Implementation of the Decentralized Contractor Performance Evaluation and Award Fee Process for Selected Remedial Program Contracts

摘要

The directive is intended to: (1) further develop Regional infrastructures for managing contracts in advance of implementation of the Alternative Remedial Contracts Strategy (ARCS); (2) effect the Agency's policy of decentralizing Superfund activities to the Regions, consistent with other program delegations; (3) focus accountability for contractor performance monitoring on the individuals who are responsible for site specific Program operations; (4) allow those most familiar with a contractor's performance and determine the amount of fee to be awarded; and (5) increase communication between Agency and contractor personnel at all operational and management levels. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) defines the roles and responsibilities of key Regional, Headquarters, and Contractor personnel and defines the basic structure and operation of the award fee process, as well as establishes minimum requirements for contractor performance evaluations and award fee decisions.