SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- D--EPA OCFO Operations and Maintenance Support Services
- Notice Date
- 6/2/2021 3:04:05 PM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQ DIV (ITA Durham NC 27709 USA
- ZIP Code
- 27709
- Solicitation Number
- HHSN316201200120W_EP-G15H-01089
- Response Due
- 6/17/2021 12:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 06/17/2021
- Point of Contact
- Church-Mathis, Kimberley
- E-Mail Address
-
churchmathis.kimberley@epa.gov
(churchmathis.kimberley@epa.gov)
- Description
- Thirty (30) Day Extension to EP-G15H-01089 � Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) Operations and Maintenance Support Services Intent to Sole Source: NAICS Code: 541512�Computer Systems Design Services. The US Environmental Protection�Agency (EPA) has a requirement for continuation of services under the current contract, EPG15H-01089, as described below. EP-G15H-01089 expires on June 15,� 2021. The Government�is in the process of competing, negotiating, and awarding follow on services to this contract in�accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). However, the contract for follow�on services will not be awarded prior to the expiration date of EP-G15H-01089. The services�under this contract are critical and cannot lapse. The EPA intends to negotiate, on a sole source�basis, with Blue Canopy Group, LLC, 11091 Sunset Hills Road, Ste 777, Reston, VA 20190, a�modification to contract EP-G15H-01089 to extend services under this contract, not to exceed�thirty (30) additional days of service, until such time that the competition for the follow-on�contract for Operations and Maintenance support services is completed and a follow-on contract�is awarded. Blue Canopy Group, LLC currently provides Operations and Maintenance support services to the�EPA�s OCFO located in Washington, DC, under contract EP-G15H-01089 and has provided�these services and support under said contract since September 2015. The continuity that Blue�Canopy Group, LLC�s services will provide are critical to EPA�s financial systems and to ensure�continuity of�mission critical work. There are no other entities that have the capability of providing the level, breadth, and depth of�support that are required by OCFO in order to continue mission critical activities with the least�amount of disruption in a short period of time on a temporary basis. Blue Canopy Group, LLC is best suited for continuing to provide the above indicated services�and support for the requested thirty (30) day extension as they have the necessary infrastructure,�personnel, and supplies already in place and fully functioning. This will guarantee continuity of�services for the EPA�s critical financial systems while the Government completes the�competition and award for the follow-on OCFO Operations and Maintenance support services�contract. The Government is not stating that there are no other contractors who can provide these technical�support services. The Government understands that there are other companies that provide�similar operations and maintenance support services. The Government is instead saying that�considering the short period of performance contemplated within this extension and that the five�year follow on contract award will be competed amongst eligible, qualified companies, that no�other contractors could transition this workload from Blue Canopy Group, LLC and efficiently�continue performance without potential reduced services, increased costs, and unnecessary risks�to the Government. This thirty (30) day extension of services is not an attempt by the�Government to limit competition to the incumbent contractor but to provide additional time to�compete, negotiate, and award the follow-on contract. In accordance with FAR Part 5.207(c)(16)(ii), all responsible sources may submit a capability�statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the Agency. Such�capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not�to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to�compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon response to this�notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice will be posted for 15 days. The intent of this synopsis is to state the Government�s intention to sole source this requirement�and to determine if any other� source(s) exist; and, therefore, no solicitation is available. All�interested parties who believe they can provide the required service should: 1) fully explain their�capabilities and qualifications in writing and submit same via FedConnect, a government web�portal, within 15 days from the date of this announcement; and 2) must submit itemized pricing�that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. Consequently, any responder(s) failing to provide the aforementioned data but instead choosing�merely to submit a routine letter requesting a copy of the RFQ will not be honored. Offerors�must submit all technical questions / responses concerning this synopsis electronically through�FedConnect at www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. The synopsis, amendments, and other�information related to this procurement as well as any subsequent procurement notifications will�be posted on the Beta.Sam.Gov website at: www.beta.sam.gov and the Fedconnect website at:�https://www.fedconnect.net/ . For questions please contact Kimberley Church-Mathis at ChurchMathis.Kimberley@epa.gov,�however, at this time phone calls related to this procurement are not being accepted.
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