analyst is an employee with the experience in one
or more of the following specialties (planner, environmental planner, biologist, ecologist,
restoration ecologist, archaeologist, air and noise specialist, visual specialist) and
requisite skills to assist with the completion of specific projects, with client contact, and
with day-to-day project management.
Functional Responsibility: Analysts are responsible for the completion of specific
projects. Their work will focus on particular topics, which may be stand-alone studies or
part of a more general program. They may help with contract compliance, conformance
to budget and schedule requirements, client satisfaction and subcontractor
management, but they are not solely responsible for these criteria.
Minimum Education: BA/BS plus five (5) years relevant experience or high school
diploma and eight (8) years relevant experience.
Commercial Job Title: Assistant
Minimum/General Experience: Assistant is an employee with experience in one or
more of the following specialties (planner, environmental planner, biologist, ecologist,
restoration ecologist, archaeologist, air and noise specialist, visual specialist) and must
have good understanding of appropriate legislation and the ability to conduct relevant
field work, data analysis, and technical writing under supervision.
Functional Responsibility: An Assistant is responsible for completing and managing
small routine projects or individual work orders under the close supervision of the project
manager. Assistant is responsible for completing tasks within budgeted time frame as
well as obtaining necessary information from clients to be included in proposals and
agreements. They must be capable of carrying out literature research to obtain valuable
data. An Assistant is in training for specialist certifications or permits in areas of
expertise. Assistant must understand regulations that are a regular component of
assigned tasks.
Minimum Education: BA/BS plus two (2) years of relevant experience or high school
diploma plus five (5) years of relevant experience.
Commercial Job Title: Research Assistant
Minimum/General Experience: A Research Assistant is an employee with the requisite
skills and experience in one or more of the following specialties (planner, environmental
planner, biologist, ecologist, restoration ecologist, archaeologist, air and noise specialist,
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visual specialist) to assist with the completion of specific projects, with client contact, and
with day-to-day project management. Research Assistants are assigned to Principals,
Seniors, or Associates but will not have direct responsibility for subordinates. Three
years of relevant experience is required.
Functional Responsibility:
Research Assistants may be responsible for the
completion of specific projects. Their work will focus on particular topics, which may be
stand-alone studies or part of a more general program. They may help with contract
compliance, conformance to budget and schedule requirements, client satisfaction, and
subcontractor management, but they are not solely responsible for these criteria.
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or high school diploma and three (3) years of
relevant experience.
Commercial Job Title: GIS Specialist
Minimum/General Experience: A GIS Specialist is an employee proficient in using GIS
software to perform spatial data editing, analysis, and mapping. They are responsible
for managing GIS databases and projects.
Functional Responsibility: Under the direction of the GIS Manager, the GIS Specialist
processes GPS and hard copy field data, digitizes and edits GIS files, uses data files to
conduct spatial analyses, and produces maps.
Minimum Education: BA/BS plus zero (0) to three (3) years relevant experience.
Commercial Job Title: Production Supervisor
Minimum/General Experience: The Production Supervisor is responsible for
maintaining document quality control standards and maintaining a scheduling system for
document production, which enhances efficiency and encourages effective project
management.
Functional Responsibility:
The Production Supervisor oversees final product
formatting, editing, assembly, reproduction, and distribution. This person is responsible
for the maintenance of project files and records, the operation and management of the
telephone system, and the operation and management of corporate reproduction
facilities and equipment.
Minimum Education: Associate degree and five (5) years relevant experience.
Commercial Job Title: Production Specialist III
Minimum/General Experience: A Production Specialist III is an employee with
advanced editing, formatting, and proofreading skills. The Production Specialist III may
have one or more subordinate staff members assisting them.
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Functional Responsibility: The Production Specialist III is responsible for final product
formatting, editing, assembly, reproduction and distribution of documents. This person
has day today contact with Project Managers, report authors and GIS specialists, and
reports directly to the Production Supervisor. PSIII is responsible for training and
mentoring subordinates.
Minimum Education: High School diploma and two (2) to four (4) years relevant
experience.
Commercial Job Title: Production Specialist II
Minimum/General Experience: A Production Specialist II is an employee with
experience in a technical editing environment.
Functional Responsibility: This person is responsible for formatting, editing, assembly,
reproduction and distribution of documents under the guidance and direction of
Production Specialist III.
Minimum Education:
experience.
