Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office Technical Assistance Contract (CTAC)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is currently in the acquisition planning stage for the eventual award of a technical support contract to provide expert technical and administrative support services to the DOE?s Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) in the areas of: quality assurance (QA), audits and assessments, safety, security, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site operations, environmental and regulatory compliance, scientific and international programs, transuranic (TRU) waste characterization and certification, TRU waste transportation and packaging, general business operations, information technology, and technical support. Audit and assessment activities will include, but are not limited to, review of CBFO?s National TRU Program waste generator sites certification programs, WIPP Management and Operation (M&O) contractor, Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory-Carlsbad, TRU waste transportation contractors, the CBFO, and other CBFO program participants.

DOE is seeking interested parties with specialized capabilities to meet all, or part of, the requirements defined below in Attachment #1: Draft Performance Work Statement.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. No solicitation is available. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO SEEK PROPOSALS OR AWARD A CONTRACT AT THIS TIME.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is currently in the acquisition planning stage for the eventual award of a technical support contract to provide expert technical and administrative support services to the DOE?s Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) in the areas of: quality assurance (QA), audits and assessments, safety, security, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site operations, environmental and regulatory compliance, scientific and international programs, transuranic (TRU) waste characterization and certification, TRU waste transportation and packaging, general business operations, information technology, and technical support. Audit and assessment activities will include, but are not limited to, review of CBFO?s National TRU Program waste generator sites certification programs, WIPP Management and Operation (M&O) contractor, Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory-Carlsbad, TRU waste transportation contractors, the CBFO, and other CBFO program participants.

DOE is seeking interested parties with specialized capabilities to meet all, or part of, the requirements defined below in Attachment #1: Draft Performance Work Statement.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. No solicitation is available. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO SEEK PROPOSALS OR AWARD A CONTRACT AT THIS TIME.

Within 15 to 30 days from the date that this notice is published, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) anticipates issuing a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP), DE-SOL-0007012 to provide quality assurance (QA), audit, surveillance, technical oversight, and executive management support services to the DOE Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) in all program areas.

When released, interested parties are encouraged to review the Draft RFP and provide suggestions, comments, questions, and proposed redline adjustments in writing to: ctac@emcbc.doe.gov. A dedicated webpage has been established for this procurement. All news/announcements, documents, including the Draft and Final RFP, questions/answers, pre-proposal conference information, and related links will be posted to the following webpage: www.emcbc.doe.gov/SEB/ctac. The Draft and Final RFP will also be posted to the Fedconnect website at: www.fedconnect.net. DOE personnel may contact responding firms to clarify comments, proposed changes, questions and other matters as necessary. This Draft RFP is NOT a formal request for proposal. Proposals are NOT being requested in response to the Draft RFP and will NOT be evaluated. In developing the Final RFP, DOE will consider all comments, proposed changes, and questions received through the CTAC procurement mailbox. DOE tentatively anticipates issuance of the Final RFP, for which proposals will be requested and accepted, within 120 days of this notice, in or around the 2nd quarter of fiscal year 2015. No additional synopsis will be released prior to issuing the Final RFP. The contract award resulting from the Final RFP is expected to be in or around the 3rd quarter of fiscal year 2015.

The government anticipates awarding a hybrid contract that includes Firm Fixed Price and Requirements Contract Line Items (CLINS). Time and Materials (T&M) task orders will be issued under the Requirements CLINS. The expected period of performance is one-year with four one-year option periods. This is procurement is 100% set-aside for small business competition. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 562910 with a size standard of 500 employees. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item or service using FAR Part 12. Contracting Office Address:

U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) 250 E. 5th Street, Suite 500 Cincinnati, OH 45202

Place of Performance:

Functions under this requirement will be performed at the Carlsbad Field Office located in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Contractor employees will also travel to the WIPP Site approximately 30 miles from Carlsbad, NM and to various DOE waste generating sites and DOE national laboratories as required.

Primary Point of Contact:

Chris Lockhart Contract Specialist christopher.lockhart@emcbc.doe.gov Phone: 513-744-0996