H -- SUPPORT FOR CONDUCTING SYSTEMS AND PERFORMANCE SURVEYS OF NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION COLLECTION STATIONS

Notice Date

June 26, 2001

Contracting Office

Administrative Contracts Service Center (3803R), Environmental Protection Agency, Ronald Reagan Building -- 7th Floor, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460

ZIP Code

20460

Solicitation Number

PR-HQ-01=14416

Response Due

July 11, 2001

Point of Contact

Rachel Schwartz, Contracting Officer, 202-564-1053

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contracting Officer. (schwartz.rachel@epa.gov)

Description

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking technical support for the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP) in the Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD). Support will be required to provide systems and performance survey services to assess and aid in the performance of the nationwide network of National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) collection stations, which include acid deposition wet collection stations in the National Trends Network (NTN), wet deposition collection stations in the Atmospheric Integrated Research Monitoring Network (AIRMoN), and mercury collection stations in the Mercury Deposition Network (MDN). At the present time there are approximately 300 collection stations that are part of these networks and their numbers are expected to increase. There are currently 229 sites in the NADP/NTN network, 59 in NADP/MDN, including 22 that are collocated at NTN sites, and 11 in NADP/AIRMoN, including four that are collated at NTN sites. EPA is one of the lead participating agencies to NADP, a multi-agency nationwide network, which collects and analyzes data on the chemistry of precipitation for monitoring georgraphic long-term trends. The surveys are undertaken to provide quality assurance pertaining to siting, sample collection and handling, equipment operation and maintenance, record keeping, reports and field laboratory procedures. Site performance survey reports for the networks must be compatible with and capable of being electronically transferred to the data base maintained by NADP and be able to be converted, containing every item on the network performance survey reports. The surveys are essential to providing the quality assurance for NADP's data analysis and require a high level of skill in air quality audits and quality assurance and control and data management. The contractor will be responsible for selecting sites for survey and initial communications, making pre-trip travel and other preparations, conducting site surveys, providing technical assistance to site operators, and conducting maintenance. The purpose of this announcement is to determine the availability and capability of certified 8(a) firms to perform the activities included in the Statement of Work. The Statement of Work is available on the following web site http://www.epa.gov/oam/hpod under the sources sought section of the page. The statement of work requirements fall under NAICS code 541620. Interested small businesses must demonstrate in their qualification statements that they are qualified to perform work under this NAICS code. The contract type will be firm fixed price with a one-year base period four one-year option periods. This is a request for interested 8(a) firms to submit a qualification statement of no longer than 10 pages to determine whether or not this procurement will be set aside for the 8 (a) program. This is not a request for a technical or cost proposal. Interested businesses must demonstrate and will be evaluated on specific prior project experience and skill in the following areas: field audits of air quality monitoring and quality assurance, field instrumentation, data collection and laboratory procedure capabilities, and remediation. Subcontracting/teaming arrangements are not be acceptable. The qualification statement should include: specific prior experience in these areas and personnel skills to meet this experience. General information on firm size (employees/revenue), location, financial revenues, other contracts for related work, both federal and commercial, should also be provided Small businesses shall submit two (2) copies of the requested information in writing to U.S. EPA, Attn: Rachel Schwartz (3803R), mailing address, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington DC 20460 or hand delivery address, Bid and Proposal, Room 61107, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., 0 N.W., Washington, DC 20004; NLT July 11, 2001. Information regarding this procurement will be posted on the World Wide Web at http://www.epa.gov/oam/hpod as it becomes available. Telephonic requests for information will not be honored.

Web Link

Click here to access the statement of work. (www.epa.gov/oam/hpod)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010628/HSOL002.HTM (W-177 SN50Q0K8)