Contracting Methods and Management Systems of Remedial Action Contracts withinthe U.S. Navy's Installation Restoration Program

摘要

To date, Department of Defense (DoD) officials have identified over 17,660potentially hazardous waste sites at nearly 2,000 DoD installations. Some DoD experts estimate the total cleanup bill to exceed $24 billion over the next 20 years. To date, the Navy itself is responsible for the cleanup of some 2,500 potential sites at nearly 300 Navy and Marine Corps installations. The Navy estimates their cleanup costs will exceed $3 billion. To meet the challenges of the next century, the Navy should carefully investigate those areas of its Installation Restoration Program that can be improved. Key components of the program include: Comprehensive Long-term Environmental Action, Navy (CLEAN) contracts already in place for activities form site investigation through remedial design; and a relatively new and evolving component, Remedial Action Contracts (RACs), charged with site remediation.