SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Technical Support for Coastal Pollution Issues
- Notice Date
- 11/4/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- CPODUS Environmental Protection AgencyCincinnati Procurement OperationsDivision26 West Martin Luther King DriveCincinnatiOH45268USA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SOL-CI-13-00031
- Point of Contact
- Donna Reinhart
- E-Mail Address
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reinhart.donna@epa.gov
(reinhart.donna@epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Pre Solicitation Notice SOL-CI-13-00031 Technical Support for Coastal Pollution Issues The solicitation SOL-CI-13-00031 will be available for downloading at FedConnect? located at the following internet address: www.fedconnect.net/. Questions relating to the solicitation are required to be submitted electronically through FedConnect?. ONLY those questions posted through FedConnect? will be accepted. All responses to questions will be released on FedConnect?. At this Internet site you will be able to register with FedConnect?, enabling you to download the solicitation once released, join the mailing list, and to submit questions. If you need technical assistance in registering or for any other FedConnect? function, call the FedConnect? Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. Contractor registration in the Government's System for Award Management (SAM) is required in order to be eligible for contract award. Registration may be completed and information regarding the registration process may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov. Once issued, solicitation documents will be available electronically for download at https://www.fedconnect.net. Hard copies of the solicitation package will not be distributed. Electronic copies of responses will be required and must be submitted via FedConnect? https://www.fedconnect.net). The purpose of this solicitation is to provide the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Water (OW) Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW), Oceans and Coastal Protection Division (OCPD) in Washington, D.C. technical support for coastal pollution issues, OCPD operates under the following legislation: the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act; Clean Water Act; Marine Plastics Pollution Research and Control Act; Water Resources Development Act; Shore Protection Act; Clean Vessel Act; National Environmental Policy Act; Clean Air Act. OCPD also works on international treaties such as the London Dumping Convention and the International Convention for the Prevision of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). The contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, services, and facilities to perform work as identified in the performance work statement. The Government anticipates the award of a cost plus fixed fee, level-of-effort (LOE) type contract with a twelve month term and four twelve month options. The base level of effort will consist of 5,200 hours. In addition, options will be included to increase the level of effort by up to 6,000 direct labor hours during each period. Significant potential exists for conflicts of interest (COI) under this procurement, therefore, interested parties are advised that EPAAR provisions (EPAAR 1552.209-70 and 1552.209-72) requiring the offeror to certify that it is unaware of any potential COI or to disclose any potential COI of which it is aware, shall be required. Offerors will also be required to submit a COI plan describing the offeror's system and methods for identifying and either avoiding, neutralizing, or mitigating a COI and a COI dis closure statement will be required for each work assignment. It is expected that the solicitation and resultant contract will include a "LIMITATION OF FUTURE CONTRACTING" clause. The text of this clause will mirror the clause Limitation of Future Contracting, Alternate V (Headquarters Support), (EPAAR 1552.209-74), (APR 2004), except for paragraph (c). Paragraph (c) of the clause shall read as follows: The contractor and any subcontractors will be ineligible to enter into business or financial relationships which would support or affect any efforts to overturn or circumvent limitations, regulations, guidelines, standards, and criteria developed or contributed to through efforts for which it has provided, is providing, or has work assignments to provide technical and administrative support under this contract, without prior written authorization from the cognizant EPA CO. The restriction shall be in effect during the life of the contract. The solicitation is subject to full and open competition, all responsible offerors may submit a proposal. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541611 with a size standard of $14 million. It is anticipated the solicitation will be available in late November 2013. Contract award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 15- Contracting by Negotiation. The point of contact is Donna Reinhart, Contracting Officer, 513-487-2114, reinhart.donna@epa.gov.
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