CATALOG
OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
for
General Services Administration
Contract Number: GS-10F-0147P
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
RMEC
is a full-service occupational and environmental health consulting
firm. Our staff is dedicated to the delivery of professional and
distinguished client-specific solutions. RMEC takes the time to
get to know the clients needs, help them overcome challenges and
take advantage of opportunities, while at the same time keeping
flexibility and cost effectiveness in mind. RMEC has shown clients
a commitment to furnish an exemplary end-product which has established
a favorable trend of repeat business and referrals. Brief summaries
of RMEC's services follow.
RMEC
IS A SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS.
SIN
899-2: ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SERVICES 
RMEC provides environmental compliance services for government
and commercial clients and facilities throughout the western US.
RMEC's environmental compliance services include:
Environmental
Compliance Auditing 
RMEC is fully qualified and experienced in conducting environmental
compliance audits and inspections of industrial and commercial
facilities. RMEC's staff has experience working with EPA, state
regulatory agencies and industrial clients. We have performed
audits and inspections in a wide selection of facilities ranging
from heavy industrial facilities to high tech pharmaceutical facilities.
These settings include wastewater treatment facilities, RCRA hazardous
waste facilities, smelters and foundries, chemical manufacturing
plants, electric utility power plants, solvent recovery and recycling
facilities, coating operations and many types of industrial manufacturing
plants.
Compliance
Management and Contingency Planning
RMEC has found that the current trend of growing international
awareness and new regulations pose serious challenges and liabilities
to our private and public sector clients. RMEC provides comprehensive
environmental management services and contingency plan development.
RMEC can assist with compliance management and contingency planning
for entire agencies or specific facilities. This assistance includes
policy development and dissemination, implementation of compliance
plans and evaluation and recommendations for corrective actions.
Environmental
Permitting and Reporting
RMEC has assisted public and private clients in obtaining the
various local, state and federal permits required by the Clean
Air Act, Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act. RMEC provides comprehensive permitting consultation services
to guide clients through the elaborate and ever-changing environmental
permitting and reporting requirements. RMEC environmental permitting
and reporting experience includes, but is not limited to, the
following:
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Emission
Inventories, Registration Notices, Notice of Intents (NOIs),
Approval Orders, Operating Permits and air quality and dispersion
modeling under the Clean Air Act |
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Tier
I Tier II and Form R/Toxics Release Inventory reporting under
the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act |
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Storm
water and sanitary sewer discharge permitting under the Clean
Water Act |
Spill
Prevention/Control and Countermeasure Plans
Developing and implementing a Spill Prevention, Control and Counter
Measurements (SPCC) Plan can be complicated and involved. RMEC
has the regulatory knowledge and the experience to provide an
SPCC plan for any type of facility.
Pollution
Prevention Surveys
RMEC has the capability to perform hazardous waste and pollution
prevention surveys including:
Hazardous
waste stream inventories and characterization
Waste
analysis and sampling plan development
RCRA
permit review or preparation
Management
action plan development
Program
review and critique
Pollution
prevention opportunity assessments and
PCB
Management Plans
SIN
899-3: ENVIRONMENTAL OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES
Standard Off-the-Shelf Courses, Customized Course Development
and Computer-Based Interactive Courses
RMEC is comprised of a multi-disciplinary team of occupational
and environmental health professionals. RMEC's staff has extensive
experience in providing all forms of occupational and environmental
training programs through all types of media and formats.
SIN
899-4: WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Growing pollution problems around the world demand the kind of
leading-edge, multidisciplinary solutions that RMEC provides in
the management of recyclable materials and hazardous wastes, including
polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated waste, radiological
wastes, mixed wastes, asbestos-contaminated waste, oily wastes,
medical wastes, mine tailings and sanitary wastes. RMEC's waste
management services include:
RCRA/CERCLA
Site Investigations
RMEC is experienced in working within the comprehensive regulatory
system designed to investigate and address past, present and future
environmental contamination at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites,
chemical spill sites and hazardous waste treatment, storage and
disposal facilities. RMEC has the experience and qualified staff
to provide support to facilities for permitting, closure and compliance
with RCRA regulations. RMEC will determine how RCRA will apply
to a facility and develop innovative and cost-effective solutions
that enable a facility to manage their hazardous and solid waste.
RMEC also provides safety and health oversight during the clean
up of Superfund and other hazardous waste sites.
Hazard
and Exposure Assessments
The principles of risk assessment strongly influence clean up
decisions at contaminated sites. Often, exposures to multiple
chemicals through several potential pathways occur during site
activities and this makes the application of published exposure
standards or occupational exposure limits a difficult task. RMEC
staff includes certified industrial hygienists (CIHs) and other
environmental health professionals with extensive training, education
and experience in performing toxicological evaluations and risk
assessments.
