B -- CHEMICAL ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR MULTI-MEDIA; MULTI-CONCENTRATION INORGANICS

Notice Date

November 16, 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-02-10028

Point of Contact

Charles E. Clemons, Contract Specialist (202) 564-4482 or Jeanne Poovey Contracting Officer (202) 564-4464

Description

PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS SUBPART: SERVICES CLASSCOD: B (Special Studies and Analyses -- Not R&D) OFFADD: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RCPB Superfund Procurement (3805R), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001 SUBJECT: B (CHEMICAL ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR INORGANIC SAMPLES) SOL: PR-HQ-02-10028 POC: Charles E. Clemons (202) 564-4482 The Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response OERR) has a requirement for Chemical Analytical Services for Inorganic Samples. This requirement will provide a contractual framework for qualified laboratories to apply U.S.E.P.A. Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) analytical methods for determining the presence and concentration of specified inorganic analytes in aqueous and soil/sediment media. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 541380. Contractors will be required to analyze samples according to the analytical methodology, quality assurance/ control, and data delivery, both hard copy and electronic data deliverables (EDD), and other requirements set forth in the Statement of Work (SOW) ILMO5.2 and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the resulting contract. The SOW will posted at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/clp/methods.htm, on or about November 30, 2001. The Agency intends to award multiple indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contracts with a qualification phase/base, and three 12- month option periods to meet the Agency's sample analyses need of 76,800 samples per year. No single bidder will be awarded Sub-CLINs/bid lots which when combined would require analyses of more than 800 samples for ICP-AES, and 800 samples for ICP-MS. It is anticipated that up to 25% of the awards will be set aside for award to small businesses. Solicitation PR-HQ-02-10028 will be issued as an INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) on or about December 7, 2001. Bid opening will be held approximately 30 days later. In an effort to streamline the procurement process, and to utilize the internet and electronic communications to the maximum extent possible, this IFB, any amendments, and other related items for this procurement will be posted at this website: http://www.epa.gov/oam/srpod. Interested bidders will be required to download the IFB and all related documents from this web site. No printed copies of the IFB will be available. Contracts will be awarded to technically qualified bidders offering the lowest pricing. Bidders will be evaluated on past performance, satisfactory performance on Pre-Award Performance Evaluation Samples (PA-PES), Contractor Compliance Screening (CCS), and satisfactory results of on-site laboratory inspection, as applicable. PES are designed to test a laboratory's ability to detect inorganic target analytes of interest within established detection limits, and to deliver compliant hard copy documentation which supports the results of the PES. Bidders must request Pre-Award Performance Evaluation Samples from the Contracting Officer by close of business December 21, 2001. It is anticipated that PA-PES will be mailed to the requesting laboratories on or about December 26, 2001 (bidders who request PA-PES after December 21, 2001, will not receive samples). Bidders must complete their analysis of the PA-PES, all hard copy analysis documentation, and be received by the Agency-designated location within 14 calendar days of receipt of PA-PES. Complete instructions regarding this process will be included in the IFB. All questions and comments regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Charles Clemons at clemons.charles@epa.gov or by fax at (202) 565-2557.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011120/BSOL001.HTM (W-320 SN5131T5)