Buell Environmental LLC
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SCHEDULE 00CORP
SIN 899-1: Environmental Consulting Services (NAICS CODE 541620)
Detailed Customer Information – Pages 2 through 8
Why Buell Environmental LLC?
Our primary staff have served as federal employees with over 36 years combined experience in forestry, wildlife biology, botany, fire planning and suppression, recreation and NEPA. Since 1999 Buell Environmental LLC has provided service and innovative solutions for natural resource needs, parallel with long established federal agency missions. Like yourself, we have an innate passion to help manage and sustain natural resources.Our skills and experience provide federal or private clientsconfidence and success.Contracting does not have to be intimidating. Buell Environmental LLC’s maturity and attitude of service - facilitates common sense contract negotiation and continued dialogue for successful outcomes.
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Sub-Contracting
Recent programs like GSA Advantage, now allows Woman Owned, Small Business Buell Environmental to Sub-Contract with other GSA Advantage entities. This capability results in developing the appropriate, specific team of professionals to implement your project Statement of Work and satisfy Small Business Program emphases. We’ve been Sub-Contracting since our inception with numerous successful out comes.
Core Competencies
Federal environmental permitting processes such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), USDA Forest Service policy, USDI Bureau of Land Management policy, USDI Fish and Wildlife policy; US Army Corps of Engineers policy and US Army Reserve land policy;
Biological Assessments and Biological Evaluations (Endangered Species Act and federal agency policy, respectively);
Field surveys collecting wildlife and botanical technical data needed for decision making or monitoring;
Field surveys collecting vegetation technical data needed to for decision making (esp.Common Stand Exam, Old Growth) or monitoring forest health;
Timber marking and Cruising (USDA Forest Service policy standards);
Fire mitigation and fuels data collection needed for decision making.
Past Successful Outcomes
*Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest – Common Stand Exam IDIQ Overgaard, Arizona (2015-2016);
*Idaho Panhandle Common Stand Exam and Old Growth Inventory, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (2014-2015);
*Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest – Common Stand Exam IDIQ Overgaard, Arizona (2013-2014)
*Idaho Panhandle Common Stand Exam and Old Growth Inventory, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (2013);
*Forest Survey and Vegetation Management Plan for Eldora Ski Resort, Sub-Contract with SEGroup, Frisco, CO (2012);
*Forest Vegetation and Fuels Specialist Reports for Breckenridge Vicinity Forest Health Environmental Assessment, Sub-Contract with JGMS, Grand Junction, CO (2010-11);
* Forest Vegetation and Fuels Specialist Reports for Vail Ski Resorts Forest Health Environmental Assessment – Vail, Keystone, Beaver Creek Ski Resorts, Sub-Contract with JGMS, Grand Junction, CO (2010-11);
* Biological Assessment and Environmental Assessment – Aspen Skiing Company Forest Health Project, Sub-Contract with JGMS, Grand Junction, CO (2010-11);
* Forest Vegetation and Fuels Specialist Reports for Ophir Mountain Forest Health Environmental Assessment, Frisco, CO, Sub-Contract with JGMS, Grand Junction, CO (2010);
1999-2008 Additional pertinent accomplishments regarding ESA listed and Federal Agency policy sensitive species survey and evaluation, involving Canada lynx, Bald Eagle, wolverine, several grouses, Migratory Birds and others:
6 – Biological Assessments and Evaluations for USDA-FS -Ski Area Expansions and improvements.