Development,
Management and Operation of Solid Waste and Recycling Programs
RMEC personnel have experience in the comprehensive management
of solid waste programs with emphasis on waste reduction through
the promotion of recycling programs for public and private sector
clients.
SIN
899-6: REMOTE ADVISORY SERVICES
RMEC understands the need to provide consistent, accurate environmental,
health and safety information to a geographically scattered, diverse
audience in an expeditious and efficient manner. RMEC has proven
expertise in transforming complex ideas and topics into clear
and accessible information that targets and responds to a diverse
audience using a wide variety of media. Specifically, RMEC provides
remote advisory services via telephone, facsimile and/or Internet
in support of environmental needs such as:
Hazardous
materials spills, incidents and clean up response
Poisons
and other toxic or chemical agents
Biohazards
and other biological agents
Material
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) development
SIN
899-8: REMEDIATION SERVICES
Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety and Public Health Services
Continual advancements in technology and regulatory changes create
an atmosphere of never-ending demands for employers. With these
demands, employers have increasing amounts of responsibility,
ranging from workplace hazard identification and associated risk
assessments, to compliance and liability issues surrounding the
numerous regulations in place. RMEC staff can provide expertise
and guidance in areas such as:
Exposure
assessment research and investigations
Construction
and industrial safety and compliance
Accident
and illness prevention and incident investigations
Facility
safety and health Inspections
Occupational
Safety and Health inspections
Fire
safety and explosive atmosphere surveys
OSHA
Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) program auditing and assistance
Safety
and health program development, review and training
Heat
and cold stress monitoring and assessment
Hazard
communication program management and training
Ergonomic
consulting, training and design
Noise
Monitoring, Compliance and Control Services
Workplace noise levels can reach dangerously high levels and have
the ability to permanently affect employee health. RMEC can help
you with noise issues such as:
Worker
exposure surveys
Noise
field analysis
Hearing
conservation programs
Noise
pollution analysis, control and compliance
Mold Inspections and Indoor Air Quality Investigations
Chemical and/or biological contaminants in indoor environments
and improperly designed and operated ventilation systems have
often been cited as the cause of health complaints from building
occupants. RMEC personnel have extensive experience in performing
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) investigations to identify potential
causal factors related to these types of complaints. RMEC performs
comprehensive assessments of air and surface samples for pesticides,
solvents, molds, allergens and other agents of a chemical and/or
biological origin. In addition to IAQ investigations, RMEC offers
services for:
Mold
abatement specification development, project management and oversight
Sick
Building Syndrome (SBS) and building-related illnesses
Exposure
evaluations and risk assessments
Nuisance
and unknown odor investigations
Asbestos
and Lead-Based Paint Services
Lead-based paint and asbestos are present in building construction
materials, machinery, and other products. RMEC's asbestos and
lead services assist clients in proactively approaching problems
posed by these sources by providing the following services:
Facility
and building surveys for sources of lead-based paint and asbestos
Risk
assessments
Development
of management strategies, conducting sampling and inspection programs
Other
Miscellaneous Environmental Services
Other quality services that RMEC provides to clients include the
following:
Expert
witness review and testimony
Regulatory
interpretation and research
Program
review, design and implementation
QUALITY
MANAGEMENT
RMEC's approach to quality management can be summarized as a simple
continuous improvement model, which ensures that our client's
best interests are served from project to project. This quality
management model incorporates the following elements:
Determination
of a common goal by the project team and clients
Establishment
of a clear, mutually understandable scope of work through continued
close communication with the client
Internal
action planning to ensure that client needs and expectations are
clearly presented to the project team
In-process
evaluations or internal reviews of the work performed to detect
and correct errors or omissions prior to completion
Careful
resolution of all client requests or comments related to the work
performed
Routine
assessment of technical performance through client and internal
reviews
Practical,
cost-effective improvement actions based on assessment results
to ensure that the knowledge gained from project experience is
applied to the management and execution of future work
RESOURCES
AND CAPABILITIES
RMEC is headquartered in the heart of the intermountain west in
Salt Lake City, Utah. RMEC routinely provides consulting services
to clients throughout California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada
and Wyoming and has the ability to travel anywhere in the country.
In addition to exemplary and professional personnel, RMEC offers
flexibility and rapid response when time is of the essence. We
maintain an inventory of standard equipment and instrumentation
onsite for industrial hygiene and other types of environmental
sampling.
RMEC
IS A SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB)
SMALL
BUSINESS STATUS
RMEC is a small business concern under the size standards for
this contract.
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