Synopsis_Mission Execution.docx

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), intends to issue a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) 89243321RFE000049 as a 100% small business set-aside for Mission Execution. Anticipated work assignments for this service contract would support activities across all NETL sites, with primary on-site presence in Morgantown, WV and Pittsburgh, PA and include travel to other DOE locations. The resulting contract will be a cost-plus award-fee contract with a base performance period of three years and one two-year option period. The anticipated award date for the resulting contract will be in November 2021 with an effective date of April 2022.

The anticipated work requires a combination of highly specialized business, management, and high level scientific and engineering technical expertise with a special emphasis on program and project management in the application of scientific, engineering, business, economic, energy market, and policy-related disciplines. Services are to provide high-quality, flexible, and timely technical and associated administrative support for program/project planning, development, execution, compliance, and communication efforts. Required technical expertise encompasses high level scientific and engineering disciplines appropriate to fulfill NETL’s mission to drive innovation and deliver solutions for an environmentally sustainable and prosperous energy future.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 541330 with a small business size standard of $41.5M. All responsible small business sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.

A draft of RFP 89243321RFE000049 is anticipated to be available for downloading during the third quarter of the Government’s Fiscal Year 2021 on FedConnect (https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/) and Beta.Sam.Gov (https://beta.sam.gov/). Interested parties may submit comments on the draft RFP in accordance with the instructions provided with its release. Subsequently, the final RFP 89243321RFE000049 (as revised based on comments and determinations made from the draft) is anticipated to be available for downloading during the late third quarter or early fourth quarter of the Government’s Fiscal Year 2021 on FedConnect (https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/) and Beta.Sam.Gov (https://beta.sam.gov/).

Once the final RFP is issued, the proposal and all questions must be submitted electronically through FedConnect. Only those questions posted to FedConnect will be accepted. You must register with FedConnect to respond as an interested party to submit questions, and to view responses to questions. Questions and answers will also be posted to the electronic reading room available at the following Web address: http://netl.doe.gov/business/site-support.

Questions will not be answered over the phone. The Contracting Officer must receive questions regarding the request for proposal (RFP) via FedConnect no later than ten (10) business days prior to the established due date for proposals. The Government reserves the right to not respond to any questions received after this timeframe. All responses to the solicitation questions will also be released on FedConnect referencing the RFP number, with copies of both questions and answers, without reference to the originating sources. This is an electronic RFP therefore no hard (paper) copies of the RFP and related documents will be made available.

Once the RFP is posted, you will be able to find the RFP by clicking on “Search Public Opportunities” and search by the RFP Number, 89243321RFE000049. Please bookmark this page and check it frequently for updates to the RFP. It is highly recommended that once you access the opportunity that you request to be alerted for amendments, messages, and any e-mail alerts associated with the RFP. To do so, you will need to click on the “Register to Receive Notifications” button under “What do I do now?” If someone from your company has already registered interest for this opportunity, the “Register to Receive Notifications” button will not display. Instead, you will have the option to join the response team by clicking the Join the Team button within the Response Team section.

Information regarding how to submit information via FedConnect can be found at https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/Marketing/Documents/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf Please note - FedConnect is owned and operated by Compusearch Software Systems Inc., not by the Department of Energy and DOE does not provide help desk assistance for FedConnect. For assistance with FedConnect, please contact FedConnect directly by e-mail: support@FedConnect.net, or by phone: 1-800-899-6665 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, except Federal holidays).