OSHA/DEP Expert Witness and Enforcement-Related Compliance

The purpose of this Solicitation Amendment is to correct the solicitation number from 1605DC-19-R-00004 to DOL1650-DEP-19-NAT-0001 throughout the solicitation document..

The United States Department of Labor (USDOL), Office of Procurement Services (OPS) has the need for occupational safety and health subject matter experts to serve as expert witnesses that will significantly improve OSHA's litigation efforts in carrying out its statutory responsibilities in the areas of occupational safety and health enforcement. This is being procured as a 100% SBA 8(a) competitive set-aside. The selected contractor will demonstrate their capability of meeting the highly specific needs of the end user per the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The award will be for a Labor-Hour type contract with an indefinite-delivery component.

This is set-aside for qualified SBA 8(a) firms ONLY.

The designated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services with a size standard of $15 million.

Questions regarding this solicitation are due no later than November 15, 2018 at 2:00 PM Eastern (See Section L of Solicitation for specific instructions). Telephone calls will not be accepted or returned. Answers to all questions will be posted as an amendment to this solicitation.

Proposals are due on November 30, 2018 at 2:00 PM Eastern (See Section L of Solicitation for specific instructions).

Offerors may propose additional labor categories and/or remove others in addition to those included within the cost/price schedule of this RFP. Also, it is up to the offeror to assess whether they will require the work from a "service employee" under the SCA, which includes any employee engaged in performing services on a covered contract other than a bona fide executive, administrative or professional employee who meets the exemption criteria set forth in 29 C.F.R. §541. Consequently, the vendor may need an occupation code(s) listed under the Administrative Support and Clerical Occupations within the attached DOL Wage Determination.

Contractors are directed to complete all representations and certifications online by registering with the System for Award Management, www.sam.gov. CONTRACTORS MUST HAVE A RECORD SHOWING "ACTIVE" IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN AWARD.

Any additional amendments and/or documents related to this procurement will be available electronically on the Federal Business Opportunities website, www.fbo.gov. Contractors are responsible for downloading documents related to this solicitation.

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This notice is a pre-solicitation only and is NOT a request for quote or proposals. The requirement will be set aside as Competitive 8(a). This notice is posted for informational purposes only. The Government is seeking a contractor who can provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Expert Witness and Enforcement-Related Compliance Assistance for the Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP) within in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The Government anticipates a single award IDIQ contract with a five year ordering period allowing for labor-hour task orders with the same fixed hourly rates throughout the IDIQ's period of performance.

All vendors who wish to do business with the Department of Labor (DOL) must be registered and approved through the System for Award Management (SAM). This is the Official U.S. Government system that consolidates the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, and EPLS.

The entire solicitation will be issued electronically approximately on or about 15 days after this notification and can be located at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) at https://www.fbo.gov. The Contractors are responsible for downloading all documents from the FBO website. It is therefore the vendor's responsibility to check the website frequently for the solicitation and any posted amendments to the solicitation. When issued, the solicitation will specify the actual date and time for proposal receipt. No telephone request will be honored.

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