SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Environmental Insurance Expert Support
- Notice Date
- 7/8/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Bid and Proposal Room, Ariel Rios Building (3802R) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- PR-HQ-05-12188
- Response Due
- 7/21/2005
- Archive Date
- 8/20/2005
- Point of Contact
- THOMAS A. VALENTINO, Contract Specialist, Phone: 2025645422, E-Mail: valentino.thomas@epa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
THOMAS A. VALENTINO
(valentino.thomas@epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Site Remediation Enforcement (OSRE) is seeking a contractor to assist OSRE and regional EPA offices in evaluating insurance issues arising in the Superfund enforcement process. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 524298, with a corresponding size standard of $6M. The Government envisions award of one contract as a result of this solicitation. The contract period of performance is expected to be one year. The successful contractor shall assist EPA with insurance issues including but not limited to: (1) researching and analyzing state law issues relating to insurance; (2) advising EPA in negotiating insurance policy terms in Superfund settlements including, but not limited to, the terms and conditions of cost cap, finite risk, pollution legal liability and similar insurance policies, and ensuring that EPA?s interest as a coinsured or additional insured party under such policies are adequately protected; (3) reviewing insurance policies held by potentially responsible parties (PRP) in order to: (a) identify the insured party and insurer(s), the type of insurance policy, dates of coverage, type of loss/ damage covered, and relevant exclusions and endorsements; and (b) evaluate the likelihood and amount of any potential recovery based on site-specific facts, policy exclusions, relevant state law, etc.; and (4) providing other litigation support activities. The work requires personnel with significant and detailed expertise in the insurance industry and insurance litigation. Firms should be aware that quick turnaround technical and analytical support of multiple reports is sometimes necessary to support the EPA?s work on Superfund litigation and settlements to meet court-mandated, statutory, and other deadlines. The successful contractor shall not be: (1) presently employed by, retained by, or otherwise doing work for an insurance company that is either (a) involved in litigation concerning insurance coverage for environmental claims, or (b) involved in the business of selling new insurance policies covering such matters as environmental liabilities, cost caps for cleanup, and/ or annuity funding of long-term remedies; (2) presently employed by, retained by, or otherwise doing work for a private company with respect to environmental insurance issues, as such companies are or could be reasonably expected to become a PRP at a CERCLA site; (3) an insurance broker or similar that could directly profit from the placement of environmental insurance policies to or for the benefit of a PRP or the United States, and (4) have legal or fiduciary obligations to existing clients that would impair its ability to render full, fair, accurate, and unbiased advice to the United States on insurance and insurance-related issues. The Government anticipates posting the draft SOW on or about 13 July 2005, and issuing the Request for Proposals (RFP) on or about 1 August 2005. All relevant documents will be posted to the following web site: http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/pmrcsc/insure/index.htm. It is the responsibility of interested parties to regularly monitor the subject website for the latest status updates. Interested parties who wish to be included on the source list that will be posted to the subject website may submit their interest to scott.elaine@epa.gov. Please include your firm name, address, POC, phone number, and email address. Also, please provide whether your firm is classified as a large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned business, HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. If more than one apply, please list all that apply. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (08-JUL-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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The Environmental Protection Agency
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/EPA/OAM/HQ/PR-HQ-05-12188/listing.html)
- Record
- SN00843958-F 20050710/050708211931 (fbodaily.com)
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