SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Technical Support for NPDES Permitting and CWA Regulations
- Notice Date
- 4/18/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- CPODUS Environmental Protection Agency26 West Martin Luther King DriveMail Code: NWDCincinnatiOH45268USA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SOL-CI-13-00017
- Response Due
- 6/4/2013
- Archive Date
- 9/1/2013
- Point of Contact
- Brad Heath
- E-Mail Address
-
Heath.Brad@epa.gov
(Heath.Brad@epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY. THE ACTUAL SOLICITATION SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON OR ABOUT MAY 3, 2013, AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: http://epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd/ The proposed contract requires that the contractor provide technical support to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Water (OW), in amending, developing, and implementing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting and Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations. Technical support is expected to include professional program managers, engineers, scientists, information specialists, statisticians, and administrative services with experience in NPDES permitting and CWA regulations. The majority of the technical support that the contractor will be tasked with may include: quality assurance; revisions and administration of NPDES permits; amending and developing CWA regulations; implementation of new or revised permits and/or regulations; outreach and stakeholder engagement support; logistical support; data collection; compliance audits and inspections; preparation of technical documents; and preparation and development of regulatory rec ords. The majority of the work emphasizes requirements related to work in the EPA Office of Water; however this work may be available for use by other organizations within the EPA subject to capacity and permission. All work required under this contract shall be defined in written work assignments issued by the EPA Contracting Officer (CO). The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will review all of the contractor analyses. An offeror shall specifically disclose whether it is, or whether it or any of its parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or sister companies have any business or financial relationships with the following entities: 1) Entities within the regulated community that discharge processed water or which provide treatment of wastewater or drinking water; 2) Entities that manufacture/sell/import water treatment chemicals and/or equipment (including point-of-use/point-of-entry devices); 3) Entities that provide advisory and/or technical services relating to waste minimization, waste management, and wastewater treatment and control for regulated industries; 4) Entities that act in consulting, advisory, or legal capacity with, or for, firms trying to overturn or circumvent the regulations which are the intended outcome of this contract; 5) Entities that own or operate community water and/or wastewater systems. The solicitation shall also include the clause entitled LIMITATION OF FUTURE CONTRACTING (LOFC) (Headquarters Support), (EPAAR 1552.209-74) (APR 2004), (Alt V). Paragraph (c) which states in part, ?The contractor and any subcontractors, during the life of this contract plus five years beyond the life of this contract, shall be ineligible to enter into business or financial relationships which would support or affect any efforts to contest, oppose, or influence the contents of regulations, policies, limitations, standards or criteria relating to the Clean Water Act (CWA); the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA); the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1986 (CERCLA); the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1988 (FIFRA), for which it has provided, is providing, or has work assignments to provide technical and administrative support under this contract, without prior written authorization from the cognizant EPA contracting officer.? Be advised, however, that the afore-mentioned limitations may change when the RFP is released. The Government anticipates award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) contract with a total level of effort of 50,000 hours (if all option quantities are exercised) over an ordering period of five (5) years. The solicitation will be issued on a Total Small Business Set-Aside basis. The applicable NAICS code is 541620 with a size standard of $14 million. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available on or about May 3, 2013, on the Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (CPOD) Contracts website located at http://epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd/ (under Solicitations and Amendments) with a closing date on or about June 4, 2013. Anticipated award date of the resultant contract is no later than September 1, 2013. Interested parties are expected to download the solicitation and any subsequent amendments from the CPOD website and to monitor the status of the solicitation for changes or updates. A Draft PWS document and a Draft Non-EPAAR Clauses document shall accompany this Presolicitation Notice via separate attachment. See http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd/ (under Synopses-RFPs Not Issued) for this entire presolicitation package. Be advised that changes to any or all documentation is possible when the final RFP is released. No hard copies will be available. All responsible sources (Small Businesses Only) may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Agency in accordance with the official RFP. Contract award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The point of contact is Brad Heath at (513)-487-2352 or heath.brad@epa.gov.
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