1 – Biological Assessments or Evaluations USDI-BLM Land Exchange, Little Snake FO, Craig, CO
15 – Biological Assessments and Evaluations for USDA-FS - Recreation and various Special Use Permits
6 – Biological Assessments and Evaluations USDA-FS - Timber Management Projects
4 – Biological Assessments or Evaluations USDA-FS and USDI-BLM - Livestock Grazing Permits
Customer Information
1a.Table of Awarded Special Item Number(s) with appropriate cross-reference to page numbers:
SIN / Recovery / SIN Description899-1 / 899-1RC / Environmental Consulting Services
1b.Identification of the lowest priced model number and lowest unit price for that model for each special item number awarded in the contract. This price is the Government price based on a unit of one, exclusive of any quantity/dollar volume, prompt payment, or any other concession affecting price. Those contracts that have unit prices based on the geographic location of the customer, should show the range of the lowest price, and cite the areas to which the prices apply:Not Applicable
1c. If the Contractor is proposing hourly rates a description of all corresponding commercial job titles, experience, functional responsibility and education for those types of employees or subcontractors who will perform services shall be provided:See Pages 4-8
2.Maximum Order: $1,000,000.00
3.Minimum Order: $100.00
4.Geographic Coverage: Domestic delivery that includes all 50 states and Washington D.C. only
5.Point(s) of production: Same as company address
6.Discount from list prices or statement of net price: Government net prices (discounts already deducted). See #27
7.Quantity discounts: None Offered
8.Prompt payment terms:None, Net 30 days
9a.Notification that Government purchase cards are accepted up to the micro-purchase threshold: Yes
9b.Notification whether Government purchase cards are accepted or not accepted above the micro-purchase threshold: will accept over $2,500
10.Foreign items: None
11a.Time of Delivery: Specified on the Task Order
11b.Expedited Delivery: Contact Contractor
11c.Overnight and 2-day delivery: Contact Contractor
11d.Urgent Requirements: Contact Contractor
12.F.O.B Points(s): Destination
13a.Ordering Address: Same as Contractor
13b.Ordering procedures: For supplies and services, the ordering procedures, information on Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA’s) are found in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-3.
14.Payment address: Same as company address
15.Warranty provision: Contractor’s standard commercial warranty.
16.Export Packing Charges (if applicable): N/A
17.Terms and conditions of Government purchase card acceptance: Contact Contractor
18.Terms and conditions of rental, maintenance, and repair (if applicable): N/A
19.Terms and conditions of installation (if applicable): N/A
20.Terms and conditions of repair parts indicating date of parts price lists and any discounts from list prices (if applicable): N/A
20a.Terms and conditions for any other services (if applicable): N/A
21.List of service and distribution points (if applicable): N/A
22.List of participating dealers (if applicable): N/A
23. Preventive maintenance (if applicable): N/A
24a. Special attributes such as environmental attributes, e.g., recycled content, energy efficiency, and/or reduced pollutants: N/A
24b. If applicable, indicate that Section 508 compliance information is available on Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) supplies and services and show where full details can be found (e.g. contactor’s website or other location.) The EIT standards can be found at:
25.Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number: 962010141
26. Notification regarding registration in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database: Registered
27.Final Pricing: The following table reflects the final proposed pricing, which was either accepted as proposed or negotiated. BUELL ENVIRONMENTAL LLC confirms that the pricing is accurate and that all prices include the required .75% Industrial Funding Fee (IFF).
Labor Category / Rate Without IFF / Rate With IFFBotanist / $71.25 / $71.79
Forester / $66.50 / $67.00
Natural Resource Specialist / $47.50 / $47.86
Fuels Specialist / $61.75 / $62.22
Senior Ecologist / $76.00 / $76.57
Environmental Analyst / $57.00 / $57.43
Senior Forester / $71.25 / $71.79
Vegetation Specialist / $47.50 / $47.86
NEPA Specialist / $61.75 / $62.22
Senior Wildlife Biologist / $76.00 / $76.57
Technical Editor / $47.50 / $47.86
Service Contract Act (SCA) Matrix
The Service Contract Act (SCA) is applicable to this contract as it applies to the entire Professional Services Schedule and all services provided. While no specific labor categories have been identified as being subject to SCA due to exemptions for professional employees (FAR 22.1101, 22.1102 and 29 CRF 541.300), this contract still maintains the provisions and protections for SCA eligible labor categories. If and / or when the contractor adds SCA labor categories / employees to the contract through the modification process, the contractor must inform the Contracting Officer and establish a SCA matrix identifying the GSA labor category titles, the occupational code, SCA labor category titles and the applicable WD number. Failure to do so may result in cancellation of the contract.
