SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Analysis and Modeling of Mobile Source Fuels, Emissions, and Methods of Control - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 2/1/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- CPOD US Environmental Protection Agency 26 West Martin Luther King Drive Mail Code: NWD Cincinnati OH 45268 USA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SOL-CI-16-00007
- Point of Contact
- Charlton, Candice
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Performance Work Statement The US EPA, Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), Assessment and Standards Division (ASD), has a need for contractor services for a variety of technical analyses and support activities such as services for various analyses, modeling, and other activities associated with the development of regulations for mobile source emissions. It is anticipated that any future contract for these services will be a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), Level-of-Effort (LOE) type contract with five (5) one-year periods, each with LOE of approximately 128,000 hours. The applicable NAICS code is 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services) with a size standard of $15 million. The successful contractor of any resultant contract will be expected to provide all necessary personnel, equipment, and services necessary to conduct the research activities delineated by the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The technical and scientific services to be provided under this contract will support the Agency in its development of regulations for motor vehicle, aircraft, marine vessel, locomotive, and non-road equipment manufacturers; engine manufacturers; and producers and distributors of fuel/fuel additives. It is considered to be in the best interest of the Government to exclude from award as a prime contractor or subcontractor those entities that are directly engaged in or that have a business, financial, or competitive relationship(s) with firms that are motor vehicle, aircraft, marine vessel, locomotive, or non-road equipment manufacturers; engine manufacturers; or that produce or distribute fuel or fuel additives. In addition, the Agency has determined that offerors that work directly for or that provide consulting or technical services to motor vehicle, aircraft, marine vessel, locomotive, and non-road equipment manufacturers; engine manufacturers; or that produce or distribute fuel or fuel additives may also have significant actual or potential OCOI concerns. Therefore, all offerors will be required to submit an OCOI plan identifying the projects they are working on and explain how potential or actual OCOI can be mitigated, avoided, or neutralized. In order to be considered for award, a determination must be made that the proposed plan adequately protects the Government ™s interest. All offerors shall submit an OCOI plan that describes procedures the offeror uses to identify and report COIs. The solicitation shall include standard EPAAR provisions (EPAAR 1552.209-70 and 1552.209-72) which require that an offeror certify whether it is aware of any potential OCOI or disclose any potential OCOI, and provide disclosure statements describing such OCOI, which may impact their ability to impartially conduct work under the PWS. The standard EPAAR solicitation provision (EPAAR 1552.209-71) requiring a contractor to make full disclosure of any actual or potential conflict of interest that is discovered or arises after contract award shall also be part of the solicitation. Furthermore, the EPAAR clause (EPAAR 1552.209-74, Alternate V, Limitation of Future Contracting) shall also be included in the solicitation and prohibits the contractor, without the approval of the Contracting Officer, from entering into contracts with an individual, organizations, or their consultants, to provide services on or in support of the specific remediation equipment, technology, or process identified in a work assignment. This restriction applies during the life of the contract. A draft PWS detailing the required tasks for this FBO procurement announcement is posted as an attachment on the FedConnect ® web portal. Notices of any modifications to this FBO procurement announcement, including Requests for Proposals and amendments, will be posted using the FedConnect ® web portal. FedConnect ® can be accessed at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. Questions regarding the content of the subject announcement must be submitted through the FedConnect ® portal. Offerors must register with FedConnect ® as an interested party to submit questions and to view responses. FedConnect ® is a web portal that connects agencies and vendors to streamline the process of doing business with the federal government. Through FedConnect ® contractors will be able to receive, review and respond to contract pre- and post-award actions and documents such as correspondence, request for proposals, tasking instruments and contract modifications. The use of FedConnect ® also furthers the EPA ™s commitment to moving towards a paperless acquisition environment by reducing its carbon footprint and conducting its business in an ecologically friendly manner. There is no charge to use FedConnect ®. Vendors can register with FedConnect ® at www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect ® technical questions please call the FedConnect ® Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. In addition, all vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), as this facilitates registration for FedConnect ®. Please note that vendors MUST have their SAM profile set to śpublic ť, otherwise FedConnect ® will not be able to access the SAM information required to validate vendor credentials. Registration may be completed and information regarding the registration process may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov. There is no charge for registration in SAM. The solicitation is expected to be issued no later than February 29, 2015 through the FedConnect ® portal. The EPA does not intend to mail hard copies of the solicitation. It is the responsibility of the offerors to frequently check the FedConnect ® portal for updates or changes.
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