Quarterly
Employment and Training Report
Calendar Year 2021, Quarter 3
July 2021 to September 2021
Response, Assessment, and Evaluation Services
(RAES) Contract No. EP-S9-17-03
Prepared for
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 9
Superfund Division
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Submitted by
Tetra Tech, Inc.
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94612
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
2.0 AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE EMPLOYMENT 1
2.1 Employees that Worked on RAES 3
2.2 New Hires 4
2.3 Employee Work Hours 5
3.0 SUBCONTRACTING 6
4.0 TRAINING 7
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INTRODUCTION
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has identified three areas of metrics regarding the Response,
Assessment, and Evaluation Services (RAES) contract to report on a quarterly basis. These metrics relate to:
1. Employment
2. Subcontracting
3. Training
The metrics presented in this report are for the third quarter of Calendar Year 2021 (2021-Qtr3), cumulative totals for
the Calendar Year 2021 (2021 Total), and cumulative totals through this Period of Performance (POP Total). POP
Total constitutes all metrics from contract award to present. The employment data in this report represent Tetra Tech
staff and our Team subcontractors. Subcontracting data in this report represent our Team subcontractors and all
vendors, including laboratories. Laboratory subcontracting is not included when Tetra Tech evaluates the percent of
subcontracting metrics in our performance against goals in our RAES Navajo Employment and Training Plan.
Federal law allows for the voluntary collection of information regarding American Indian or Alaska Native (not
Hispanic or Latino) ethnicity but does not allow firms to inquire further. Therefore, Tetra Tech has provided this report
in compliance with current Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) requirements regarding voluntarily
self-identification of race/ethnicity and gender. Within this report this classification category will henceforth be
referenced as "American Indian or Alaska Native".
Since award of the RAES contract, Tetra Tech has worked closely with Navajo entities to create employment and
training opportunities. To this end, Tetra Tech and Navajo Technical University (NTU) entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) in May 2018. Working with NTU since that time, we have supported their efforts to grow
engineering and environmental sciences programs that build Navajo graduate's capabilities to address the legacy of
abandoned uranium mines. With the support of Tetra Tech through our MOU, NTU won a 5-year, $2.5 Million a Tribal
Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) Grant with the National Science Foundation in 2021. Supporting the
implementation of the grant, Tetra Tech is an active member of NTU's Engineering Advisory Board. While working
on the Advisory Board we helped to advise and develop NTU's environmental engineering degree curriculum. On
September 2, 2021 NTU received accreditation for their new program that will allow the students to earn a BS degree
in environmental engineering. Tetra Tech is also worked with NTU to offer a 40-Hour Occupational Health and
Safety Administration (OSHA) Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) course in 2021. We also participated in
their Fall employment exposition speaking with students about environmental careers and potential internships in
2022.
Consistent with RAES contract Appendix C, Section 9 Employment and Training Report, the following metrics are
provided in the sections below:
2.0 American Indian or Alaska Native Employment
2.1 Employees that Worked on RAES
2.2 New Hires
2.3 Employee Work Hours
3.0 Subcontracting
4.0 Training
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE EMPLOYMENT
Tetra Tech is committed to providing meaningful employment opportunities through a three-phased strategy: (1)
directly hiring American Indian or Alaska Native individuals under Tetra Tech and our Navajo-owned team
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subcontractors; (2) procuring vendor services from companies that have received designation as Navajo-owned
companies to support work elements under the contract; and (3) providing direct employment through focused
outreach. Our goal is to provide direct economic benefits to Navajo-owned firms and American Indian or Alaska
Native individuals by committing 10 percent of awarded contract work in services and staffing.
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2.1 Employees that Worked on RAES
The graphics in this section show the number of employees who self-identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, as
well as all other employees working on RAES, for this quarter, cumulative for Calendar Year 2021, and cumulative for
the period of performance.
Employees Working on RAES Projects
2021-Qtr3
2021 Cumulative
Period of Performance Cumulative
American Indian or
Alaska Native, 18%
American Indian or Alaska Native Employees
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2.2 New Mires
There were 2 new hires for the RAES contract made during this quarter in Calendar Year 2021, of which 1 self-
identifies as being of American Indian or Alaska Native ethnicity. There have been 27 cumulative hires under RAES
for the Period of Performance, of which 10 self-identify as being of American Indian or Alaska Native ethnicity. We
have included only those new hires that have been hired primarily for the RAES contract. The graphics below provide
a breakdown of these new hires.
New Hires for RAES Projects
2021-Qtr3
All Others, 50%
Period of Performance Cumulative
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2.3 Employee Work Hours
Similar to Section 2.1 of this report, the following graphics represent self-identifying American Indian or Alaska Native
employees on the Tetra Tech Team that have billed hours on the RAES contract. The graphics below represent the
hours for self-identifying American Indian or Alaska Native employees.
Employee Hours Worked on RAES Projects
2021-Qtr3
American Indian or
Alaska Native, 3%
All Others, 97%
2021 Cumulative
All Others, 89%
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SUBCONTRACTING
For the purpose of reporting subcontracting, Tetra Tech considers Navajo Priority 1 and Navajo Priority 2 firms
designated by the Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development Business Regulatory Department to be "Navajo
Owned Firms," While we have included laboratory subcontracting dollars in the metrics of this report, laboratory
subcontracting is not included in Tetra Tech's subcontracting goals under RAES because EPA agreed that no
qualified Navajo Priority 1 or 2 laboratories currently exist. The total dollars spent on subcontractors and Navajo
Priority 1 and 2 subcontractors is provided in the graphics below, For the purpose of this report, Tetra Tech considers
vendor services and supplies under this "Subcontracting" metric,
Subcontracting Dollars Spent on RAES Projects
2021-Qtr3
Navajo Priority
firms, 5%
2021 Cumulative
Navajo Priority
firms, 10%
Period of Performance Cumulative
Navajo Priority firms 29%
Other Subcontractor, 90%
Other Subcontractor, 71%
American Indian or Alaska Native Subcontracting
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TRAINING
The Tetra Tech team held an internal training session for Tetra Tech employees, the training session topic was
"Effective Communication". This training was a half-hour session, with 32 employees attending, for a total of 16
training hours for employees during this reporting quarter. Of those 32 participants, 2 self-identify as American Indian
or Alaska Native.
An additional training session was held for Tetra Tech employees, the training session topic was "Abandoned Uranium
Mine Training". This training was one and a half-hour session, with 2 employees attending, for a total of 3 training
hours. Of those 2 participants, both self-identify as American Indian or Alaska Native.
Training Hours Provided by Tetra Tech
2021-Qtr3
American Indian
or Alaska Native
Non-Employees
0%
2021 Cumulative
American Indian or
Alaska Native
Employees, 2%
Period of Performance Cumulative
Other Employees
11%
American Indian or
Alaska Native
Employees, 24%
American Indian or Alaska Native Non-Employees, 65%
Other Employees
64%
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