F -- SEEKING QUALIFIED SMALL AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED SOURCES TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND RAPID RESPONSE SERVICES IN REGION IX

Notice Date

August 29, 2000

Adminstrative Office

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Procurement (3805R), Arielrios Building, 1200 Pennsylania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001

ZIP Code

20460-0001

Solicitation Number

TBD

Response Due

September 18, 2000

Point of Contact

Mario Chaple (202)564-2286, Contracting Officer

E-Mail Address

Chaple.Mario@epa.gov (Chaple.Mario@epa.gov)

Description

It is anticipated that for the next Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contract generation, two contracting actions for Region IX ( Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada) will be required. Each contract will be for a period of one year with four one year option periods. Regardless of business classification, the contractors must be technically qualified to undertake response actions relative to CERCLA, RCRA, OPA, the Stafford Act, and the Federal Response Plan. It is anticipated one solicitation/contract will be specified for Full and Open Competition for qualified hazardous waste cleanup contractors (500 employees or more) , and the second procurement effort will be reserved for hazardous waste cleanup contractors with the small business community (less than 500 employees) under SIC Code 8744 Facilities Support Management Services. The contractor(s) shall provide environmental response cleanup services for removal/treatment of oil, petroleum products, hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants as specified in task order (s) issued to the contractor (s). Further, the contractor (s) shall also provide environmental response cleanup services to terrorist, weapons of mass destruction, and nuclear-biological-chemical incidents as specified in task orders. The contractors (s) shall take any actions required to mitigate or eliminate any hazard or damage to the environment resulting from: 1) a release or threat of a release of oil, petroleum products, hazardous substances; 2) pollutants or contaminants into the environment; 3) the threat of fire and explosion and incidents involving terrorists acts, weapons of destruction, and nuclear-biological-chemical incident; 4) natural and man-made disasters. These technical capabilities shall include the ability to provide emergency response, sampling, monitoring, site stabilization, controlling spilled material, waste treatment, restoration, removal actions, transportation and disposal services. More specific requirements follow the generic list below: 1) project planning; 2) containment, countermeasures, emergency and removal response; 3) decontamination, response mitigation; 4) transportation and disposal 5) restoration and soil stabilization; 6) analytical support; 7) demolition; 8) construction and support facilities; 9) marine operations; 10) trans-boundary response and; 11) response times. The contractor (s) shall provide personnel, labor, materials, and equipment required to perform all response activities required under a specific task order. At a minimum each small business/small disadvantaged business shall provide specific details with regard to their equipment inventory within the EPA Region; size of firm (employees/revenue); financial resources; other contracts both federal and commercial and; capabilities/experience necessary to perform work listed above. Small businesses shall submit requested information in writing to U.S. EPA, Attn: Mr. Mario P. Chaple (3805R), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington DC 20460 NLT September 18, 2000. Information regarding this procurement will be posted on the World Wide Web at http://www.epa.gov/oam/srpod as it becomes available. Information about Region 9 may be found at the WWW site: http://www.epa.gov/region9/. Telephonic requests for information will not be honored.

Web Link

http:/www.epa.gov/oam/srpod (http:/www.epa.gov/oam/srpod)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000831/FSOL002.HTM (W-242 SN491126)