Labor Category Descriptions:
Job Title / Detailed Position Description and functional responsibilities / Min Years of Experience / Min Years of EducationNEPA Specialist / The NEPA Specialist is skilled with an extensive understanding of the NEPA process across various federal agencies and must have demonstrated experience in the management or oversight of multiple NEPA projects requiring a broad array of natural resource disciplines. Position requires expertise in technical writing, interpersonal skills, the ability to manage subconsultants, and a broad technical understanding of natural resources. The NEPA Specialist plans and coordinates statements of work between private clients; federal, state, and local agencies; and the resource team. This position requires extensive experience and knowledge of regarding process and regulatory requirements of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments and environmental impact statements as well as experience with other relevant natural resource laws such as Endangered Species Act (ESA), Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), the National Forest Management Act (NFMA), Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Clean Air Act (CAA). / 10 years / Bachelors degree in biological science or related field.
Senior Wildlife Biologist / The Senior Wildlife Biologist is skilled in strategic data collection, analysis, and interpretation of scientific information regarding wildlife relationships and issues. Responsibilities include close coordination with agencies to strategically develop study plans and field work directly related to addressing issues and established policy protocols such as NEPA, ESA, MBTA, NFMA, FLPMA and CWA. The Senior Wildlife Biologist has extensive interdisciplinary team experience yielding valuable knowledge and ability regarding other resources such as soils, hydrology, fisheries, wetlands, winter and summer recreation, transportation, forestry, range management, utilities and other special uses of public lands. Field work includes surveys of habitat and or of individual species presence. Results are documented in the context of wildlife reports, Biological Assessments, Biological Evaluations or NEPA sections. The Senior Wildlife Biologist supports the agency biologist during ESA consultation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff. / 20 years / Bachelors degree in biological science such as wildlife biology, zoology or related field.
Senior Ecologist / The Senior Ecologist is skilled in strategic data collection, analysis, and interpretation of scientific information regarding ecological relationships and issues involving the interactions of wildlife, insects, plants, soils, geology, water within various natural disturbance regimes (eg. fire, flood, insect epidemics) and or human related changes in various North American ecoregions. Responsibilities include close coordination with agencies to strategically develop study plans and field work directly related to addressing ecology issues and established policy protocols such as NEPA, ESA, NFMA, FLPMA and CWA. The Senior Ecologist has extensive interdisciplinary team experience yielding valuable knowledge and ability regarding other resources such as soils, hydrology, fisheries, wetlands, winter and summer recreation, transportation, forestry, range management, utilities and other special uses of public lands. Field work includes surveys of habitat and or of individual species presence. Results are documented in the context of ecological reports or NEPA sections. The Senior Ecologist has experiences in recognizing human field conditions or issues regarding biological hazards or cultural resources, respectively, which are conveyed to appropriate agency personnel as a part of ISO 14001 - environmental management systems (EMS). / 20 years / Bachelors degree in ecology or related field such as wildlife biology or forestry.
Natural Resource Specialist / The Natural Resource Specialist is skilled in protocol forest data collection across various habitat types, providing accurate statistically sound data for forest condition modeling, forest management or forest health issues. Responsibilities include close coordination with agencies to strategically develop forest health project study plans and field work directly related to addressing issues and established policy protocols such as NEPA, NFMA, FLPMA and CWA. Field work includes collecting technical data needed prescribe stand treatments or monitor forest health; develop silvicultural prescriptions and implementation plans for stand treatments; develop biomass volume determination in support of appraisals or logging/ log haul planning issues. Results are documented in the context of silvicultural reports or NEPA forest vegetation sections. The Natural Resource Specialist has the ability to perform wildlife surveys and monitoring, threatened and endangered species surveys, habitat assessments, and wetlands delineations under supervision of the Project Manager or Senior Wildlife Biologist. / 10 years / Bachelors degree in Natural Resources or related field
Fuels Specialist / The Fuels Specialist is skilled in agency protocol forest and fuels data collection across various habitat types, providing accurate statistically sound data for fuels condition and fire behavior modeling to support agency decisions regarding fuels management or wildland fire issues. Responsibilities include close coordination with agencies to strategically develop fuels and fire mitigation project study plans and field work directly related to addressing issues and established policy protocols such as NEPA, NFMA, and FLPMA. Field work includes collecting technical data needed to analyze fuel loading and fire behavior effects utilizing databases / models such as LANDFIRE (fuel condition database), BehavePlus5 (fire behavior), FOFEM (fire effects model) and FBFM40 (fire behavior fuel model). Results are documented in the context of fuels and fire hazard reports or NEPA fuels and fire hazard sections. / 10 years / Bachelors degree in Forestry, Biological Science or related field
Botanist / The Botanist is skilled in plant identification with ability to perform strategic data collection regarding various plant and wildlife habitats (including wetlands) for analysis and interpretation of scientific information regarding botanical issues. Responsibilities include close coordination with agencies to strategically develop study plans and field work directly related to addressing issues and established policy protocols such as NEPA, ESA, NFMA, FLPMA and CWA. Field work includes surveys of habitat and/or of individual species presence. Results are documented in the context of botany reports, Biological Assessments, Biological Evaluations or NEPA Plants of Special Concern sections. The Botanist may support the agency botanist during ESA consultation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff. / 10 years / Bachelors degree in botany or related biological science field emphasizing plants.
