B -- ANALYSIS FOR NUTRIENTS,SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS, SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE AND SEDIMENT TOC

Notice Date

September 6, 2001

Contracting Office

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attn: ORDSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

ZIP Code

27711

Solicitation Number

RFQ-RT-01-00545

Response Due

September 18, 2001

Point of Contact

Pamela E. Smith (919) 541-0635

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contracting office (smith.pamela@epa.gov)

Description

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION. QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is RFQ-RT-01-00545, and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-27. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541380, which has a size standard of $5 million to qualify as a small business. The Environmental Protection(EPA) anticipated that a firm-fixed price purchase order will be awarded as a result of full and open competition using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This procurement is for the analysis up to 6000 samples for water column dissolved nutrients, water column total suspended sediments, sediment grain size, and sediment total organic carbon in accordance with protocols established by the National Coastal Assessment Program (Heitmuller, 2000). Period of Performance: From date of award through October, 2005. Statement of Work ; Attachment 1, Evaluation Criteria and Price Evaluation form can be found at the following website: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd . The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52-212-1, All offerors are to include with their offers a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items and the following additional FAR clauses which are cited in Clause 52.212-5: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, As Amended. Any applicable wage determination(s) will be made a part of the resultant purchase order. Price and technical information should be submitted separately. The completed Representations and Certifications should be included with the price proposal. All technical questions are to be forwarded via email to the Purchasing Agent at the following email address: smith.pamela @epa.gov. Offerors should review the Statement of Work and other information posted with this Request for Quotation on EPA's website at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. Arrow down to the REQUEST FOR QUOTATION section and click on the solicitation. Arrow down below that section to COMMERCIAL BUY CLAUSES AND FORMS which are provided for your convenience. Please submit two copies of the technical proposal and two copies of the price proposal to Pamela E. Smith, Purchasing Agent, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MD-33, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Courier delivery address is U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Receptionist-Administration Bldg., Lobby, Attn: Pamela E. Smith (MD-33), 79 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. All offers are due by September 18, 2001, 3:30 p.m., ET. No telephonic or faxed requests will be honored.

Web Link

click here to download a copy of RFQ and other information (http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010910/BSOL002.HTM (W-249 SN50X060)