High school diploma and zero (0) to two (2) years relevant
Commercial Job Title: Production Specialist I
Minimum/General Experience: A Production Specialist I is an employee with the
requisite skills to assist Specialist II & III with production and distribution of documents.
Functional Responsibility: The Production Specialist I is responsible for the day-today maintenance and operation of production equipment. This person assists Specialist
II & III with clerical duties, copying and binding reports.
Minimum Education: Sufficient knowledge and training to accomplish the required
work.
Commercial Job Title: Environmental Technician II
Minimum/General Experience: An Environmental Technician II has experience with
NEPA and knowledge of local regulations.
Functional Responsibility: The Environmental Technician is responsible for conducting
and supervising portions of field studies and producing related reports. He/she is
responsible for producing high quality documents for challenging field projects. Assist
with the completion of specific projects and with the day to day management of projects.
Minimum Education: BA/BS and two (2) years relevant experience or high school
diploma and five (5) years relevant experience.
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Commercial Job Title: Environmental Technician I
Minimum/General Experience: An Environmental Technician I has knowledge of NEPA
regulations.
Functional Responsibility: The Environmental Technician I conducts high quality field
studies for challenging projects in a fast-paced, team oriented environment. He/she is
responsible for completing fieldwork within the required schedule and balance multiple
projects and priorities.
Minimum Education: BA/BS or high school diploma and seven years (7) years relevant
experience.
Commercial Job Title: Field Director - Bilingual
Minimum/General Experience: A Field Director has supervisory experience with a
background in habitat restoration, landscape maintenance and related field work.
Functional Responsibility: The Field Director is responsible to oversee a field crew
which implements habitat restoration projects. He/she reads and understands irrigation
plans, is fluent in both English and Spanish, and is computer literate.
Minimum Education: BA/BS in biology, botany, environmental sciences, landscape
architecture, horticulture, agriculture, ecology, forestry, land management, or related
field and three (3) to five (5) years relevant and supervisory experience.
Commercial Job Title: Field Supervisor
Minimum/General Experience: The Field Supervisor is responsible for ensuring
compliance with approved conditions for large and small-scale mitigation sites.
Functional Responsibility: The Field Supervisor provides recommendations on the
best way to rid sites of exotic plant species and how to restore, enhance, and maintain
mitigation sites to RECON’s habitat restoration specialists. The Field Supervisor
coordinates purchasing of materials. This person regularly visits all of RECON’s
mitigation sites and growing facilities, and meets with field/growing facility staff to direct
activities.
Minimum Education: Sufficient knowledge and training to accomplish the required
work and three (3) years relevant and supervisory experience.
Commercial Job Title: Field Assistant - Bilingual
Minimum/General Experience: A Field Assistant is responsible for daily communication
with Crew Leaders regarding time worked and daily timesheet entry for all field crew.
Functional Responsibility: The Field Assistant is also responsible for water truck and
herbicide application reports, expense reports, crew and client schedules, managing
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licenses and training, and organizing meetings as necessary. The Field Assistant is
often the liaison between Field Crew members and in-house human resources and
accounting staff for personnel issues.
Minimum Education: High school diploma and fluent in written and conversational
English and Spanish. FA must have a minimum of two (2) to three (3) years of
experience in office management or similar role. Must be computer literate in word,
excel, and other office programs.
Commercial Job Title: Field Crew Chief
Minimum/General Experience:
The Field Crew Chief can identify native and
non-native plants in upland and wetland plant communities. The Field Crew Chief is
responsible for the maintenance and enhancement of native plant communities at
RECON’s habitat restoration sites.
Functional Responsibility: The Field Crew Chief supervises the field crews in the
planting, weed control, trash pickup, hauling and disposal of all debris and exotic plant
parts, and other tasks for implementing and maintaining RECON’s habitat restoration
sites.
Minimum Education: Sufficient knowledge and training to accomplish the required
work and five (5) years of relevant experience.
Commercial Job Title: Field Technician
Minimum/General Experience: Performs maintenance and enhancement of native
plant communities at RECON’s habitat restoration sites.
Functional Responsibility: The Field Technician performs planting, weed control,
trash pickup, hauling and disposal of all debris and exotic plant parts, and other tasks for
implementing and maintaining RECON’s habitat restoration sites.
Minimum Education: Sufficient knowledge and training to accomplish the required
work and two (2) years relevant experience.
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