SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Technical and Administrative Support for the Office of Wastewater Management Programs
- Notice Date
- 3/25/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive Cincinnati, OH 45268
- ZIP Code
- 45268
- Solicitation Number
- PR-CI-10-10450
- Response Due
- 4/9/2010
- Archive Date
- 5/9/2010
- Point of Contact
- CHARLES D. MCCORMICK, Contract Specialist, Phone: (513) 487-2047, E-Mail: mccormick.charles@epa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
CHARLES D. MCCORMICK
(mccormick.charles@epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS NOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND/OR ANY FOLLOW-UP REQUESTS. No telephone calls requesting a solicitation will be accepted or acknowledged. No solicitation is available at this time. Standard company brochures will not be reviewed. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is performing market research to determine potential sources in preparation for a future procurement.The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management (OWM), is performing market research to identify interested, responsible contractors to provide advisory and assistance services to include technical, analytical and administrative support, to include all labor, facilities, and equipment necessary to assist EPA in the development, implementation and oversight of programs under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), particularly regarding the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), including both municipal and industrial treatment facilities, concentrating on storm water discharges from sewer system overflows, construction, discharges from commercial vessels, and animal feeding operations. In addition, support services shall be required for assistance under the Clean Water Act, Section 316 [cooling water intake], the National Pretreatment Program, the Clean Water Act State Revolving Loan Fund, the Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund, and the National Biosolids Program. Typically, the contractor shall be involved in the collection, compilation, and analysis of environmental data culminating in reports and recommendations with regard the health, effectiveness and compliance of Regional and State water quality programs, as well as, supporting the development of a system to monitor and correct noted deficiencies. The contractor shall perform program audits and evaluations, impact and benefit analyses, prepare recommendations and option papers, reports, and special studies. Additionally, the contractor shall support the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), for certain point-source classifications, to include reviewing permit applications, conducting statistical analyses, preparing draft permits, monitoring permit compliance and providing appropriate guidance and training. The contractor shall provide information and data management services to develop innovative tools and applications for the management of the collected data and information. The contractor shall also provide outreach and communications services, to include web site design, site enhancement, web site maintenance, developing conference and training materials, and conference facilitation and support services. The successful contractor shall provide all labor, facilities, materials, and equipment necessary to accomplish the efforts delineated by the Performance Work Statement (PWS). A draft PWS, a break-out of the anticipated effort by labor category, labor categories, and other criteria can be obtained from the OAM website under ?Sources Sought?. See URL: http://epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd/. It is anticipated that any resultant contract will be a Performance Based Service Contract (PBSC) issued as a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) level-of-effort contract. It is anticipated than any resultant contract would be comprised of an annual base period, followed by four (4) consecutive 12-month optional performance periods, for a total potential performance period of five (5) years. Each performance period will consist of a maximum amount of 122,000 direct labor hours, being, 61,000 base-level direct labor hours plus 61,000 optional direct labor hours, for a maximum combined total of 610,000 direct labor hours over the life of the contract. Please note: The standard EPAAR solicitation provisions (EPAAR 1552.209-70 and 1552.209-72) requiring the offeror to certify that it is unaware of any potential Conflict of Interest or, otherwise, to disclose any potential Conflict of Interest of which it is aware, shall be required.Firms desiring to be considered as potential sources must submit a statement of their capabilities demonstrating their technical competency to perform and that they have the necessary labor, facilities, and equipment to perform in accordance with the PWS. In addition, all potential sources must provide their size status (i.e. large, small) in accordance with NAICS code 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), with a size standard of $7 million in average annual receipts. The contractor shall also indicate whether or not they are a certified Hubzone, 8(a), women-owned, small disadvantaged and/or disabled veteran-owned concern. Standard company brochures which do not address the particulars of this announcement will not be considered as sufficient to demonstrate the requested statement of capabilities. Responses to this announcement shall be submitted to Charles D. McCormick, U.S. EPA, Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, or transmitted by e-mail at the sole risk of the respondent, to mccormick.charles@epa.gov not later than April 09, 2010.
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