[CPEO-BIF] MEW Study Area TAG RFP

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Request for Proposals
Independent Technical Consultant for the MEW Superfund Study Area

[For a formatted version of this RFP, contact lsiegel@cpeo.org]

The Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO), a project of the 
Pacific Studies Center, is seeking proposals for a consultant to provide 
independent technical assistance for the Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman (MEW) 
Superfund Study Area in Mountain View, California. Sponsored by a U.S. 
EPA Technical Assistance Grant (TAG), this is expected to be a 2-year, 
$25,000 project.

The MEW Study Area comprises facilities formerly owned or operated by 17 
companies, including three Superfund sites: Fairchild Semiconductor 
Corp., Intel Corp., and Raytheon. There is extensive groundwater 
contamination with trichloroethylene, but much of the property has been 
redeveloped with high-tech office buildings.

In its application to EPA, CPEO identified two principal tasks:

1) Review of the Final Supplemental Feasibility Study for Vapor 
Intrusion, the accompanying Final Supplemental Remedial Investigation 
for Vapor Intrusion, and any associated workplans or implementation 
documents

2) Review of the forthcoming Site-Wide Supplemental Remedial 
Investigation and Feasibility Study.

CPEO has established a volunteer Community Advisory Board (CAB) to 
assist in the selection and oversight of the independent technical 
consultant. The consultant will be expected to meet with the CAB as well 
as attend public meetings on the MEW Area cleanup.

Please submit a proposal, five pages or less, to CPEO by April 2, 2007. 
The proposal should document the applicant's education, expertise, and 
familiarity with the site. Consultants currently working for responsible 
parties at the MEW Site or adjacent contaminated properties (Moffett 
Federal Airfield, GTE Government Systems) are not eligible.

The proposal will be judged on the following criteria (over):

Technical Expertise and Experience (15 points). To what degree is the 
applicant familiar with emerging technologies for the remediation of 
volatile organic compounds? Is the applicant familiar with approaches 
for investigating, mitigating, and remediating vapor intrusion?

Knowledge of the Regulatory Framework (15 points). Is the applicant 
familiar with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act? Does the applicant know how involved communities can 
influence remedial decisions?

Familiarity with Site (15 points). Is the applicant familiar with the 
MEW area, its contamination, and cleanup progress to date?

Community Experience (15 points). Has the applicant worked successfully 
with community organizations before? Please supply references.

Clarity of Communications (15 points). How well does the applicant 
communicate complex technical issues to the public, both orally and in 
writing?

Flexibility of Schedule (15 points). Is the applicant available to 
attend community meetings on weeknights?

Rates and Expenses (10 points). CPEO expects to pay the consultant no 
more than $100/hour, including expenses. Is the applicant prepared to 
contract at that rate?

Please mail or e-mail the proposal to
Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org




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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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