RFP Cover Memorandum - PR-CI-10-10229 .pdf

RFP PR-CI-10-10229

Cover Memorandum

United States Environmental Protection Agency Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division

Cincinnati, Ohio 45268 February 2, 2010

MEMORANDUM

From: David Boris, Contracting Officer

To: Prospective Offerors

Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP) PR-CI-10-10229

Attached is a solicitation, issued in support of the U.S. EPA, National Vehicle and Fuels Emissions Laboratory, Laboratory Operations Division, for a requirement to purchase a VT SHED. This RFP consists of the following documents:

- Cover Memorandum

- RFP PR-CI-10-10229

- Attachment 1 Applicable Clauses

- Includes:

- Attachment A: Statement of Work

- Attachment B: Price Schedule

- Attachment C: Evaluation Criteria/ Proposal Instructions

- Attachment D: Past Performance Questionnaire

Your offer must include the following:

1. Submit one (1) original and four (4) copies of the offeror’s response to the following Technical Evaluation Criteria identified in Attachment C, consistent with the Technical Proposal Instructions in Attachment C:

- Evaluation Criterion 1, Physical Layout and Features

- Evaluation Criterion 2, Measurement and Controls Systems

- Evaluation Criterion 3, Computer System

- Evaluation Criterion 4, Past Performance

2. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires: In the response to Criterion 4, offerors shall ensure that the Contracting Officer receives a minimum of three (3) completed Past Performance Questionnaires (see Attachment D) directly from client references in accordance with the Proposal Instructions in Attachment C. The completed Questionnaires are due to the Contracting Officer, David Boris via fax (513-487-2107) or email (boris.david @epa.gov) by the RFP closing time and date identified below. (NOTE: Before forwarding the Questionnaire to references for completion, please be sure to enter the Contract Information at the top of the Questionnaire form to identify the specific project which the reference is rating.)

3. Pricing Information: Submit one (1) original and two (2) copies of the required pricing information, which is described in Attachment C. Be sure to fill out and submit with your proposal, a completed copy of Attachment B.

RFP PR-CI-10-10229

Cover Memorandum

DUE DATE: The closing time and date for receipt of proposals is 3:00 pm EST on Thursday, March 04, 2010.

Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of all amendments which are issued to this solicitation.

Please submit your ORIGINAL Proposal (excluding the completed Past Performance Questionnaires, which client references will be faxing or emailing directly to the Contracting Officer) to the following address:

Express Mail: U.S. EPA Attn: David Boris (MS NWD-001) Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division 4411 Montgomery Road, Suite 300 Norwood, OH 45212

Postal Service: U.S. EPA Attn: David Boris (MS NWD-001) Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive Cincinnati, OH 45268-0001

Please submit (4) four COPIES of your proposal (excluding the completed Past Performance Questionnaires, which client references will be faxing or emailing directly to the Contracting Officer) to the following address:

Express Mail: U.S. EPA Attn: Michelle Houston Laboratory Operations Division

U.S. EPA NVFEL

2565 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Postal Service: Same as above

Please direct any questions regarding this RFP to the Contracting Officer, David Boris in writing via, Fax (513) 487-2107, or email boris.david@epa.gov .