RFI_1605C3-25-N-00002.docx

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Department of Labor

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/

SOURCES SOUGHT

RFI #: 1605C3-25-N-00002

Title: Site Exposure Matrices (SEM) database

Issuance Date: 01/13/2025

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and market research planning purposes; it does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation. Furthermore, those who respond to this RFI should not anticipate feedback with regards to its submission; other than acknowledgment of receipt – ONLY IF a request for an acknowledgement is requested by the submitter. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. The Department of Labor (DOL) is not seeking proposals at this time. Responders are advised that the U.S. government will not pay any costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation. The Government’s explicit intent, in this request for information, is to not receive from respondents any proprietary data, trade secrets, business sensitive information, or information considered CONFIDENTIAL under 18 U.S.C. §1905. The Government’s constraint does not in any way relieve contractors from their responsibility to properly mark proprietary data when it is provided, nor does it alleviate any requirement for the Government to protect marked data. The Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data.

The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. All submissions become the property of the Federal Government and will not be returned.

1.0 DESCRIPTION

The DOL Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) is conducting market research for an upcoming procurement requirement titled Site Exposure Matrices (SEM) for the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC). This procurement will involve maintaining, updating and providing subject matter expertise on the contents of a comprehensive relational database containing information about the occupational use of toxic substances at major Department of Energy (DOE) facilities and uranium sites covered under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA or Act).

The Government seeks industry feedback and questions related to the technical characteristics described herein. DOL may elect to ask one or more vendors to provide a demonstration of and answer questions about their product(s) after receiving the input from this RFI.

2.0 PURPOSE OF THIS RFI

Through this RFI, DOL intends to use vendor responses to gather market related information regarding the commercial availability and viability of vendors’ solutions. Input received from the RFI may be used to determine next steps, which may include a subsequent solicitation. The DOL encourages the vendor community to respond to this RFI to provide their feedback and insight to the Department of Labor. DOL appreciates the time and effort spent on this response. Please do not simply submit a generic capability statement. We are seeking vendors that are serious about this requirement and can potentially provide the capabilities the Department is seeking as described in the Capability Statement - Section 3.0 below.

This request for information will provide useful information on available vendors and the types of services available in this particular market.

3.0 CAPABILITY STATEMENT SUBMISSION

Please review the attached draft technical description “Attachment 0001_Technical Description” and respond if you are an interested party.

The OWCP is requesting the following information from vendors:

1. Identify your company’s core services.

2. Indicate whether you are providing or have previously provided database services, industrial hygiene services, conducted information gathering into records collections at DOE facilities, and have “Q” cleared staff members.

3. Describe your organizations previous experience in providing database services, industrial hygiene services, and in records collections at DOE facilities and in DOE and DOE predecessor agency records collections.

4. Provide the pricing structure(s) and prices for your proposed solution.

5. Indicate how many days after contract award could you begin providing the full range of services?

6. Identify specifications in the “Attachment 0001_Technical Description” section of this RFI that cannot be met or may interfere with our ability to achieve our goals for this project.

7. Provide other information that you have, if any, that will assist us in achieving our goals for this project?

4.0 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Interested parties are required to provide a “Capabilities Statement” and you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing (JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirement areas contained herein.

To the maximum extent possible, please submit non-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 safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. The Government shall not be liable for damages related to proprietary information that is not properly identified. All government and contractor personal reviewing RFI responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC.

Your response should not exceed seven (7) pages. Please note that title page, cover page, and “Table of Contents” for vendors responses do not count towards any page limit indicated above. Additionally, corporate information requested in the section below does not count towards the indicated page limit.

Provide Corporate Information to include the following:

1. SAM UEI number

2. Company Name

3. Company Address (including point of contact, phone number and email address)

4. Set-Aside Type/Size of company (small, hub-zone, 8(a), non-profit, large, etc.) and associated NAICS code as validated in www.SAM.gov.

5. Indicate if the services are available on GSA Schedule or other Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs).

General Instructions:

Only one submission will be reviewed per vendor for this RFI. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Emails with attachments larger than 5 MB shall be broken down into multiple emails with no one attachment exceeding 5 MB. Each electronic submission shall include:

· RFI number and “Capability Statement” in the Subject Line

· If the submission includes more than one electronic email, please include the file number and total files being submitted (e.g., File 1 of 4, File 2 of 4, etc.) in the Subject Line

· In the body of the email, include a Point of Contact (POC), phone number and email address of the person to be contacted regarding any correspondence between the Government and the Vendor. This person should be a primary contact and capable of addressing questions or issues associated with the submission and content of the Capability Statement.

· Include a brief summary of email content, Vendor name

· The Capability Statement attached to the email

Capability Statements shall not exceed seven (7) pages, Times New Roman font, at size 11, based on the criteria in Section 3.0 (excluding the title page, cover page, and “Table of Contents”). Marketing materials may also be submitted.

All Capability Statements shall be submitted no-later-than 01/27/2025 at 2:00pm (ET), to the following Point of Contacts (POC):

Geopardi Bost Contract Specialist Phone: 312-353-4861 Email: Bost.Geopardi.G@dol.gov

Carbon copy (cc):

Emily Pyatigorsky Email: Pyatigorsky.Emily@dol.gov

Any technical questions regarding this RFI shall be submitted in the formatted spreadsheet provided as “Attachment 0002_Vendor Questions Template”, also to the above POC’s, no-later-than 01/17/2025 at 2:00pm (ET).

Thank you for your time and interest.

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