Technical expertise for the review and evaluation
Added: Jul 12, 2016 5:19 pm
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Technical Support for the Assessment of Pesticide Regulatory Activities
Multiple Award IDIQ contract.
Solicitation: SOL-DC-16-00021, Negotiated Procurement in accordance with FAR Part 15.
SOL-DC-16-00021 Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Procurement Operations Division
7/12/16, 5:19 PM Technical Support for the Assessment of Pesticide Regulatory Activities
Added: Jan 14, 2016 3:33 pm
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is performing a market search to determine what potential small business vendors can provide the services required in the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached. Information submitted in response to this notice is used for internal market research purposes only and no feedback and/or reimbursement will be offered to the interested parties that submit capability statements.
The EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) has a need for a contractor(s) to provide technical expertise for the review and evaluation of various types of data to assist EPA in meeting its legislative mandates in accordance with the attached PWS. The successful contractor(s) shall provide all necessary labor, materials, facilities, and services in support of the efforts delineated by the attached PWS.
It is anticipated that any future contract(s) for these services will be multiple award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Time and Material (T&M) task orders. The IDIQ contracts will have a 60 month ordering period with a maximum value of $20 million per contract. The applicable NAICS code is 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services) with a size standard of $15 million.
Interested firms should submit a capability statement which provides their size status in accordance with NAICS code 541620 and whether or not they are a certified hubzone, 8(a), women-owned, small disadvantaged and/or disabled veteran owned concern. The capability statement shall demonstrates the firm's ability to perform the key requirements of the PWS. Specific areas to be addressed in capability packages are as follows: Demonstrated ability and experience in performing the sixteen (16) tasks included in the PWS. The capability statement shall be not exceed ten (10) pages. Brochures may be provided beyond the 10 page limit to supplement the information provided.
Standard company brochures alone will not be considered a sufficient response to this Sources Sought Notice. 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 and other more discrete socioeconomic business categories.
Capabilities Statements in response to this Sources Sought Notice MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE FEDCONNECT PORTAL by 4:00 p.m. EST, on Friday, January 29, 2016. 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. 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.
SOL-DC-16-00021 Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Procurement Operations Division
1/14/16, 3:33 PM