ID04180139_RFI_-_FBO.docx

This is a Request for Information (RFI) Only:

Project Name: Toolbox for Managing Hazardous Organic Waste Air Emissions

GSA Order ID#: ID04180139

NAICS: 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology & Biotechnology)

This notice is to advise all potential Small Business Contractors that GSA has received a request for a performance-based services task order for contractor support to Toolbox for Managing Hazardous Organic Waste Air Emissions for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This RFI will also be posted to Federal Business Opportunities and GSA E-Buy on the Professional Services Schedule.

Background: This effort is to obtain technical assistance contract support for gathering information and planning the development of a toolbox that will allow a systematic and step-by-step hazard identification, health hazard assessment, health hazard characterization and health hazard management (i.e., strategies to prevent and mitigate hazardous exposures) of dust and odorous gases exposures from organic waste sources. This task order will specifically be used to conduct the planning, background investigation, and preliminary decision making in relation to the software portion of the toolkit. The Organic Waste Toolbox will only focus on air emissions from biodegradable waste under anaerobic conditions. The air emissions to be considered are those with near-field human health hazard impacts including CH4, CO2, CO, H2S and NH3.

Description of Services: The Contractor will be required to gather information to support decisions on feasibility, design, development for the Organic Waste Toolbox. This information need to be in a form of a technical report and potentially publishable manuscript. Once design decisions have been made, the Contractor shall combine the information gathered into software and web-based toolkits.

As a point of reference, and in no way a requirement, the following websites are given to illustrate toolkits implemented at other agencies that represent similar functionality/design as what is required herein:

1. http://coshh-tool.hse.gov.uk/

2. http://www.cpwrconstructionsolutions.org/

3. https://www.epa.gov/fera/risk-assessment-and-modeling-human-exposure-model-hem

Clearance Requirements: Unclassified

Period of Performance: Base Year with One (1) Option Year

Detailed Submission and Instructions for Responding to RFI:

Respondents of this RFI are required to submit:

Federal Acquisition Service Assisted Acquisition Services Division Southeast Sunbelt Region

1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your company and experience/qualifications of personnel available to perform the requirements set forth within the draft PWS.

2. Based on the NAICS listed above, please state your company’s SB status. If planning to partner with another company, please provide the intended partnering arrangement to include the information required in the paragraph below for the partner.

3. Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

• Company/Institute Name

• Address

• Point of Contact

• CAGE Code

• Phone Number

• E-mail Address

• Web Page URL

• Which North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code do you believe is most appropriate for this requirement?

4. Please list all currently awarded GSA Schedules and/or Government-wide Acquisition Contracts eligible for the NAICS listed above and/or any recommendations to enhance competition.

5. Comments on the attachments to this RFI. There is no page limit for comments.

Limitations: This RFI is for Small Business Respondents only. Page Limit: No more than 5 single-sided pages (8 1/2” X 11, no less than 10-point Font. Cover Page, Graphs and Spreadsheets must be no larger than 8 1/2” X 11” when printed, and also does not count against the page limit.

Suspense: All interested Contractors may respond to this RFI via e-mail or within the GSA E-buy application by Thursday, 13 Sept 2018, 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Please send responses to Stella Schoenberg, Contract Specialist, at stella.schoenberg@gsa.gov and Rodney Lewis, Contracting Officer, at Rodney.lewis@gsa.gov.

The Government may request quotes for this task order utilizing the IT Solutions Shop (ITSS) Web-based Order Processing Systems at a later date. All interested OASIS Contract holders must be registered in the GSA IT Solutions Shop (ITSS) Web-based Order Processing System at https://it-solutions.gsa.gov or via phone support at:

ITSS Registration Phone Support

Available Monday through Friday 6:00 AM to 5:30 PM Pacific Time 877-243-2889 Option 2

Outside the continental United States 858-481-1075 Fax: 858-509-8842

DISCLAIMER: Instructions for submitting a quote may be provided if/when a formal RFQ is issued. This is a Request for Information only and no statements provided herein shall be construed to constitute a formal solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. Additionally, if a formal RFQ is issued, potential offerors are advised to review the requirement in whole as changes are likely to occur.

RFI Attachment:

(1) Draft Performance Work Statement image1.jpeg