B -- NATIONAL AIR POLLUTION EMISSION STANDARDS SUPPORT FOR SPECIFIC SOURCE CATEGORIES!!

Notice Date

October 5, 2000

Contracting Office

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attention: OARSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

ZIP Code

27711

Solicitation Number

PR-NC-00-11145

Point of Contact

Sandra Clark, Contract Specialist (919)541-2213/Sue Davis, Contracting Officer (919)541-3052

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the CO via e-mail (clark.sandra@epa.gov)

Description

The Environmental Protection Agency intends to award a sole source contract to Pacific Environmental Services (PES), pursuant to 41 USC 253(c)(1): Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), has a requirement to complete standards development work on source categories for which a regulation has already been written or for which work has already been initiated. No work on new source categories, or other source categories, will be initiated or included under this contract. The primary purpose of this effort is to provide all necessary labor, materials, services, equipment, and facilities to provide the required technical support for the development, implementation and review of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standards, Control Technique Guidelines (CTG), and Alternative Control Technology (ACT) documents. Specifically, the resulting contract will provide support for some or all of the following source categories: Industrial Surface Coating Operations, Large Appliances, Leather Canning, Miscellaneous Metal Parts, Organic Liquids Distribution, Polymers and Resins III, Polymers and Resins IV, Reinforced Plastic Composites, Sewage Sludge Incineration, SOCMI Wastewater, Stage I Gasoline Distribution, and Vegetable Oil. Since 1991, PES has provided support to the EPA, under previous contracts, for the development of national air pollution emission standards. During this time period, PES has supported the development of standards covering the source categories listed above. The Agency has a substantial investment in the unique experience and knowledge that PES has developed while supporting standards development activities for these source categories. Only PES has the knowledge and "know-how" to continue with the on-going work without an extensive training and start-up period. The EPA anticipates that a cost-plus-fixed-fee/level-of-effort/work assignment type contract will be awarded. The Government anticipates award of a total level-of-effort of 40,500 direct labor hours consisting of 12,150 labor hours for the first twelve-month period. In addition, the contract will allow for 8,100 labor hours for each of the second and third twelve-month periods, and 6,075 labor hours for each of the two additional one-year option periods. SIC No. 8748/North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) No. 541620 applies with a size standard of $5M in average annual receipts over the last three years. Interested parties who believe they are qualified to perform this effort must submit a written narrative statement of capability within 15 days of this notice to Sandra Clark at the above address for consideration by the Agency. Responses must include detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet these requirements. Capability statement should demonstrate the following: 1) Demonstrated relevant experience in the development of air pollution regulations including the development of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standards, Control Technique Guidelines (CTG), and Alternative Control Technology (ACT) documents; 2) Demonstrated relevant experience with the source categories listed above in conducting tasks used to develop air pollution standards, and in conducting related tasks such as emissions inventory and factor development, control technology evaluation, and industrial process engineering; experience in utilizing consensus building and meeting facilitation, particularly to develop environmental standards; 3) Offerors must provide resumes for proposed key personnel (no more than ten (10)) who have relevant experience and education in engineering and the environmental sciences; and 4) Demonstrated successful past performance of the offeror in contracts and subcontracts for similar work. Work which would be considered similar includes: (1) air pollution regulation development, (2) emission estimation (at both the source and national level), (3) control technology evaluation, (4) cost estimation (both for specific emission control devices and nationwide), (5) data gathering and analysis, (6) residual risk assessment and health effects estimation, (7) consensus building, meeting facilitation, negotiation techniques, and outreach activities, and (8) litigation support. Offerors must provide a list of contracts and subcontracts completed during the past three years and those currently in process. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days of this notice, the Government will proceed with the procurement of these services with Pacific Environmental Services. See Numbered Notes 22 and 26.*****

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001010/BSOL001.HTM (W-279 SN5037T0)