SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- BOEM Arctic Air Quality Impact Assessment Modeling Study
- Notice Date
- 4/4/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- BSEE Procurement Branch, HQ381 Elden Street, HE 2306HerndonVA20170-4817US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- M13PS00024
- Point of Contact
- Lisa A. Algarin
- E-Mail Address
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Lisa.Algarin@bsee.gov
(Lisa.Algarin@bsee.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), intends to competitively award a contract for a study titled Arctic Air Quality Impact Assessment Modeling. The BSEE Acquisition Operations Branch is the contracting office for this procurement and the resultant contract administration. All potential Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov in order to receive Government contracts. The Government intends to award a cost reimbursement type of contract, with an anticipated budget estimate of $1.7-$2.0M. Other proposed contract types may be considered if determined appropriate. The applicable NAICS Code is 541990, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. The period of performance of the resultant contract is anticipated to be 60 months from the date of award. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM or the Bureau) Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Regional Office (AOCSR) is responsible for assessing the potential environmental impacts from oil and gas exploration, development, and production (activities) on the Alaskan OCS. The impact assessment, which includes potential air quality effects, are disclosed through the submittal of Environmental Assessments (EAs) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In addition, the AOCSR is responsible for regulating emission sources from oil and gas activities within the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea OCS Planning Areas adjacent to the North Slope Borough of Alaska (Arctic OCS). Through this study, the Bureau is pursuing research that will, (1) reasonably predict the cumulative air quality effects of onshore and offshore emission sources, where offshore sources are consistent with the BOEM Five Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017 as set forth in the Proposed Final OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program (PFP) issued on June 28, 2012, and (2) recommend improvements for calculating emission exemption thresholds for the Arctic OCS under the BOEM Air Quality Regulatory Program established under 30 CFR Part 550 Subpart C (BOEM AQRP). The NEPA air quality assessment and the BOEM AQRP analysis are separate and distinct evaluations required before the Bureau can approve oil and gas activities proposed for the OCS. While these are separate processes, when used together they provide a holistic evaluation of Arctic air pollution transport and show how new emission sources, both onshore and offshore, might impact air quality on the North Slope and over near-shore areas. In addition, the combined evaluation determines the extent of cumulative effects when considering other emission sources affecting the North Slope. Results of this study may be used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) in support of environmental justice initiatives and permit applications, and the study would serve the public seeking a direct and reliable accounting of air pollution effects on the people and natural environment of the North Slope Borough. The objectives of this study are to support the AOCSR preparation of air quality assessments by developing a comprehensive NEPA-compliant baseline air quality impact assessment, resulting in a consistent, reliable, and meaningful prediction of the extent of air quality effects from proposed oil and gas activities on the Arctic OCS, including potential cumulative effects of the most likely foreseeable onshore sources. In addition, the study will support management of the BOEM AQRP by evaluating existing emissions exemption threshold methods and, if necessary, recommending improved methods. HOW TO COMPETE FOR THIS CONTRACT: Potential Offerors interested in participating in this acquisition are requested to send your organizations name, point of contact, address, telephone and fax numbers, email address and DUNS Number via email to lisa.algarin@bsee.gov or via U.S. Mail to Lisa A. Algarin, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Acquisition Operations Branch, MS HE 2306, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170, by COB Thursday, April 19, 2013. Those organizations expressing interest by this date will be provided a copy of the complete solicitation package upon issuance. Reference Solicitation No. M13PS00024 on all correspondence. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
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