Vegetation Specialist / The Vegetation Specialist position has extensive experience with National Vegetation Classification system protocol, aerial imagery and field work including surveying, sampling design, and mapping. The Vegetation Specialist position accomplishes a variety of environmental projects such as short or long-term vegetation monitoring studies, undesirable plant surveys, wetland creation, restoration mitigation sites, biological inventories, wetland delineations, threatened and endangered plant species surveys. Results are documented in the context of vegetation reports, Biological Assessments, Biological Evaluations or NEPA vegetation sections. The Vegetation Specialist may support the agency vegetation specialist or botanist during ESA consultation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff or land reclamation agency staff. / 10 years / Bachelors degree in botany or related biological science field emphasizing plants.
Senior Forester / The Senior Forester position skilled in strategic forestry data collection, analysis, and interpretation of scientific information regarding various natural disturbance regimes (eg. fire, flood, insect epidemics) and or human related changes in various North American ecoregions. This position applies broad based experience as a team member or solely on large scale, landscape-level projects. Responsibilities include close coordination with agencies to strategically develop forest health project study plans and field work directly related to addressing issues and established policy protocols such as NEPA, NFMA, FLPMA and CWA. Field work includes collecting technical data needed to prescribe stand treatments or monitor forest health; develop silvicultural prescriptions and implementation plans for stand treatments; develop biomass volume determination in support of appraisals or logging/ log haul planning issues. Results are documented in the context of silvicultural reports or NEPA forest vegetation sections. The Forester position has experience and skill to cruise and designate harvest timber to agency protocol as well as administer logging operations in direct relation to specific project issues and federal / state best management practices. / 20 years / Bachelors degree in forestry or related field
Forester / The Forester position is skilled in protocol forest data collection across various habitat types, providing accurate statistically sound data for forest condition modeling, forest management decisions or forest health issues. Responsibilities include close coordination with agencies to strategically develop forest health project study plans and field work directly related to addressing issues and established policy protocols such as NEPA, NFMA, FLPMA and CWA. Field work includes collecting technical data needed to prescribe stand treatments or monitor forest health; develop silvicultural prescriptions and implementation plans for stand treatments; develop biomass volume determination in support of appraisals or logging/ log haul planning issues. Results are documented in the context of silvicultural reports or NEPA forest vegetation sections. The Forester position has experience and skill to cruise and designate harvest timber to agency protocol as well as administer logging operations in direct relation to specific project issues and federal / state best management practices. / 10 years / Bachelors degree in forestry or related field
Environmental Analyst / The Environmental Analyst is skilled in field data collection of various plant and wildlife habitats (including wetlands) for analysis of scientific information regarding ecological and/or environmental issues. Responsibilities include close coordination with government agencies to assess project issues and data needs and schedule and complete field work. Field work includes surveys of habitat and/or of individual species presence. Results are documented in botanical reports, habitat assessments, or other specialist reports. Previous experience with the technical writing of NEPA documents is required. / 3 years / Bachelors degree in environmental discipline or related field.