Hawaii Clean Air, Energy and Climate Change Projects

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 is seeking businesses interested in submitting a quote for a Purchase Order (PO) using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR 13) to complete sustainability projects under a sustainability internship program. The purpose of the intended procurement is to progress towards achievement of clean energy and climate change goals in Hawaii.

Under the EPA Region 9 Hawaii Strategic Plan, the Air Division has clean energy and climate change goals. One of the priority goals is to help create a clean energy economy, achieving 70% clean energy by 2030. EPA also supports green workforce development and this procurement supports achieving EPA's goals through part-time, paid sustainability internship assistance. Past sustainability internships have been administered by the RISE program: www.risehi.org. For more details regarding the nature of the work, see the Statement of Work (SOW).

The Government intends to award a firm fixed-price purchase order using full and open competition. The procurement shall be using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under Part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and hence shall be under the simplified acquisition threshold of $150,000. The purchase order resulting from this announcement will have a period of performance of 12 months from the date of award.



Interested parties can access the RFQ and other procurement information by accessing either of the below links and then searching for the links referencing RFQ-CA-14-00002.

EPA's Office of Acquisition Management website http://www.epa.gov/oam/regions/index.htm . Search under the Solicitations/Amendments heading

FedConnect website https://www.fedconnect.net/ Search under Public Opportunities, and Reference Number RFQ-CA-14-00002



All information related to this procurement will be available at this link through the date of purchase order award. All interested parties should check this site frequently for updates.

Inquiries about this procurement should be directed to Amitkumar Raikar via email to raikar.amitkumar@epa.gov.

The purpose of this amendment is to revise the NAICS code and Primary Product/Service Code as follows:

FROM: NAICS code 923110, Administration of Education Programs TO: NAICS code 541620, Environmental Consulting Services.

FROM: Primary Product / Service Code U009 - EDUCATION/TRAINING-GENERAL TO: Primary Product / Service Code F999 - OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

All other Pre-solicitation information remains the same.



The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 intends to issue a solicitation to complete sustainability projects under a sustainability internship program. The purpose of the intended procurement is to progress towards achievement of clean energy and climate change goals in Hawaii. The anticipated procurement shall use Simplified Acquisition Procedures under Part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and hence shall be under the simplified acquisition threshold of $150,000. A separate request for quote solicitation and other information related to this procurement will be posted on, or about, December 23, 2013.

Under the EPA Region 9 Hawaii Strategic Plan, the Air Division has clean energy and climate change goals. One of the priority goals is to help create a clean energy economy, achieving 70% clean energy by 2030. EPA also supports green workforce development and this procurement supports achieving EPA's goals through part-time, paid sustainability internship assistance. Past sustainability internships have been administered by the RISE program: www.risehi.org. For more details regarding the nature of the work, see the DRAFT version of the Statement of Work (SOW).

For a DRAFT version of the SOW, proceed to the Solicitations and Amendments section at the following URL: http://www.epa.gov/oam/regions/index.htm Or search for this notice under Public Opportunities at the following URL: https://www.fedconnect.net/

The final version of the SOW shall be included with the solicitation and may differ from this draft SOW.

The purchase order will be awarded and administered by Region 9, located in San Francisco, CA and Hawaii. The EPA expects to award the purchase order in January 2014 with a period of performance for one year. The purchase order is anticipated to be a firm fixed-price type order.

Inquiries about this procurement should be directed to Amitkumar Raikar via EMAIL ONLY to raikar.amitkumar@epa.gov.

At this time we are not accepting any telephone calls related to this notice. Telephone calls, facsimiles, and/or requests for a solicitation will not be accepted or acknowledged.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 923110.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 intends to issue a solicitation to complete sustainability projects under a sustainability internship program. The purpose of the intended procurement is to progress towards achievement of clean energy and climate change goals in Hawaii. The anticipated procurement shall use Simplified Acquisition Procedures under Part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and hence shall be under the simplified acquisition threshold of $150,000. A separate request for quote solicitation and other information related to this procurement will be posted on, or about, December 23, 2013.

Under the EPA Region 9 Hawaii Strategic Plan, the Air Division has clean energy and climate change goals. One of the priority goals is to help create a clean energy economy, achieving 70% clean energy by 2030. EPA also supports green workforce development and this procurement supports achieving EPA's goals through part-time, paid sustainability internship assistance. Past sustainability internships have been administered by the RISE program: www.risehi.org. For more details regarding the nature of the work, see the DRAFT version of the Statement of Work (SOW).

For a DRAFT version of the SOW, proceed to the Solicitations and Amendments section at the following URL: http://www.epa.gov/oam/regions/index.htm Or search for this notice under Public Opportunities at the following URL: https://www.fedconnect.net/

The final version of the SOW shall be included with the solicitation and may differ from this draft SOW.

The purchase order will be awarded and administered by Region 9, located in San Francisco, CA and Hawaii. The EPA expects to award the purchase order in January 2014 with a period of performance for one year. The purchase order is anticipated to be a firm fixed-price type order.

Inquiries about this procurement should be directed to Amitkumar Raikar via EMAIL ONLY to raikar.amitkumar@epa.gov.

At this time we are not accepting any telephone calls related to this notice. Telephone calls, facsimiles, and/or requests for a solicitation will not be accepted or acknowledged.