RFI - PHMSA Regulatory Support Services final.pdf
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This is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) seeking market research for regulatory support services. The RFI solicits information from qualified firms on capabilities to provide analytical services across nine key task areas, including Regulatory Impact Analysis, Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis, Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis, Public Comment Review, Policy Analysis, Economic and Industry Analysis, Supporting Research for Regulatory Development, Ad Hoc Analysis, and Quality Assurance Review. PHMSA requires multi-disciplinary expertise to support regulatory impact analyses, economic assessments, policy analysis, and technical services related to hazardous materials transportation safety across pipeline, rail, maritime, aviation, and highway modes.
Responses are due by July 25, 2025, with a maximum length of 12 pages, and must be submitted via email to Dwayne Cross. Respondents must provide one form of past performance relevant to the RFI. The agency emphasizes that this is strictly a market research exercise and will not result in a contract award, though they may contact respondents for clarification. All submitted information may be subject to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, except where properly marked as proprietary, and respondents will bear all costs associated with preparing their responses.
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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)
PHMSA Regulatory Support Services
RFI Number: 693JK325RFI04
Date Issued: July 10, 2025
Response Due Date: July 25, 2025
Point of Contact: Dwayne Cross
Email: Dwayne.Cross@dot.gov
1. Purpose
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is soliciting information from qualified firms regarding capabilities to provide analytical and regulatory support services for regulatory development, policy initiatives, and rulemaking related to hazardous materials and pipeline safety. This Request for Information (RFI) is for market research only and will not result in a contract award.
Feedback will assist PHMSA in refining acquisition planning and preparing future solicitations.
2. Background
PHMSA oversees the safe transport of hazardous materials by pipeline, rail, maritime, aviation, and highway modes. A broad range of multi-disciplinary expertise is required to support regulatory impact analyses, small entity economic assessments, policy analysis, comment management, and related technical services consistent with Federal regulatory guidance and Executive Orders.
3. Scope Overview
PHMSA requires analytical and technical services including:
Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA)
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) Analyses
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Analyses
Public Comment Review and Response
Policy and Economic Analysis
Ad Hoc Analysis and Quality Assurance
4. Requested Information
Please provide concise responses as related to the following task areas:
Task 1: Regulatory Impact Analysis
Describe your methodologies and tools for producing RIAs compliant with OMB Circular A-4 and relevant Executive Orders.
How do you tailor analyses to project-specific requirements and incorporate stakeholder and agency feedback?
Task 2: Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis
Describe your approach for analyzing small entity impacts and integrating RFA analyses with RIAs.
Task 3: Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis
Explain your process supporting development of Information Collection Requests and coordination with agency officials.
Task 4: Comment Review and Response
Describe methods, tools, and expertise used for efficient categorization, analysis, and response to public comments.
Task 5: Policy Analysis
Summarize your approach for developing policy alternatives and supporting management decision-making.
Task 6: Economic and Industry Analysis
Describe your experience performing market analyses and petition evaluations.
Task 7: Supporting Research for Regulatory Development
Provide examples of research addressing Federal Executive Orders and statutes beyond core regulatory analyses.
Task 8: Ad Hoc Analysis and Research
Provide examples of rapid research support for emerging regulatory or program priorities.
Task 9: Quality Assurance Review
Outline your quality assurance processes ensuring analytic rigor, accuracy, and compliance with formatting and content standards.
5. Submission Instructions
Responses should be no longer than 12 pages excluding cover and attachments.
Please provide one (1) form of Past Performance relevant to the RFI.
Submit responses via email to Dwayne.Cross@dot.gov.
Questions due by July 17, 2025
***PHMSA intends to use responses for internal market research and acquisition planning. No contract award will result from this RFI. PHMSA may contact respondents for clarification.
7. Disclaimers
This RFI is not a solicitation and does not obligate PHMSA to award a contract.
Respondents bear all costs related to response preparation.
Submitted information may be subject to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, except where properly marked proprietary.
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