R -- ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR OSRE-2

Notice Date

February 15, 2001

Contracting 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

PR-HQ-00-11694

Response Due

March 9, 2001

Point of Contact

Julie Speers, Contracting Officer (202) 564-4452

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contract specialist via (spottswood.talisa@epa.gov)

Description

This is a notice to: 1) inform potential sources of the availability of a draft statement of work for review and comment at the Environmental Protection Agency website at http://www.epa.gov/oam/srpod/; and, 2) solicit statements of qualifications and interest from potential sources of all sizes. Small, small disadvantaged 8(a), hubzone, and women-owned business are particularly urged to respond to this announcement. Please refer to the URL below for applicable size standards under this NAIC code. Indicate on the qualifications statement whether or not the business is a small business under this size standard. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks potential offerors and requests that they submit via email, qualifications statement indicating their interest in bidding on this requirement, and an outline of their relevant experience/expertise. The EPA also invites industry comments on the draft statement of work or on any other aspect of the proposed procurement. This document should be sent as an attachment not to exceed three printed pages in length. Hard copy material will not be accepted. Offerors must clearly demonstrate expertise and experience with all thirteen task areas in the statement of work. Please send responses and questions to the email address given below for Talisa Spottswood, Contract Specialist. The EPA, Headquarters Office of Site Remediation Enforcement, contemplates award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with an award term incentive to provide advisory and assistance services to the management of the program. The purpose of this procurement is to obtain analytical, technical, and management services for EPA's Office of Site Remediation Enforcement (OSRE) that support remediation efforts to plan, implement, and evaluate programs, strategies, guidance, and regulations under the Agency's CERCLA/ SARA of 1986, new initiatives under CERCLA and the Superfund Re-authorization Act, LUST, OPA, and RCRA Corrective Action. EPA will use this contract to acquire assistance in developing options and evaluating nationwide implementation strategies, monitoring regional and state activities, and providing enforcement support. This assistance shall involve analytical support needed to implement any new policies, regulations, or guidance under CERCLA, RCRA Corrective Action, LUST, or OPA or future re-authorizations or amendments. It is contemplated that the contract will have a base period of performance of three years with LOE term options, with a possible additional seven (7) one year options dependent upon sustained excellent contract performance for a maximum period of performance of ten (10) years. The EPA expects to award a contract for not more than $30 million in value over ten years. Conflict of interest provisions for this requirement require that potential offerors cannot be or become (for the duration of the contract) prime contractors or subcontractors for emergency response or remediation work funded by the Agency (e.g., START-2, RACs, ERRs). Conflict-of-interest issues will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This requirement is not subject to the Service Contract Act. The SIC for this requirement is 8741, the NAIC code is 56111. The RFP is expected to be released within sixty days. The expected award date for this contract is on or before 9/30/01. Additional information on NAIC standards is available at: http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics Additional information on the functions of the enforcement office is available at: http://www.es.epa/.gov/oeca/osre/superfund.html http://www.epa.gov/oam/srpod/ Please email the contract specialist with questions, or requests to be placed on the source list for this requirement. All questions will be answered as a group by way of a posting on the EPA OAM URL address given above for the statement of work. The RFP will be available for release in electronic form at this address as well.

Web Link

A copy of the draft statement of work for this requirement (http://www.epa.gov/oam/srpod/)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010220/RSOL002.HTM (W-046 SN50D7Z6)