MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
June 11, 2024
Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
Pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code § 1-
204.51) and section 202 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010 (D.C. Official Code §
2-352.02), enclosed for consideration and approval by the Council of the District of Columbia is
proposed Contract No. CW115405 with Tetra Tech, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of
$31,001,250. The period of performance is 36 months from date of award.
Under the proposed contract, Tetra Tech, Inc., shall provide technical support for the Department
of Energy and Environment’s Remediation and Site Response Program, Brownfield Program,
Voluntary Cleanup Program, and Water Quality Programs. The services provided pursuant to the
contract will include using the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and
Liability Act process to perform environmental investigation, monitoring, human health and
ecological risk assessment, food web model, baseline monitoring, treatability studies, remedial
design, remediation, oversight, operation and maintenance, post-remedial performance
monitoring, five-year review reports, source control and other required environmental consulting
services.
My administration is available to discuss any questions you may have regarding the proposed
contract. In order to facilitate a response to any questions you may have, please have your staff
contact Marc Scott, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Contracting and Procurement, at (202) 724-
8759.
I look forward to the Council’s favorable consideration of this contract.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Office of Contracting and Procurement
Pursuant to section 202(c) of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, as amended, D.C.
Official Code § 2-352.02(c), the following contract summary is provided:
COUNCIL CONTRACT SUMMARY
(Multiyear)
(A) Contract Number: CW115405
Proposed Contractor: Tetra Tech, Inc.
Contract Amount: $31,001,250 Not-to-Exceed (“NTE”)
Unit and Method of Compensation: Fixed Unit Prices
Term of Contract: 36 months from date of award
Type of Contract: Time and Materials with Cost-reimbursable Component
Source Selection Method: Sole Source
(B) For a contract containing option periods, the contract amount for the base period and for
each option period. If the contract amount for one or more of the option periods differs from
the amount for the base period, provide an explanation of the reason for the difference:
Base Period Amount: $31,001,250 NTE
Option Period One Amount: $10,301,911.69 NTE
Explanation of difference from base period (if applicable): The difference in pricing is due to
the option period being for a shorter period of time than the base period. The latter is for a period of
12 months whereas the base period is for 36 months.
Option Period Two Amount: $10,298,954.21 NTE
Explanation of difference from base period (if applicable): The difference in pricing is due to
the decrease in the labor hours in option year two.
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(C) The goods or services to be provided, the methods of delivering goods or services, and any
significant program changes reflected in the proposed contract:
The engineering consulting services provided by the contractor shall aid the Department of Energy
and Environment in the investigation and remediation of sediments from the Anacostia River. The
contractor's responsibilities, as outlined in the contract, encompass not only the ongoing
identification of sediment contamination sources in the Anacostia River, but also the
implementation of additional remedial actions situated throughout the District that are not
specifically designated for the Anacostia River.
(D) The selection process, including the number of offerors, the evaluation criteria, and the
evaluation results, including price, technical or quality, and past performance components:
This contract is a sole source award. The Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract was
available on the OCP transparency site from January 4, 2024, to January 14, 2024. There was no
response to the notice within its publishing period. On March 1, 2024, the Chief Procurement
Officer authorized the Determinations and Findings for a Sole Source.
(E) A description of any bid protest related to the award of the contract, including whether the
protest was resolved through litigation, withdrawal of the protest by the protestor, or
voluntary corrective action by the District. Include the identity of the protestor, the grounds
alleged in the protest, and any deficiencies identified by the District as a result of the protest:
N/A
(F) The background and qualifications of the proposed contractor, including its organization,
financial stability, personnel, and performance on past or current government or private
sector contracts with requirements similar to those of the proposed contract:
Tetra Tech, Inc., is a prominent environmental and engineering consulting organization in the
United States, boasting a substantial workforce of skilled professionals with extensive expertise in
helping federal, state, and municipal government clients. The contractor has consistently delivered
satisfactory work for the District on previous contracts and has received positive feedback from the
Department of Energy and Environment. In addition, Tetra Tech, Inc., has created a range of
exclusive support tools for the Anacostia River Sediment Project. These tools include illicit source
tracing, inorganics studies, a priority groundwater model, and a surface water model. These tools
are used to assess the destiny and movement of pollutants in the watershed and adjacent land
surfaces towards the Anacostia River.
