SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
- Notice Date
- 1/6/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- US Army Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, ATTN: CEHEC-CT, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315-3860
- ZIP Code
- 22315-3860
- Solicitation Number
- BAA-05-0005
- Response Due
- 3/10/2005
- Archive Date
- 5/9/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) is the Department of Defense (DoD) demonstration and validation program for environmental technologies. The ESTCP Office is interested in receiving (pre-)proposal white papers (herea fter referred to as pre-proposals ) that address DoD requirements. This notice constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2). Proposers should state in their pre-proposal that it is submitted in response to this BAA. Rea ders should note that this is an announcement to declare ESTCPs intent to competitively fund demonstration and validation projects as described in the ESTCP Program Announcement. The Program Announcement can be found on the ESTCP Home Page accessible thro ugh the World Wide Web at http://www.estcp.org/. No request for proposals (RFP), solicitation, or other announcement of this opportunity will be made. Awards will take the form of contracts. Before preparing a pre-proposal, potential proposers should read the information provided in the ESTCP Program Announcement at www.estcp.org/opportunities/solicitations for details regarding the programs objectives, proposal submission requirements, deadlines, and the evaluation of proposals. ESTCP is seeking proposals for environmental technologies in the following topics only: 1) Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Detection, Discrimination, and Remediation; 2) Characterization, Control, and Treatment of Range Contamination; 3) Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater; and 4) Re mediation of Contaminated Sediments. ESTCP is seeking these proposals as candidates for funding beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2006. Awardees under this BAA will be selected through a two-stage review process. To be eligible for consideration, readers wishi ng to respond to this announcement must submit a pre-proposal, including a signed original, plus five additional copies, referencing this BAA, to: Dr. Robert Holst, ESTCP Program Office, 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 303, Arlington, VA 22203-1821 (703-696 -2127). Pre-proposals must be received no later than 4:00 PM EST on Thursday, March 10, 2005. It is strongly recommended that pre-proposals be sent via overnight carrier or certified mail to document and ensure receipt. Pre-proposals sent via fax or electr onic mail will be rejected. Pre-proposals should be no longer than five pages, not including the cover page, single-sided, and a font no smaller than 11 point. All margins (top, bottom, left and right) should not be less than 1 inch. One attachment of up t o three single-sided pages of test data may also be submitted. The cover page should be in the format specified in the ESTCP Program Announcement (see above). The pre-proposal must concisely describe what technology the proposer has to offer ESTCP, includi ng its level of development or maturity, and its cost/benefit. The pre-proposal should use the following format (also described in the ESTCP Program Announcement and contain the following information: The pre-proposal should contain the following informat ion: 1. Short Descriptive Title:; 2. ESTCP Topic Area: 1) Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Detection, Discrimination, and Remediation; 2) Characterization, Control, and Treatment of Range Contamination; 3) Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater; and 4) Remediat ion of Contaminated Sediments; 3. Problem statement: The specific problem the proposed technology addresses; 4. Technology Description: Describe the technology that is being proposed and the technical objective of the specific demonstration. The project de scription should include the following information: (a) technical description and justification of proposed technology demonstration, including a description of how the technology is innovative; (b) evidence the technology is mature enough for demonstratio n (include references); and (c) potential issues of concern and technical risks in taking the technology from the lab to field testing. Any limitations of the t echnology for different sites should be explicitly described; 5. DoD Benefit: Quantitatively describe expected benefits in terms of reduced cost and risk. Assess cost/benefit per site (in terms of cost per area or volume treated) or application. Provide re alistic cost/benefit estimates over existing technologies and approaches. Provide a basis for the expected benefit; 6. Schedule: Provide an expected schedule for the project. Explicitly describe any development, design, or treatability work required prior to actual field demonstration; 7. Cost Estimate: Provide an estimate for the level of funding required, including any development, design, or treatability work. Whereas identification of a specific demonstration site is not required for pre-proposals, incl ude an estimate for the cost for a representative field demonstration of the technology; 8. Performers: List all institutional performers involved in the proposed demonstration and their expected contributions. List the name and organization of the lead pe rson(s) for each organization involved. Provide as an attachment a one-page curriculum vitae for each of the principal performers (not included in the five page pre-proposal count). The pre-proposal review step allows interested organizations to get initia l Government feedback on their technologies without incurring the expense of a full proposal. The following evaluation factors will be the sole basis for reviewing the pre-proposal pursuant to this solicitation. Relevance and readiness for demonstration/va lidation are pass/fail gates. Proposals not passing the relevance and readiness gates will not be evaluated any further. Among the evaluation factors, Technical Merit is most important, followed by Cost/Benefit, and Cost of demonstration. More detailed des criptions are available under the Evaluation Factors section of the ESTCP Program Announcement at www.estcp.org/opportunities/solicitations. A request for submission of a full proposal does not indicate a decision has been made to make an award for that wo rk. Based upon the pre-proposal evaluation by the Government, each of the pre-proposal submitters will be notified as to whether the Government encourages the submission of a full proposal. Instructions for preparing a full proposal will be provided at the tim e of notification. Based on evaluation of the written full proposal, each proposal submitter will be notified as to whether the Government wishes to enter into negotiation for the award of a contract. Offerors are advised that only the Contracting Officer is legally authorized to commit the Government. Furthermore, ESTCP reserves the right to select for award any, all, part, or none of the proposals received. There is no commitment by ESTCP to make any contract awards, nor to be responsible for any money ex pended by the offeror before contract award is made for a demonstration. Multiple awards may be made to address a particular topic area. It is expected that awards will result totaling approximately $3.0 million of work. For awards to be made as contracts , evaluation shall include the extent of commitment in providing meaningful subcontracting opportunities for small business, HUD Zone small business, small disadvantaged business, woman owned small business concerns, historically black colleges and univers ities, Veteran Owned and Disabled Veteran Owned small business and minority institutions. The North American Industry Classification System (NAISC) code is 541 710 with the small business size standard of 500 employees. In addition, contract proposals that exceed $500,000 submitted by all but small business concerns must be accompanied by a Small, Small Disadvantaged and Woman-Owned, Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9. The Point of Contact for this BAA for technical issues to include pre-proposals questions is Dr. Robert Holst, ESTCP Program Office, 703-696-2127 and non-technical issues is Ms. Alandra Jones, HECSA, 703-428-65 51.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity ATTN: CEHEC-CT, 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria VA
- Zip Code: 22315-3860
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22315-3860
- Record
- SN00731053-W 20050108/050106212109 (fbodaily.com)
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