140P2120R0019 OPTICAL SCENE MONITORING IDIQ PRESOL NOTICE_1.docx

Solicitation Number:

140P2120R0019

Notice Type:

Presolicitation

Synopsis:

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY. The National Park Service (NPS), Washington Contracting Office (WCO), in support of the Air Resource Division (ARD) within the Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate (NRSS), announces its intention to procure on a competitive basis, an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for an Optical and Scene Monitoring Services at various National Park sites across the nation.

The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain services to operate and maintain the Optical and Scene Monitoring Networks of the NPS. The current NPS networks includes 11 optical (open air nephelometers) and 20 scene (webcam) monitors. All optical and scene monitors are covered in this solicitation. The webcam images are collected every 15 minutes and are displayed in near real time on the NPS ARD webcam website. Webcam images are displayed along with current air quality data collected using the nephelometers from this contract, as well as air quality data collected from other networks. Nephelometer data are also used to estimate PM2.5 mass concentrations, and are displayed on the IMPROVE website (http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/Improve/near-real-time-pm2-5-estimates/). These estimates are used by parks to issues health alerts during periods of high aerosol mass, primarily due to wildfire smoke.

In addition to operating the Optical and Scene Monitoring Networks, this contract includes On-Site Tasks which may be implemented during the lifetime of this contract. These On-Site Tasks are directly related to the goals of the Optical and Scene Monitoring Networks, and include activities linked to the larger NPS ARD Air Quality Monitoring Program.

This resultant award will be a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The period of performance will include a five-year ordering period.

The contract will be awarded on a best value tradeoff basis utilizing price and non-price factors.

The solicitation will be issued as a total small business set-aside as a request for proposal, using NAICS 541620 Environmental Consulting Services (Size Standard $15M).

The solicitation documents will be issued on or about the week of April 27, 2020 and will be posted on https://beta.sam.gov/.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of offers. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. In order to be awarded a contract an offeror must have a DUNS number, be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM), http://www.sam.gov, and have completed their Online Representations and Certifications.