(G) A summary of the subcontracting plan required under section 2346 of the Small, Local, and
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Development and Assistance Act of 2005, as amended,
D.C. Official Code § 2-218.01 et seq. (“Act”), including a certification that the subcontracting
plan meets the minimum requirements of the Act and the dollar volume of the portion of the
contract to be subcontracted, expressed both in total dollars and as a percentage of the total
contract amount:
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On March 18, 2024, the Department of Small and Local Business Development approved WR-5219
Final Determination, waiving the 35% subcontracting requirement for the subject contract for the
36-month base period.
(H) Performance standards and the expected outcome of the proposed contract:
The work completed pursuant to the contract shall be performed in accordance with the Anacostia
River Toxics Remediation Act, Subtitle J of Title VI, FY2015 Budget Support Act (D.C. Act A20-
0424), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §
9621, et seq., and applicable industry standards, including specifically ISO/IEC 17011: General
Requirements for Accreditations Bodies, and ISO/IEC 17025: General Requirements for the
Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories. The expected outcome is to timely conduct
analysis and provide requested reporting.
(I) The amount and date of any expenditure of funds by the District pursuant to the contract
prior to its submission to the Council for approval:
None
(J) A certification that the proposed contract is within the appropriated budget authority for the
agency for the fiscal year and is consistent with the financial plan and budget adopted in
accordance with D.C. Official Code §§ 47-392.01 and 47-392.02:
As of May 30, 2024, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer certified that sufficient capital
funding is available for the contract.
(K) A certification that the contract is legally sufficient, including whether the proposed
contractor has any pending legal claims against the District:
The Office of the Attorney General has reviewed and approved the proposed contract for legal
sufficiency. Tetra Tech, Inc., has no pending legal claims against the District.
(L) A certification that Citywide Clean Hands database indicates that the proposed contractor is
current with its District taxes. If the Citywide Clean Hands Database indicates that the
proposed contractor is not current with its District taxes, either: (1) a certification that the
contractor has worked out and is current with a payment schedule approved by the District;
or (2) a certification that the contractor will be current with its District taxes after the District
recovers any outstanding debt as provided under D.C. Official Code § 2-353.01(b):
According to the Citywide Clean Hands Database, Tetra Tech Inc. is current with its District taxes
as of May 15, 2024.
(M) A certification from the proposed contractor that it is current with its federal taxes, or has
worked out and is current with a payment schedule approved by the federal government:
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Tetra Tech, Inc., has self-certified that they are compliant with federal tax requirements as of April
5, 2024.
(N) The status of the proposed contractor as a certified local, small, or disadvantaged business
enterprise as defined in the Small, Local, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Development and Assistance Act of 2005, as amended; D.C. Official Code § 2-218.01 et seq.:
Tetra Tech, Inc., is not a District-certified business enterprise.
(O) Other aspects of the proposed contract that the Chief Procurement Officer considers
significant:
None
(P) A statement indicating whether the proposed contractor is currently debarred from providing
services or goods to the District or federal government, the dates of the debarment, and the
reasons for debarment:
As of April 4, 2024, the Contractor does not appear on the Federal or District Excluded Parties List.
Therefore, the Contractor is not currently debarred from providing services to any government
entities.
