Solicitation_Cover_Letter.pdf

Cover Memorandum – SOL-CI-15-00039

United States Environmental Protection Agency Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division

Cincinnati, Ohio 45268

September 10, 2015

MEMORANDUM

From: Angela Lower, Contracting Officer To: Prospective Offerors

Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP) SOL-CI-15-00039, N20 Analyzers for the Cold

Temperature Facility and Hot Test Facility at the US EPA, National Vehicle Fuel and Emissions Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI

This RFP consists of the following documents:

- Cover Memorandum

- SF-1449

- Attachment A Statement of Work

- Attachment B Technical Evaluation Factors

- Attachment C Proposal Instructions

- Attachment D Past Performance Questionnaire

Your offer must include the following:

1. Technical Information: Submit your technical information, in response to the Technical Evaluation Factors identified in Attachment B, as part of your complete proposal in accordance with Clause L-EPA-36-101, “Proposal Instructions.”

The technical information shall be limited to an aggregate of 35 single-spaced, 12-point font, 8-1/2” x 11” pages, and shall be numbered “1 of 35, 2 of 35”, etc. (NOTE:

This page limit is not applied individually to the response to each evaluation factor, but rather refers to the sum of pages submitted in response to all three criteria. Supplemental information such as resumes, are excluded from the page limitation and may be provided as appendices to the quotation.

2. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires: In addition to the description of previous experience which is included in the technical information portion of the quotation, offerors shall ensure the Contracting Officer receives a minimum of three (3) completed Past Performance

Cover Memorandum – SOL-CI-15-00039

Questionnaires (see Attachment D) directly from client references in accordance with the Proposal Instructions in Attachment C. The completed Questionnaires are due to the Contract Specialist, Greta Perry, via email (perry.greta@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 your pricing information, which is described in the Proposal Instructions in Attachment C, as part of your complete proposal in accordance with Clause L- EPA-36-101, “Proposal Instructions.”

4. Proposal Due Date: The closing date and time for receipt of quotations is Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 4:30 PM (ET).

5. Proposal Submission: Proposals are to be submitted via the FedConnect.net website as instructed in Clause EPA-L-36-101, “Proposal Instructions” at www.FedConnect.net.

Please direct any questions regarding this RFP to the Contract Specialist, Greta Perry, via Telephone (513) 487-2331, or e-mail perry.greta@epa.gov.

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