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Technical Support for National Aquatic Resource Surveys

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Technical Support for National Aquatic Resource Surveys

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Technical Support for National Aquatic Resource Surveys

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Technical Support for National Aquatic Resource Surveys

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Technical Support for National Aquatic Resource Surveys

Added: Sep 01, 2015 1:24 pm Technical Support for National Aquatic Resource Surveys

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Water (OW has a requirement to provide support for the National Aquatic Resource Survey (NARS). NARS was developed in response to the Government Accountability Office and other independent reviews calling for improved water monitoring and reporting. The NARS are designed using state-of-the art survey techniques to randomly select sites to represent the conditions of aquatic resources at multiple spatial scales. Field crews use the same and often innovative protocols at all sites to ensure that results are nationally comparable. For many of the indicators selected for research purposes, scientists analyze the results against reference conditions derived from water bodies judged to have been the least disturbed by human activities. This survey and continuing research program provides statistically valid data and information vital to describing water resource quality conditions across the country, how these conditions vary with geographic setting, and the extent of human and natural influences.



The standard EPAAR solicitation provisions (EPAAR 1552.209-70 and 1552.209-72) require and offeror certify that it is unaware of any potential conflict of interest or disclose any potential conflict of interest which may impact their ability to impartially conduct work under the solicitation. The standard EPAAR solicitation provision (EPAAR 1552.209-71) requiring a contractor to make full disclosure of any actual or potential conflict of interest discovered after contract award will also be a part of the resultant solicitation.



This procurement will be issued as Small Business Set Aside. It is anticipated that the contract will be an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) multiple award contract with firm fixed price and cost plus fixed fee task orders with an ordering period of 5 years as a result of the solicitation. The EPA intents to award up to three (3) contracts. The applicable NAICS code is 541620 with a size standard of $15 million in average annual receipts. As a reminder, small businesses are required to perform at least 50 percent of the costs of the contract performance with their own personnel (See FAR 52.219 14) under a procurement set aside for small businesses. Additionally, interested parties are reminded that they must have an adequate cost accounting system or ability to implement an adequate cost accounting system required for a cost-type contract in order to receive an award.



The solicitation is expected to be issued on or after September 16, 2015, and that proposals will be requested 30 days after issuance of the solicitation. All responsible sources that submit a proposal will be considered by the agency. A copy of the Performance Work Statement will be included as an attachment to the solicitation. Contact award will be made in accordance with FAR PART 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The point of contact for this solicitation is Katie Rechenberg, Contract Specialist, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Mail Code:NWD-001, Cincinnati, OH 45268 who may be reached via email at rechenberg.kathleen@epa.go or via telephone at 513-487-2853. A copy of the solicitation will be available on the FedConnect website. All proposals will be required to be submitted on the FedConnect website. You must register with FedConnect to submit documents, questions, and to view responses. FedConnect can be accessed at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. FedConnect is a web portal that connects agencies and vendors to streamline the process of doing business with the federal government. Through FedConnect contractors will be able to receive, review and respond to contract pre- and post-award actions and documents such as correspondence, request for proposals, tasking instruments and contract modifications. The use of FedConnect also furthers the EPA's commitment to moving towards a paperless acquisition environment by reducing its carbon footprint and conducting its business in an ecologically friendly manner. There is no charge to use FedConnect. Vendors can register with FedConnect at www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect technical questions please call the FedConnect Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. Please note that FedConnect® is used by multiple federal agencies and therefore assistance with FedConnect® will be provided by the FedConnect Help Desk, not the EPA. In addition, all vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), as this facilitates registration for FedConnect. Please note that vendors MUST have their SAM profile set to "public" otherwise FedConnect will not be able to access the SAM information required to validate vendor credentials. Registration may be completed and information regarding the registration process may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov. There is no charge for registration in SAM.