SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- SAMPLE ANALYSIS - AQUATIC FLORA AND FAUNA IDENTIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT FOR THE SHEPHERD CREEK BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (BMP) PROJECT
- Notice Date
- 3/12/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Specialized Service Center/Cin. Proc. Operations Div., 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268
- ZIP Code
- 45268
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-OH-07-00086
- Response Due
- 3/27/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/27/2007
- Description
- NAICS Code: 541710 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), National Risk Management Research Center (NRMRL), Sustainable Environments Branch (SEB) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), with EnviroScience Inc., for the Sample Analysis of Aquatic Flora and Fauna Identification and Measurement for the Shepherd Creek Best Management Practice (BMP) Project. The current NAICS code is 541710. The background behind this EPA requirement is as follows: The EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), has formed a multidisciplinary Sustainable Environments Branch (SEB) within the Sustainable Technology Division (STD), with the charge of constructing a Sustainable Environments System Strategy that includes the development of environmental risk management methods. The EPA has been testing the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs) on private parcels to mitigate the effects of excess stormwater runoff from developed areas on the hydrologic and ecological integrity of the watershed. The contractor shall use the latest field identification references and technology, identify the aquatic flora and fauna in freshwater stream samples, and provide this information to the EPA, following Agency sorting and processing protocol. Based on the EPA's knowledge of technical support needed for the Statement of Work (SOW), EnviroScience, Inc. is the only known source able to satisfy the Government's requirement. It is critical that identification is consistent for comparison across samples from previous years (2005-06) without sacrificing data quality. EnviroScience, Inc. has unique capabilities that are specific to the macroinvertebrate and periphyton taxonomists conducting the identification. EnviroScience has the expertise to identify macroinvertebrate taxa to genus, plus selected taxa to species (e.g., some mayflies, midges, caddisflies, worms, and mollusks). Every taxonomist has unique capabilities allowing them to identify specific groups to higher levels of identification than others, regardless of contract specifications (e.g., identify to lowest possible taxonomic level); thus, each taxonomist (and therefore, each contractor) provides unique capabilities allowing for consistent identification across samples. However, any firm believing itself capable of meeting the EPA's requirement may submit technical documentation to establish the potential of complying with the specifications. Such documentation must be submitted to the point of contact within 15 days of the posting of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered only for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed on a sole source basis. The applicable NAICS code is 541710. Please submit your request in writing to Scott A. Fogle at fogle.scott@epa.gov or fax your request to (513) 487-2107. No telephone requests will be honored.
- Record
- SN01249263-W 20070314/070312220930 (fbodaily.com)
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