(Q) Any determination and findings issues relating to the contract’s formation, including any
determination and findings made under D.C. Official Code § 2-352.05 (privatization
contracts):
Determination and Findings (D&F) for Sole Source Procurement
D&F for Multiyear Contract
D&F for Contractor Responsibility
D&F for Price Reasonableness
D&F for Time-and-Materials with Cost-Reimbursement Element Type Contract
(R) Where the contract, and any amendments or modifications, if executed, will be made
available online:
https://ocp.dc.gov/.
(S) Where the original solicitation, and any amendments or modifications, will be made available
online:
N/A
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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Department of Energy and Environment
MEMORANDUM
TO: Nancy Hapeman
Acting Chief Procurement Officer of Contracting and Procurement
THRU: Richard Jackson
P.P. Richard Jackson
Director
FROM: Lazaro DeLa Cruz
Agency Fiscal Officer
DATE: May 30, 2024
SUBJECT: FY24 Funding Certification of Capital Funding for Contract CW115405 with
Tetra Tech Inc.
This memorandum certifies that funds are available in FY 24 Capital Budget for the execution of
a $31,001,250.00 procurement with Tetra Tech Inc. for the base year contract commencing April
2024 (Contract CW115405) for work related to the Anacostia River sediment project.
The capital funding attributes are the following:
Cost Center – 60078
Appropriated Fund – 3030
Fund – 303014
Account Group – 713200C.
Account – 7132001
Project – 100930
Award – 3000206
Program - 600115
Should you have any questions, please contact me at (202) 535-2512 or by email:
lazaro.delacruz@dc.gov
1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20002 | (202) 535-2600 | doee.dc.gov
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Office of the Attorney General
ATTORNEY GENERAL
BRIAN L. SCHWALB
Commercial Division
MEMORANDUM
TO: Tomás Talamante
Director
Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs
FROM: Robert Schildkraut
Section Chief
Government Contracts Section
DATE: May 31, 2024
SUBJECT: Approval of Sole Source Contract for Anacostia River Remediation
Engineering Consulting Services
Contract Number: CW115405
Contractor: Tetra Tech, Inc.
Contract Amount: NTE $31,001,250.00
This is to Certify that this Office has reviewed the above-referenced Contract and that we have
found it to be legally sufficient.
If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate to call me at (202) 724-4018.
______________________________
Robert Schildkraut
400 6th Street NW, Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20001 (202) 727-3400
1. Reserved for later use Page of Pages
AWARD/CONTRACT
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2. Contract Number 3. Effective Date 4. Requisition/Purchase Request/Project No.
CW115405 See Section 20c
5. Issued by: Code 6. Administered by (If other than line 5)
Department of Energy and Environment
Office of the Contracting and Procurement
1200 First Street, N.E.
441 4th Street, NW, Suite 330 South
Washington, DC 20002
Washington, DC 20001
7. Name and Address of Contractor (No. street, city, county, state and Zip 8. Delivery
Code)
FOB Origin Other
Tetra Tech In. 9. Discount for prompt payment:
800 N. capitol Street, N.W. 760 10. Submit invoices to the Address shown in Section 7
Washington, DC (2 copies unless otherwise specified)
Duns No. TIN
11. Ship to/Mark For Code 12. Payment will be made by Code
Department of Energy and Environment Department of Energy and Environment
1200 First Street, N.E. 1200 First Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002 Washington, DC 20002
13. Remit Address: Same as 7 14. Accounting and Appropriation Data
ENCUMBRANCE CODE:
15A. Item 15B. Supplies/Services 15C. 15D. Unit 15E. Unit Price 15F. Amount
Qty.
B.3.1.1 Not To Exceed (NTE)
through
Anacostia River Sediment Project Lot $ 31,001,250.00
B.3.1.3
Total Amount of Contract NTE $31,001,250.00
16. Table of Contents
(X) Section Description Page (X) Section Description Page
PART I – THE SCHEDULE PART II – CONTRACT CLAUSES
X A Award/Contract Form 1 X I Contract Clauses 40
B Price Schedule 2 PART III – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER
X
X ATTACHMENTS
X C