B -- GASEOUS AND METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING PROGRAM

Notice Date

April 4, 2001

Contracting Office

National Park Service, Administrative Program Center, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225

ZIP Code

80225

Solicitation Number

N2350010840

Point of Contact

SJ Norton, Contracting Officer, 303/969-2748

E-Mail Address

email address (shirley_norton@nps.gov)

Description

The Department of Interior, National Park Service, Air Resources Division (NPS ARD) is soliciting proposals from firms having the capability to perform the work described below. A negotiated multiyear cost reimbursement plus fee contract will be awarded. The contract award is anticipated for late July 2001. The contract award will be for one year, with one-year options at the government's discretion to extend up to a total of five (5) years. Submission will require an administrative, a technical and a price proposal. Although price is a critical factor, technical capability of the firm will weigh heavily in the evaluation and selection process. The successful offeror must possess experience in operating and maintaining a large-scale gaseous monitoring network. The contract will be for the operation and maintenance of the NPS gaseous pollutant monitoring program and its possible enhancement plus the operation of the data validation center. Tasks include network program supervision, semi-annual calibration and maintenance trips, first-line troubleshooting via an "800" number, site selection and installation, maintenance and spare parts inventory, instrument acceptance testing, modification and repair, training, assistance in standard operating procedures development, polling of data, database operation, and validation and reporting of data. The network consists of 36 sites in national parks where ozone and meteorological parameters are measured. Four of the stations also will have sulfur dioxide analyzers, 14 sites passive ozone measurements, and 3 enhanced monitoring sites measuring low concentration levels of ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx/NOy), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and volatile organic compounds (VOC). It is anticipated this solicitation will be issued electronically on or about May 7, 2001 on the Department of Interior's Business Opportunities web site, at www.IDEASEC.NBC.gov. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be made available. It is anticipated the Department of Interior (DOI) will be conducting all future business opportunities via electronic commerce. Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with DOI are requested to register on-line at the FedBizOps link below. Solicitation documents will be available in Microsoft Word, HTML and Adobe PDF. Offerors wishing to receive notification of amendments to the solicitation must revisit the website www.IDEASEC.NBC.gov periodically or register at http://www/FedBizOps.gov. No other notifications will be sent. Offerors may add their name to an Offeror's List maintained by the issuing office by providing the following to Shirley J. Norton, Contracting Officer, via fax at 303-969-2795: (1) Solicitation No. (2) Company Name, (3) Point of Contact, (4) Phone and FAX Numbers, (5) E-mail Address, (6) Street Address with 9-digit Zip Code, (7) Business Size, (8) Duns #, and (9) TIN #. This information will also be posted/mailed to anyone wishing to obtain a copy. Questions pertaining to Solicitation N2350010840 must be submitted via company letterhead; faxed to (303)-969-2795, ATTN: S. J. Norton. A Pre-Proposal conference is scheduled in room 435 of the National Park Service's Academy Place Bldg., 7333 W. Jefferson Ave., Lakewood, CO 80228 at 10:00 am on or about May 15, 2001. The exact date and time for the Pre-Proposal meeting will be identified in the solicitation. Offer response date will be identified in the solicitation. This acquisition is solicited under full and open competition. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered.

Web Link

Department of Interior Electronic Commerce (www.IDEASEC.NBC.gov)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010406/BSOL003.HTM (W-094 SN50I371)