Toxicological and Ecological Research Support
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Mid-Continent Ecology Division in Duluth, Minnesota has a requirement for toxicological and ecological research support services. The Government anticipates the award of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract with Time and Materials and Firm Fixed Price task orders, over a 5 year order period.
This acquisition supports the following goals: Addressing Climate Change and Improving Air Quality, Protecting America¿s Waters, Cleaning Up Communities and Advancing Sustainable Development, Ensuring the Safety of Chemicals and Preventing Pollution. This acquisition also supports the EPA¿s Chemical Safety for Sustainability (CSS) Research Program which is leading the development of innovative science to support safe and sustainable selection, design, and use of chemicals and materials required to promote ecological well-being, including human and environmental health as well as to protect vulnerable species, lifestages, and populations. The ultimate goal is to enable EPA to address impacts of existing chemicals, anticipate impacts of new chemicals and materials, and evaluate complex interactions of chemical and biological systems to support EPA¿s decisions.
The services to be performed are: (1) On-site technical support to MED facilities in Duluth, Minnesota, and (for short periods) at of-site and remote field sites within the United States and including minimal international travel to attend international meetings and symposia to present scientific information and papers or to gather information considered useful in completing task orders under this contract; and (2) Chemical, physical, biological, biochemical, statistical, geographical, and other standardized analyses. The successful contractor of any resultant contract will be expected to provide all necessary labor, materials, supplies and vehicles in support of the efforts delineated by the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The DRAFT PWS is attached with this notice.
The EPA intends to award a single contract with an ordering ceiling of $10 million. This acquisition is being conducted as a competitive 8(a) set-aside in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act and FAR Subpart 19.8. The requirement will be awarded using FAR part 15 procedures. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering in the Life Sciences it is anticipated the solicitation will be available in early September 2019. The point of contact is Clare Hingsbergen., Contract Specialist, 513.487.2503, hingsbergen.clare@epa.gov.
It is anticipated the solicitation will be posted on the www.FedConnect.net website on or about September 5, 2019 and the close date shall be approximately 30 days thereafter. No hard copies will be available. Point of contact for this requirement is Clare Hingsbergen, Contract Specialist, at (513) 487-2503 or email at hingsbergen.clare@epa.gov.
The solicitation 68HERC19R0011 will be available for downloading at FedConnect® located at the following internet address: www.fedconnect.net/. Questions relating to the solicitation are required to be submitted electronically through FedConnect®. ONLY those questions posted through FedConnect® will be accepted. All responses to questions will be released on FedConnect®. At this Internet site you will be able to register with FedConnect®, enabling you to download the solicitation once released, join the mailing list, and to submit questions. If you need technical assistance in registering or for any other FedConnect® function, call the FedConnect® Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net.
Contractor registration in the Government¿s System for Award Management (SAM) is required in order to be eligible for contract award. Registration may be completed and information regarding the registration process may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov. Once issued, solicitation documents will be available electronically for download at https://www.fedconnect.net. Hard copies of the solicitation package will not be distributed. Electronic copies of responses will be required and must be submitted via FedConnect® (https://www.fedconnect.net).
68HERC19R0046 Environmental Protection Agency Cincinatti Procurement Operations Division
8/20/19, 7:41 AM Toxicological and Ecological Research Support
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS FOR CAPABILITIES STATEMENTS ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is performing a ¿market search¿ for businesses in preparation for a future procurement. Any interested small business should submit a Capabilities Statement with information which clearly demonstrates their capabilities to provide the services described below. Standard company brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this Sources Sought Synopsis. Information submitted in response to this notice is merely used for internal market research purposes and no feedback will be offered to the interested parties that submit capability statements. It is anticipated that any future contract for these services will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract with a five (5) year ordering period. The Government anticipates establishing a maximum order ceiling of $10 million. Task Orders will be issued under the contract as time-and-materials or firm-fixed-price type orders. The applicable NAICS code is 541715 - Research and Development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, with a size standard of 500 employees. The capabilities statement shall provide the firm¿s current size status for the above referenced NAICS code, (large or small) and whether the firm is a SBA certified Hubzone or 8(a)/Small Disadvantaged contractor. The firm shall also indicate if it is Woman-owned, Veteran-owned or Service-Disabled Veteran owned. As a reminder, small businesses are required to perform at least 50 percent of the costs of the contract performance with their own personnel (FAR 52.219-14). The EPA reserves the right to set this action aside for small businesses. The Mid-Continent Ecology Division (MED) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) is a sophisticated, multi-disciplinary research laboratory that performs state-of-the-art research. The EPA has a need for technical support for research activities at MED. This acquisition supports the following goals: Addressing Climate Change and Improving Air Quality, Protecting America¿s Waters, Cleaning Up Communities and Advancing Sustainable Development, Ensuring the Safety of Chemicals and Preventing Pollution. This acquisition also supports the EPA¿s Chemical Safety for Sustainability (CSS) Research Program which is leading the development of innovative science to support safe and sustainable selection, design, and use of chemicals and materials required to promote ecological well-being, including human and environmental health as well as to protect vulnerable species, lifestages, and populations. The ultimate goal is to enable EPA to address impacts of existing chemicals, anticipate impacts of new chemicals and materials, and evaluate complex interactions of chemical and biological systems to support EPA¿s decisions. Specific areas to be addressed in capability statement packages are as follows: (1) The capability to provide on-site technical support to MED facilities in Duluth, Minnesota, and (for short periods) at off-site and remote field sites within the United States and including minimal international travel to attend international meetings and symposia to present scientific information and papers or to gather information considered useful in completing task orders under this contract; and (2) Capabilities to perform chemical, physical, biological, biochemical, statistical, geographical, and other standardized analyses. The successful contractor of any resultant contract will be expected to provide all necessary labor, materials, supplies and vehicles in support of the efforts delineated by the PWS. Capabilities Statements in response to this Sources Sought Synopsis MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE FEDCONNECT PORTAL. Any questions regarding the content of this sources sought synopsis announcement must be submitted through the FedConnect portal. You must register with FedConnect to submit documents, questions, and to view responses. Notices of any modifications to this FBO procurement announcement, including Requests for Proposals and amendments, will be posted using the FedConnect web portal. FedConnect can be accessed at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/ . FedConnect is a web portal that connects agencies and vendors to streamline the process of doing business with the federal government. Through FedConnect contractors will be able to receive, review and respond to contract pre- and post-award actions and documents such as correspondence, request for proposals, tasking instruments and contract modifications. The use of FedConnect also furthers the EPA¿s commitment to moving towards a paperless acquisition environment by reducing its carbon footprint and conducting its business in an ecologically friendly manner. There is no charge to use FedConnect. Vendors can register with FedConnect at www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect technical questions please call the FedConnect Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. In addition, all vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), as this facilitates registration for FedConnect. Please note that vendors MUST have their SAM profile set to ¿public,¿ otherwise FedConnect will not be able to access the SAM information required to validate vendor credentials. Registration may be completed and information regarding the registration process may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov . There is no charge for registration in SAM. Responses to the above shall be submitted through the FedConnect portal no later than 20 calendar days from the date of posting. A separate synopsis will be issued for the Request for Proposal (RFP) resulting from this sources sought synopsis.
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