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R -- FACILITATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS RULES TO SUPPORT EPA'S FACILITY IDENTIFICATION PROJECT SOL RFQ-DC-99-00103 DUE 090799 POC John J. Nanartowicz III, Contracting Officer, 202-564-4756 WEB: R -- Facilitation and Organizational Support for the, http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/dc9900103/index.htm. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, nanartowicz.john@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE PROCURED UTILIZING SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE PROCEDURES WITH A SIC CODE OF 8999 ($5 million)! This is a synopsis (RFQ-DC-99-00103) for services in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 13.1, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and the RFQ. STATEMENT OF WORK: Scope: The purpose of this purchase order shall be to provide facilitation and organizational support to the EPA in identifying and capturing in natural language the business rules that will support an Agency policy and related data standard on facility identification and registration. Specifically, this purchase order shall identify the specific policies and rules that will govern the build out, population and operation of the Facility Registry System (FRS). This purchase order shall also assist the Agency in determining the most effective tool for capturing business rules and providing for future traceability. QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: (1.) Contractors shall prepare a succinct written proposal that addresses each task described in the Statement of Work, a schedule of deliverables and a budget. As a guideline, proposals (not including resumes) should be fewer than 10 pages, however, contractors shall not be penalized for exceeding 10 pages; (2.) Contractors shall include a budget that documents the projected expenditures by task clearly displaying wage rates, labor hours, Other Direct Costs, and any anticipated travel expenditures; (3.) Contractors shall provide supporting documentation that: 1) supports their ability to perform these tasks; 2) provides resumes of the personnel proposed for assignment to the project, 3) provides 3 references (valid contact names and phone numbers) that can be contacted to support past performance of similar work. AWARD EVALUATION CRITERIA: All submissions will be evaluated on the following evaluation criteria, which is listed below in descending order of imporance: Factor 1: Experience in capturing and documenting business rules; Factor 2: Knowledge of and experience with business process re-engineering principles, approaches and methodologies; Factor 3: Experience facilitating meetings; Factor 4: Past performance; Factor 5: Reasonable and competitive price. For copies of the complete Request for Quotation, please visit the U.S. EPA Website at http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/dc9900103/index.htm, or E-mail the Contracting Officer at "nanartowicz.john @epamail.epa.gov" for a copy of the RFQ package. The Contracting Officer can be reached at 202-564-4756. You may be able to retrieve a copy of the request for quotation package on or about August 19, 1999. RFQ Submissions: Please provide the following information with your quotation: 1) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; (2) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -Commercial Items. Quotes are due in writing no later than September 7, 1999, 3:30 pm EST. An original and one copy of all quotations should be delivered to the following address (fax/e-mail copies will not be accepted): U.S. EPA, 401 M Street S.W., Mail Code 3803R, Washington, D.C. 20460 Attn: Mr. John J. Nanartowicz III -- -HAND CARRY ADDRESS TO -- - 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Bid and Proposal Room 6th floor, Washington, D.C. 20003 Attn: Mr. John J. Nanartowicz III. Posted 08/18/99 (W-SN369352). (0230)

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