SOURCES SOUGHT
r -- Wetlands and Aquatic Resources Tech Support
- Notice Date
- 5/27/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- 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-16-00043
- Response Due
- 6/26/2016
- Archive Date
- 12/26/2016
- Point of Contact
- Loesch, Kimberly
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY FOLLOW-UP REQUESTS. NO TELEPHONE CALLS REQUESTING A SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is performing market research to identify the capabilities of firms that can provide support to the EPA's Office of Water with section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The CWA section 404 regulatory program permits a wide range of projects which impact waters of the US. Under section 404 the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) or states who have assumed the permit program issue the permits in compliance with regulations established by the EPA. EPA reviews public notices for proposed projects and policies, approves assumption of permit program and works with the US Army Corps of Engineers and states on ways to more efficiently and effectively implement the 404 program. The permit review criteria for the 404 program are laid out in regulations referred to as the 404(b)(1) Guidelines (see http://www.epa.gov/cwa-404/section-404b1-guidlines-40-cfr-230). One of the key components of the Guidelines is the review of projects for additional potential avoidance and minimization of impacts to waters of the US. Identifying and comparing project-specific opportunities for additional avoidance and minimization often requires advanced technical knowledge of the design and implementation of the proposed activities. Given the complexity of some of these projects and proposals, EPA is seeking technical expertise for the review of proposed activities requiring authorization under CWA section 404. Common activities under review include transportation infrastructure development, residential and commercial developments, and mineral and coal mines and facilities. Based on the circumstances of the proposed project and impacts, review of these projects may focus on the identification of jurisdictional waters on site; direct impacts to aquatic resources; effects on the physical, chemical, and biological integrity of downstream waters; and/or secondary and cumulative environmental impacts. It is anticipated that the contract will be an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) single award contract with firm fixed price and time and materials task orders with an ordering period of 5 years. Approximately 25,500 hours are anticipated for the ordering period. The applicable NAICS code is 541620 ¿Environmental Consulting Services ¿ with a size standard of $15 million in average annual receipts. In the capabilities statements, contractors must provide their size status for the above referenced NAICS code, (i.e. large, small) and whether or not they are a certified hub zone, 8(a), women owned, small disadvantaged and/or service disabled veteran owned concern. EPA intends to set this action aside 100% for small businesses. As a reminder, small businesses are required to perform at least 50 percent of the costs of the contract performance with their own personnel (See FAR 52.219 14) under a procurement set aside for small businesses. A draft copy of the performance work statement (PWS) is included as an attachment. Interested parties with the capability of providing any of the services described in the draft PWS posted at the FedConnect website: https://www.fedconnect.net/ are invited to submit a document (maximum 5 pages), in writing, sufficient information that clearly demonstrates their ability to provide the services described in the draft PWS, including personnel, experience and qualifications. A description of similar services previously or currently provided shall be provided. Standard company brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this Sources Sought Synopsis. Capabilities Statements in response to this Sources Sought Synopsis MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE FEDCONNECT PORTAL by 4:00 p.m. EDT, on June 26, 2016. Any questions regarding the content of this sources sought synopsis announcement must be submitted through the FedConnect portal. You must register with FedConnect to submit documents, questions, and to view responses. FedConnect can be accessed at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. 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 "public" 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. A separate synopsis will be issued for the Request for Proposal (RFP) resulting from this sources sought synopsis. Some of this work has been performed previously on US EPA Blanket Purchase Agreement EP-BPA-13-C-0003 with Atkins North America, Inc.
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