Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Mission Support

SOLICITATION NOTICE

This notice is to inform prospective offerors that Request for Proposals (RFP) no. PR-HQ-09-14157 has been released on April 20, 2010.

This is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) solicitation to obtain contractor services to support the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) in developing and implementing programs to prevent, reduce and manage solid and hazardous waste to protect public health and the environment and to conserve valuable resources.

This solicitation is for a Multiple Award Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with fixed labor rates for services. Work to be performed under this contract shall be ordered through Task Orders placed pursuant to the ordering procedures described in the RFP. It is the Government's intent to award no more than three (3) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts from this solicitation to offerors that successfully demonstrate their ability to perform the preponderance of work described in the contract-level Statement of Work without the need for significant mitigation of actual or potential conflicts of interest.

Any questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist at vanbuskirk.jared@epa.gov no later than 10:00 a.m. ET on April 29, 2010. Questions and answers of a common interest will be provided to all prospective offerors as an amendment to the solicitation. TELEPHONE CALLS REGARDING THIS PROCUREMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The solicitation and all other information related to this procurement can be found at the EPA website at: http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/hcsc/orcr/index.htm.

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It is the Government's intent to award no more than THREE (3) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts from this solicitation to offerors that successfully demonstrate their ability to perform the preponderance of work described in the contract-level Statement of Work without the need for significant mitigation of actual or potential conflicts of interest.

The solicitation for this procurement is anticipated to be released on or about April 2010 and proposals will be due thirty days from the posting date.==================================

The purpose of this synopsis is to notify potential offerors of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Acquisition Management's (OAM) intent to issue a solicitation to provide mission support services for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR). These services will support ORCR in developing and implementing programs to prevent, reduce, and manage solid and hazardous waste to protect public health and the environment and to conserve valuable resources.

It is the Government's intent to award multiple indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts from this solicitation using full and open competition. The resulting contracts will contain fixed rates for labor. The government may issue either time-and-materials (T&M) or firm-fixed-price (FFP) task orders. The anticipated ordering period includes a twenty-four (24) month Base Period and three-twelve (12) month option periods with a maximum potential ordering period totaling sixty (60) months. The total estimated Level of Effort hours for all contracts awarded for this requirement is 300,000. The North American Industry Classification Standard (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, with a size standard of $7M.

The solicitation for this procurement is anticipated to be released on or about February 2010 and proposals will be due thirty days from the posting date. This procurement will be conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15-Contracting by Negotiation. The synopsis, amendments and other information related to this procurement as well as any subsequent procurement notifications will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, at: www.fbo.gov and the EPA website, at: http://www.epa.gov/oam/srpod/index.htm. All interested parties should check these sites frequently for updates. The anticipated award date for this requirement is on or about October 2010. Contract award will be made using a best value approach, with technical capability being of greater importance than cost or price.

All inquiries and questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to David Murphy, Contracting Officer, at murphy.david@epa.gov or Jared Van Buskirk, Contract Specialist, at vanbuskirk.jared@epa.gov. TELEPHONE CALLS REGARDING THIS PROCUREMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The purpose of this synopsis is to notify potential offerors of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of AcquisitionManagement?s (OAM) intent to issue a solicitation to provide missionsupport services for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response(OSWER), Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR). Theseservices will support ORCR in developing and implementing programs toprevent, reduce, and manage solid and hazardous waste to protect publichealth and the environment and to conserve valuable resources.

It is the Government?s intent to award multiple indefinitedelivery/indefinite quantity contracts from this solicitation using fulland open competition. The resulting contracts will contain fixed ratesfor labor. The government may issue either time-and-materials (T&M) orfirm-fixed-price (FFP) task orders. The anticipated ordering periodincludes a twenty-four (24) month Base Period and three-twelve (12)month option periods with a maximum potential ordering period totalingsixty (60) months. The total estimated Level of Effort hours for allcontracts awarded for this requirement is 300,000. The North AmericanIndustry Classification Standard (NAICS) code for this procurement is541620, Environmental Consulting Services, with a size standard of $7M.The solicitation for this procurement is anticipated to be released onor about February 2010 and proposals will be due thirty days from theposting date. This procurement will be conducted under FederalAcquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15-Contracting by Negotiation.

The synopsis, amendments and other information related to thisprocurement as well as any subsequent procurement notifications will beposted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, at: www.fbo.govand the EPA website, at:http://www.epa.gov/oam/srpod/index.htm. All interested parties shouldcheck these sites frequently for updates. The anticipated award date forthis requirement is on or about October 2010. Contract award will bemade using a best value approach, with technical capability being ofgreater importance than cost or price.

All inquiries and questions regarding this solicitation shall besubmitted in writing to David Murphy, Contracting Officer, atmurphy.david@epa.gov or Jared Van Buskirk, Contract Specialist, atvanbuskirk.jared@epa.gov. TELEPHONE CALLS REGARDING THIS PROCUREMENTWILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.