R -- SEEKING QUALIFIED SMALL AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED SOURCES TO PROVIDE ECONOMICS, METHODS, AND RISK ANALYSIS (EMRAD) ANALYTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES

Notice Date

March 19, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Procurement (3805R), Arielrios Building, 1200 Pennsylania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001

ZIP Code

20460-0001

Solicitation Number

PR-HQ-01-13051

Response Due

April 2, 2001

Point of Contact

Jill Robbins, Contracting Officer (202) 564-1052 or Alice Davis, Contract Specialist (202) 564-4461

E-Mail Address

To contact Contracting Officer (robbins.jill@epamail.epa.gov)

Description

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking technical support for the Office of Solid Waste (OSW) in the Economics, Methods, and Risk Analytical Division (EMRAD). Support will be required in EPA's collection and analyses of data and in conducting environmental, economic, and regulatory analyses to assess the impact of policy options, program determinations, and regulatory proposals regarding hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. The contractor shall provide innovative analytical support to the OSW as it develops policies for the management of RCRA-regulated wastes and related programs. The purpose of this announcement is to determine the availability of small businesses capable of performing the activities included in the statement of work. It is anticipated that the resultant contract type will be Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, with a one year base period and 4-one year option periods. The estimated total contract level-of-effort, including Optional Quantities, is 187,500 hours. The scope of work for this contract primarily includes providing EPA with technical and outreach support in several major program areas: development of methodologies for analyzing the costs, benefits, and impacts of waste related regulations and policies; conducting data gathering services and supporting EPA in preparing Information Collection Requests for approval by the Office of Management Budget; collecting and interpreting data (including surveys) and conducting exposure and risk analyses; supporting the development, modification, and application of risk characterization models to analyze and evaluate the environmental impacts and benefits of waste-related policies, programs, and regulations; and other tasks in accordance with the activities conducted as described in the statement of work. [The full statement of work is available at the following web site http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/hcsc/hq0113051/index.htm]. The statement of work requirements fall under NAICS code 541620. Interested small businesses must demonstrate in their qualification statements that they are qualified to perform work under this NAICS code. At a minimum, each small business/small disadvantaged business shall provide specific detail of their personnel capabilities; office locations; size of firm (employees/revenue); financial resources; other contracts, both federal and commercial; and capabilities/experience necessary to perform work listed above. This is not a request for technical or cost proposals. This is a request for interested firms to submit a brief qualification statement to determine whether or not this procurement will be set aside for small/small disadvantage business, if the Government believes there are at least two qualified firms willing to submit a proposal. Small businesses shall submit two (2) copies of the requested information in writing to U.S. EPA, Attn: Mrs. Jill Robbins (3805R), mailing address, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington DC 20460 or hand delivery address, Bid and Proposal, Room 61107, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20004; NLT April 2, 2001. Information regarding this procurement will be posted on the World Wide Web at http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/hcsc/hq0113051/index.htm as it becomes available. Telephonic requests for information will not be honored.

Web Link

For information regarding this procurement (http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010321/RSOL004.HTM (W-078 SN50G6A2)