UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT, THE OFFICE OF WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT (OWM) WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EPA REGIONS,…

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UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT, THE OFFICE OF WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT (OWM) WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EPA REGIONS, SATES AND TRIBES TO REGULATE DISCHARGES, AS DEFINED UNDER THE ACT, INTO APPLICABLE SURFACE WATERS, SUCH AS WETLANDS, LAKES, RIVERS, ESTUARIES, BAYS AND OCEANS. TYPICALLY OWM FOCUSES ON WATER THAT COLLECTS IN DISCRETE CONVEYANCES OR POINT SOURCES, TO INCLUDE WATER THAT COLLECTS IN PIPES, DITCHES, AND SANITARY OR STORM SEWERS. THIS METHODOLOGY OF ANALYZING IDENTIFIABLE POINT SOURCES WITHIN A DEFINED WATERSHED IS INTENDED TO MAXIMIZE CONTINUITY IN SOLUTION TO ADDRESS ALL POLLUTION PROBLEMS WITHIN A DEFINITIVE GEOGRAPHIC AREA. AGAIN, TARGETING POINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION, NATURAL OR OTHERWISE, A WATERSHED-BASED NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) IS A BASIS TO QUALIFY AND MEASURE ALTERNATIVES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND PERMITS FOR MULTIPLE POINT SOURCES LOCATED WITHIN A WATERSHED SO AS TO EFFECTIVELY MEET WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. IN ADDITION, OWM REQUIRES SUPPORT IN THE DIRECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE PROGRAMS CONDUCTED UNDER THE CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND, THE LARGEST SINGLE WATER QUALITY-FUNDING SOURCE, WHOSE EMPHASIS FOCUSES ON FUNDING WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS, NONPOINT SOURCE PROJECTS, AND ESTUARY PROTECTION. IN MEETING THESE MISSION REQUIREMENTS, OWM REQUIRES TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO QUANTIFY AND EXTEND THE BASE OF KNOWLEDGE AND SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE NECESSARY FOR DECISION-MAKERS TO FULFILL THEIR STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) SHALL PRESENT THE SCOPE OF THOSE AREAS OF SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE THAT ARE REQUIRED BY OWM. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT CLAUSE, WORK ASSIGNMENTS (EPAAR 1552.211-74), EPA SHALL PROVIDE THE CONTRACTOR WITH SPECIFIC PERIODIC REQUIREMENTS UNDER SPECIFIC, INDIVIDUAL WORK ASSIGNMENTS ISSUED FOR SERVICES DURING THE PERFORMANCE PERIODS OF THIS CONTRACT. THE CONTRACTOR'S SUPPORT SERVICES UNDER THIS PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) WILL PARALLEL OWM'S PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) AND THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA), TO INCLUDE SERVICES IN SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES), BOTH MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES FROM STORM WATER, SEWER SYSTEM OVERFLOWS, CONSTRUCTION, COMMERCIAL VESSELS, AND ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR EPA ACTIONS PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT, SECTION 316 [COOLING WATER INTAKE], THE NATIONAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM, THE CLEAN WATER ACT STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND, THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT STATE REVOLVING FUND, AND THE NATIONAL BIOSOLIDS PROGRAM. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THIS CONTRACT BE USED AS A VEHICLE TO CHANNEL FUNDS TO ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES, TO INCLUDE ALL SUPPLIES, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO PERFORM AND AFFECT THE REQUIRED PERFORMANCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS PWS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL.