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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, O.C. 20460
JUL T 1992
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SOUO WASTE AND EMERGENCY
OSWER Directive #9202.1-05
SUBJBCTt Required Contracts
for Regional Superfu
FROM: Richard J. Guimond
Assistant Surgeon GenVx£¥r*tJS
Deputy Assistant Administrator
TOt Deputy Regional Administrators
Regions I-X
Purpose
This memorandum establishes the required training regarding
the management of contracts for all Regional Superfund program
personnel.
The Superfund program has been subjected to continuous
scrutiny concerning its contract management by parties within and
outside the Agency. Several studies and surveys of Superfund
personnel have pointed to a need and a desire for Superfund-
specific training of employees regarding contracts management.
These studies identified a need for training in areas such as:
cost proposal . and . invoice . reviev procedures , evaluating
contractor performance, controlling contractor costs and
developing independent estimates of those costs.
In response to these needs and the identification by the
Agency of the need for changing the culture of contracts
management , Z am establishing requirements for training of all
Regional Superfund personnel managing contracts. In addition, Z
am holding sessions with Superfund management and supervisory
personnel to clearly delineate their responsibilities vis a vis
these contracts. These sessions will be held during the national
meetings of Superfund Division Directors, Branch Chiefs and
Section Chiefs.
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Qb-Uative
A three tier approach to this training will be taken. All
new Superfund personnel who attend the basic Superfund training
at the CERCLA Education Center (CEC) will be required to attend a
1-2 hour contract management session.
Those employees required to attend the tier 2 program-
specific area training (e.g.r removal, remedial, enforcement) at
the CEC will be required to attend a one-day training session
which will provide detailed information on managing the contracts
supporting those program areas.
As a third tier of Superfund contracts management training,
all work assignment managers (WANs), site assessment managers
(SANs), remedial project managers (RPMs),and On-Scene
Coordinators (OSCs) will be required to attend a two day advanced
Superfund contract management course. It will also be open to
Project and Deputy Project Officers. This course will provide
detailed instruction on cost control, cost estimation, invoice
review and other detailed areas of contract management. All
current personnel managing work performed by auperfund
contractors will be required to attend this training by the end
of Fiscal Year l»»3.
Implementation
Special 4-8 hour sessions regarding contract management will
also be held for Superfund Branch Chiefs and Section Chiefs in
conjunction with their national meetings beginning in the fall of
FY 93. A two hour session on contracts management will be
delivered to the Division Directors on July 1 and sessions are
also being planned for the Environmental Services Division
Directors and Superfund Laboratory Branch Chiefs.
The third tier course in Advanced Superfund Contract
Management will be offered through the CEC on a quarterly basis.
In addition, courses will also be offered in conjunction with
national meetings of Superfund personnel and in selected Regional
locations to•insure that personnel have numerous opportunities to
obtain this training.
The contact for development of these training courses is
Ulrike A. Joiner, Acting Acquisition Manager. Regional
participation on the workgroups developing the materials and in
developing the instruction will be necessary to the effective
implementation of this directive.
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cc: Environmental Services Directors, Regions I-X
Regional Waste Management Division Directors, Regions I-X
Regional Removal Managers, Regions 1-X
Regional Waste Management Branch Chiefs, Regions I-X
Assistant Regional Administrators for Planning
and Management, Regions I-X
David J. O'Connor, PCMD
OERR Division Directors*
CED/OWPE Division Director
OERR Office Director
OWPE Deputy Office Director
Betty Van Epps, OERR
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