On Site Support of the Test and Evaluation (T&E) Facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, a

On Site Support of the Test and Evaluation (T&E) Facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, and other NRMRL Cincinnati Satellite Facilities. (SOL-CI-13-00046)

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is performing a "market search" for large and small businesses in preparation for a future procurement. Information submitted in response to this notice is merely used for internal market research purposes and no feedback will be offered to the interested parties that submit capability statements.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), has a need for a contractor to provide technical support to operate and conduct environmental research, testing, evaluation, development, and demonstration verification studies in support of NRMRL's mission at its various Cincinnati facilities; the Test and Evaluation (T&E) Facility located at 1600 Gest Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, the Center Hill facility in Cincinnati, the Experimental Streams Research Facility in Milford, Ohio, and a small laboratory annex to the main Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC-Cincinnati) building known as the Full-Containment.

Research efforts can encompass bench , pilot and field scale studies on innovative technologies, as well as larger scale studies when required to field test and demonstrate technologies. Contractor involvement shall range from a minimum of project coordination and facilitation to full design, implementation, and operation. Most of the actual testing and evaluation will take place at the T&E Facility; however, some of the preliminary preparations and follow up activities, such as report writing and data analysis, may take place in the contractor's home office. Occasionally, evaluations and demonstrations will be conducted at field locations depending upon specific project requirements.

The Contractor shall also provide support in research related concerns of health, safety, permits, and environmental compliance for locations set forth in the performance work statement (PWS). The T&E Facility's capabilities are available to public and private sector clients who may wish to conduct studies or participate in areas of research in which the T&E Facility is uniquely qualified and permitted to work.

Specific areas to be addressed in capability packages are as follows:

1. Demonstrated capabilities in project design, including project specific literature review or technology assessment, engineering analysis, sampling and analysis plans, project specific health and safety plans, quality assurance project plans, and project scheduling.

2. Demonstrated capabilities in equipment and process design, including detailed design, drawings, and specifications; materials procurement; process equipment fabrication; equipment assembly and installation; and equipment decontamination and disassembly.

3. Demonstrated capabilities in Bench and pilot scale experimental treatment systems. This includes tasks such as experimental equipment operation and maintenance; sample collection and analysis; research data generation, reduction, and analysis; computer manipulation of data; draft interim and draft final project report preparation; and development and implementation of research equipment closure plans.

4. Demonstrated capabilities in field testing of bench and pilot scale unit processes, treatment systems, and monitoring systems.

5. Demonstrated capabilities in support technology transfer, outreach, and exposure of the T&E Facility and its capabilities through various media technologies and coordination mechanisms that support the mission of the Agency.

The successful contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, and services in support of the efforts delineated by the. It is anticipated that the contract will be a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Level of Effort (LOE) starting June 1, 2014 with a one year Base Period and four Optional Periods of 12 months each. Approximately 33,400 base LOE hours are anticipated for the base year and each of the four (4) optional years for a total of 167,000 base LOE hours. In addition, 46,800 optional hours are anticipated for the base year and each of the four (4) optional years. Total optional LOE is 234,000 hours. The applicable NAICS code is 541712 `Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) with a size standard of 500 employees. Any interested firms should submit a capability statement which demonstrates the firm's ability to perform the key requirements described above. Standard company brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this Sources Sought Synopsis. In the capabilities statements, contractors should provide their size status for the above referenced NAICS code, (i.e. large, small) and whether or not they are a certified hubzone, 8(a), women owned, small disadvantaged and/or disabled veteran owned concern.

As a reminder, small businesses are required to perform at least 50 percent of the costs of the contract performance with their own personnel (FAR 52.219-14). The EPA reserves the right to set this action aside for small businesses.

Responses to the above should be submitted to Mark Cranley, USEPA, 26 West Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, or cranley.mark@epa.gov no later than 15 calendar days from date of posting. A separate synopsis will be issued for the Request for Proposal (RFP) resulting from this sources source synopsis.