R -- REGIONAL OVERSIGHT CONTRACT (ROC) AT FEDERAL FACILITIES-EPA REGION 5

Notice Date

January 31, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Acquisition Section (MCC-10J), 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604-3590

ZIP Code

60604-3590

Solicitation Number

R5-01-10719

Response Due

April 17, 2001

Point of Contact

Gene H. Jackson, (312)353-5028 FAX (312) 353-9096

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contract specialist via (jackson.gene@epa.gov)

Description

The Region 5 EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) intends to procure ROC (Regional Oversight Contract) support services: National Program for Federal Facilities Enforcement. Region 5 consists of the following states: OH, IN, MI, IL, WI, and MN. The method of procurement will be in accordance w/source selection procedures pursuant to FAR Subpart 15.1 and Environmental Protection Agency Acquistion Regulation Subpart 1515.3. The procurement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside (firms w/500 employees or less). The contract type will be a five year Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity, LOE (Level of Effort)w/the estimated LOE being 80K hours. The ROC is to provide support to EPA's FFRR (Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse) in its mission of oversight and enforcement of both the CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act) and RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The ROC's support will be at federal facilities and, to a limited extent, PRP-lead sites w/in Region 5. The contract will require the sucessful offeror to provide support in the following areas: (A) RCRA Compliance Activities: 1) Provide technical support to EPA in conducting inspection at federal facilities; 2) Oversee, in conjunction with EPA, various phases of each RCRA corrective action. (B) CERCLA Assessment Support; 1) Provide technical review of pre-National Priority List Preliminary Assessments/Site Inspections; 2) Prepare for EPA review, the full Hazardous Ranking System documentation packages; 3) Review revisions and information provided by federal agencies to EPA's Federal Agency Hazardous Wast Compliance Docket; 4)Preliminary assessment support; 5) Site Inspection reviews. (C) Oversight Compliance of RI/FS (Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies) activities; 1) Provide support for treatability studies; 2) Review or prepare risk assessments; 3) Help monitor and oversee remedial RI/FS study activities; 4) Remedial investigation report review. (D) RD/RA (Remedial Design and Remedial Action) oversight activities: 1) Provide review and comment to EPA on detailed design plans and specifications for implementing selected remedies; 2) Oversee in conjunction w/EPA the management of contruction services for remedy implementation; 3) Provide review and comment on shop drawings and proposed change orders; 4) Provide oversight of removal actions; and, 5) Provide technical support to EPA during oversight of post-construction activities. (E) General Negotiations Support: 1) Locating and securing qualified experts; 2) Support in the preparation of technical documentation; 3) Support for Administrative Dispute Resolution; 4) Support for Alternative Dispute Resolution. (F) Other Technical Support: 1) Provide technical support for development and implementation of community involvement activities; 2) Technical and community involvement support on base closures. (G) Sampling/Analysis Support Services: 1) Provide sampling and analytical support; 2) Provide long term monitoring support; 3) Collect environmental samples. (H) UXO (Unexploded Ordinance). 1) UXO detection and avoidance support; 2) Saftey escorts for initial site characterizations such as PA/SIs, removal assessments, RIs, RFAs, and RFIs; 3) Review of proposed UXO cleanup actions on CERCLA removal and remedial actions; 4) Provide training on UXO site related activities. Offerors should be aware that certain work on federal facilities may require their obtaining security clearances. For purposes of this procurement, EPA considers an offeror to have significant potential for conflict of interest if that offeror holds a prime contract or subcontract to provide RAC (Responsible Action Contract) services on a federal facility anywhere in the U.S. for any other federal agency or department other than the EPA. However, due to the significant potential for conflict of interest during contract performance, the team subcontractor will be prohibited from providing ROC services on any federal facility owned or operated by a federal agency or department, other than the EPA, which it holds a prime contract or subcontract to provide RAC services. A RAC is defined as 'Any written contract or agreement to provide any CERCLA removal or remedial action', or 'To provide any investigation, evaluation, planning, engineering, surveying and mapping, design, construction, or equipment related to such response w/respect to any release or threatened release of a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant from a facility, or implement a RCRA corrective action.' Region 5 anticipates an award date of September 2001. The EPA anticipates posting the RFP approximately March 5, 2001. The Region 5 ROC solicitation and all information pertaining to the procurement will be availiable on the Internet at the Region 5 Webpage, 'Contracting Opportunities with Region 5'. When downloading the solicitiation, please submit a request to Gene H. Jackson, Jackson.Gene@epa.gov, including your company name, e-mail address, telephone and fax number, business size, and point of contact. This will place your firm on the 'Bidders List', which will ensure receipt of attachments and information which may not be available on the Internet. The EPA WILL NOT ISSUE PAPER SOLICIATIONS. The EPA will only e-mail attachments which are not a part of the electronic solicitation. Notes 1 and 26 apply.

Web Link

Click here for additional information (http://www.epa.gov/region5)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010202/RSOL015.HTM (W-031 SN50C3F7)