SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Technical and Regulatory Support for the Development of Criteria for Water Media
- Notice Date
- 1/24/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- CPODUS Environmental Protection Agency26 West Martin Luther King DriveMail Code: NWDCincinnatiOH45268USA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SOL-CI-13-00016
- Response Due
- 3/7/2014
- Archive Date
- 4/6/2014
- Point of Contact
- Courtney Stallworth
- E-Mail Address
-
stallworth.courtney@epa.gov
(Stallworth.Courtney@epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Pre-Solicitation Notice SOL-CI-13-00016 Technical and Regulatory Support for the Development of Criteria for Water Media (Ecological Emphasis) The solicitation SOL-CI-13-00016 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?s Office of Science and Technology (OST), Health and Ecological Criteria Division (HECD) with support in its mission under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to protect the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation?s waters (e.g., protect them from the adverse impacts of chemicals, suspended and bedded sediments, microorganisms, and nutrients; assess and maintain the quality of biological communities; diagnose the causes of impacts) and address these components in media such as surface waters, wastewater, biosolids, and sediments. It also requires support in providing assistance to States and Tribes as they implement their water quality standards programs in order for OST to meet one of its crucial missions. 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 14,000. In addition, options will be included to increase the level of effort by up to 2,800 direct labor hours during each period. Significant potential exists for conflicts of interest (COI) under this procurement, therefore, interested parties 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 COI disclosu re statement will be required for each work assignment. 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 541690 with a size standard of $14,000,000. It is anticipated the solicitation will be available on or after February 10, 2014. Contract award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 15-Contracting by Negotiation. The point of contact is Courtney Stallworth, Contracting Officer, 513-487-2002, Stallworth.courtney@epa.gov.
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