RFI Information Feedback Form.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE) is seeking information on behalf of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) located at 200 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20210.

BACKGROUND: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) engages in surveys and statistical analyses, engineering and industrial hygiene assessments, evaluations of current and potential alternative work place technologies, evaluation of programs and regulations, reviews of occupational hazard data, and the development of analytical tools for purposes of identifying occupational risk and their causes, prioritizing regulatory and non-regulatory activities, and producing effective approaches and solutions for improving occupational safety and health. OSHA also relies on research, studies, and analyses of proposed and final regulations and standards; of revisions to regulations and standards; and of regulatory and non-regulatory alternatives addressing occupational safety and health issues.

Requirements and guidelines for conducting analyses are contained in public laws, executive orders, court decisions, and other applicable documents, which include, but are not limited to, the following: Executive Order 12866; The Regulatory Flexibility Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.

REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION:

Technical subject matter expert (SME) support experienced with OSHA is needed to support the Directorate of Standards and Guidance and provide expertise on a wide range of matters pertaining to standards and guidance regulations, development, and implementation. Overarching tasks shall consist of conducting economic analyses and literature search and information management.

Estimated time of award: May 2024. BPA/IDIQ type vehicle anticipated for award.

INDUSTRY FEEDBACK:

This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to obtain industry’s feedback on the anticipated scope of work, potential cost, and performance risks as well as any other related considerations for the required services as outlined above.

Attachment 1: Market Research Questionnaire:

Please review and respond to the following questions regarding business size.

· Please indicate your business classification for NAICS code 541690 – Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (Size Standard of $19M) below:

|_| Small Business |_| Other Than Small Business

· If your business classification is Small Business, do you anticipate remaining under the size standard for the next five years?

|_| Yes |_| No

· If your business classification is Small Business, do you qualify under any of the following certification programs and socio-economic categories?

|_| HUBZone |_| Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) |_| Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) |_| 8(a)

Please respond to the following questions:

1. Describe your company and your overall capabilities and expertise. Offer a general summary of your approach to accomplishing the requirements listed in this document.

1. Describe your historical experience providing relevant services to the public and to other government agencies including a description and length of time providing this service, as well as under what North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number.

1. Describe your type of business, (i.e., small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, HUB Zone, serviced-disabled veteran-owned small business, large business, etc.), under what NAICS number.

1. Please provide details regarding potential joint ventures, teaming arrangements, strategic alliances, or other business arrangements to satisfy requirements. Offerors are encouraged to identify teams, indicating each team member's size based upon the NAICS code of the work that the team member may be doing and provide size status information.

1. Is your company anticipating subcontracting to satisfy requirements? If so, identify the anticipated subcontracting efforts and the types of the work the subcontractor would be performing? If your company is a large business, how successful have you been in meeting small business subcontracting goals?

1. Does your company possess the capabilities to provide the entire range and scope of these requirements? If not, please list which requirements your company can provide.

1. Describe potential risks that could impact the requirement, whether it is performance risk, technical risk or cost. Please be specific.

1. Please provide an estimated performance schedule.

1. What recommendations can your company provide that are innovative and cost saving on these types of projects?

1. Can a rough order of magnitude (ROM) for each project be provided? If not, what information is needed?

1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition.

RFI SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Submissions shall reference RFI No. “ACQ-24-0137 - RFI for OSHA Technical and Analysis Support” in the subject line.

Interested parties who wish to respond to this RFI should send responses via email no later than 8 April 2024, 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to tek.ozge.e@dol.gov.

Questions and comments regarding this requirement will be accepted and reviewed. The Government does not anticipate publishing answers to questions in response to this RFI, but may utilize questions in further defining and improving upon the PWS.

Submissions must include:

1. Cover Letter – The cover letter must include the following information:

· Company name

· Company point of contact, telephone number and email address

· Date submitted

2. Offerors shall respond to each of the general questions.

3. If the offeror chooses not to respond to a question, indicate “no response.”

4. Submit a capabilities package that include the above considerations that demonstrate capabilities and expertise related to the information outlined. As part of the market research associated with this RFI, we are also seeking pricing information. Any pricing information received is to be Rough Order of Magnitude, and is solely for information-gathering and planning purposes.

5. Marketing and/or reference materials, if included, shall be placed at the end of the response, in an appendix.

6. Responses shall not exceed 15 pages, and should be submitted in Microsoft Word .doc or .docx formats, Times New Roman 11-point or 12-point font, with 1-inch margins minimum all around.

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION:

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government personal reviewing RFI responses understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423.

The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

DISCLAIMER:

THIS RFI IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES/PROPOSALS. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS POSTING. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS POSTING. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.