SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Developing and Testing a Desensitization Process for Fireworks - Solicitation/RFQ
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, E22-229, Washington, District of Columbia, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- DTPH5614Q00027
- Archive Date
- 9/19/2014
- Point of Contact
- Fazal E. Mirza, Phone: 2023665180, Warren D. Osterberg, Phone: 202-366-6942
- E-Mail Address
-
fazal.mirza@dot.gov, warren.osterberg@dot.gov
(fazal.mirza@dot.gov, warren.osterberg@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation/RFQ TITLE: Developing and Testing a Desensitization Process for Fireworks. PURPOSE: The Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) will initiate research to develop and test a new process for the desensitization of fireworks. Successful desensitization that effectively deactivates the firework may lead to proper re-classification for transport and disposal, as well as safer handling conditions. See Attachment 1 - Statement of Work for a full detail of the requirement. CONTRACT TYPE AND AWARD PHMSA intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order under FAR Part 12 and 13.5. Applicable NAICS code: 541712 (Anticipated) Period of Performance: 210 days from the effective date of award. Award will be made to the responsible quoter that represents the best value to the Government, using a tradeoff process based on the Evaluation Criteria in Section III below. EVALUATION CRITERIA: Award will be made to the responsible quoter whose proposal presents the best overall value to the Government, using a tradeoff process. PHMSA will evaluate and rank each proposal according to Factors 1 through 3 below, which are of equal importance. PHMSA will also evaluate the price of each proposal, but will not rank or score this factor. Evaluation Criteria 1: Quoter must hold an approval from the DOT, PHMSA Associate Administrator of the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety for the purposes of explosives classification testing, meeting all requirements in 49 CFR Section 173.56(b), which illustrates the necessary qualifications as stated in the SOW. Quoter must provide a copy of the approval letter from the DOT, PHMSA Associate Administrator of Office of Hazardous Materials Safety with the quote. The 49 CFR Section 173.56(b) can be found at the following location: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?rgn=div8&node=49:2.1.1.3.9.3.25.7. A list of entities that currently hold the approval can be found at the following location: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/sp-a/approvals/explo-test-labs. Evaluation Criteria 2: Technical and Management Approach: The Quoter demonstrates the understanding of the requirements, the reasonableness, logic, and feasibility of the approach, and the availability of dedicated resources to fulfill the requirements. Evaluation Criteria 3: Key Personnel Qualifications & Experience - Resumes must be submitted to demonstrate the experiences need to support the tasks as stated in Attachment 1 - Statement of Work, Section III Tasks and Deliverables. Evaluation Criteria 4: Past Performance: Provide a narrative, no longer than three (3) pages, outlining the qualifications of performing services similar to the requirements within this statement of work, including titles of research materials, dates, publication and the quoter's role in performing the research. Quoter must also provide three (3) references for similar work as described in the SOW. Quoter must demonstrate similar work within the past three (3) years, as described in the SOW. NOTE: Quoters may submit more than three references, so long as the information fits within the designated limit of 15 pages. To score Past Performance, PHMSA reserves the right to utilize any or all of the following resources: 1) the information provided by the quoter in the proposal; 2) information gathered through phone calls and correspondence with the quoter's references; 3) information known to government evaluators at the time of evaluation; and 4) information available on public websites/databases such as FAPIIS and SAM. Evaluation Criteria 5. Price: Under this factor, PHMSA will evaluate the fairness and reasonableness of the quoter's proposed total price, including the reasonableness of the proposed level of effort and labor mix. Although this factor will not be scored, it will be a consideration in determining which proposal presents the overall best value to the Government. Order of Importance: Evaluation Criteria 1 through 4 are of equal importance. When combined, Factors 1 through 3 are significantly more important than Factor 4 (Price). INVOICING The contractor will invoice upon PHMSA acceptance of each deliverable identified in Attachment 1 - SOW Section III. QUESTIONS All questions regarding this RFQ must be emailed to Mr. Fazal Mirza ( fazal.mirza@dot.gov ) with a copy to Mr. Warren Osterberg ( warren.osterberg@dot.gov ). Do not contact any other PHMSA personnel during the RFQ stage. All questions must be received on or before Friday, August 22, 2014 at 12:00 pm (noon), Eastern Time. SUBMISSION OF QUOTES Quoter's Tax Identification Number, DUNS, point of contact information, and proposal date should be clearly indicated on the cover page. Please send quotes via email to Mr. Fazal Mirza ( fazal.mirza@dot.gov ) with a copy to Mr. Warren Osterberg ( warren.osterberg@dot.gov ). QUOTES MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2014 12:00 PM (NOON), EASTERN TIME. -------------------------------------------------
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Quoter facility., United States
- Record
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