R -- FACILITATION SERVICES

Notice Date

October 16, 2000

Contracting Office

U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, P.O. Box 550, MS A7-80, 825 Jadwin Avenue, Richland, WA 99352

ZIP Code

99352

Solicitation Number

n/a

Response Due

October 31, 2000

Point of Contact

Stacie Wells (509) 372-0985

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contracting officer via (Stacie_L_Wells@RL.gov)

Description

The Department of Energy (DOE), Richland Operations Office (RL), intends to award a simplified acquisition on a sole source basis to Ross & Associates, Environmental Consulting, LTD., 1218 Third Avenue, Suite 1207, Seattle, WA, 98101. The basis for this requirement is facilitation services for highly complex regulatory negotiations among the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Washington State Department of Ecology and DOE/RL. The requirement includes interviews with DOE, EPA, and Ecology to determine interests and expectations, facilitate issue resolution, provide a written record of meeting results and develop and maintain a list of regulatory compliance issues in need of resolution. The contractor shall demonstrate the following skills/experience as follows: a) understanding of DOE/RL related, complex, regulatory issues, b) historical knowledge of the Hanford Site cleanup and complex compliance problems, c) demonstrated ability to resolve such problems, d) experience facilitating the Future Site Uses Working group, e) facilitating Tri-Party Agreement negotiations, f) proven attendance of public meetings regarding the Hanford Site Tank Waste Program. The proposed simplified acquisition is for services for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1. Other qualified individuals, that can demonstrate the ability to provide this type of service are invited to submit information as to their capabilities and any other pertinent data to the address above, to be received no later than 15 days from the date of this notice. No solicitation will be issued. It is anticipated that award of this requirement shall be on or about November 6, 2000. (See numbered notes 1, 22)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001018/RSOL003.HTM (W-290 SN5043W5)