Records Management Services, US EPA Region 9

The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to questions regarding this solicitation, incorporate attachments and other revisions to this solicitation.

This solicitation is amended to incorporate the following attachments: 1) Clause 52.22.222-41 "Service Contract Act of 1965, As Amended (revised pg. 56 of solicitation - Attachment #6); 2) Questions and Answers List (Attachment #7); 3) List of available resources (Attachment #8); 4) Wage Determination 2005-2059 (Attachment #9); 5) Policies and Procedures (Attachment #10); 6) Scanning Procedures Manual (Attachment #11); 7) Indexing Document Types (Attachment #12).

The initial solicitation did not identify a minimum acceptance period for acceptance of offers. This amendment identifies a minimum acceptance period for proposals to be valid for 180 calendar days.

The solicitation and all information pertaining to this procurement is available on the internet at http://www.epa.gov/oam/regions/index.htm#solam

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the closing date for submission of proposals. The closing date for submission of proposals is March 23, 2012 4:00pm (PST). Responses to questions submitted in response to the initial solicitation will be provided in an amendment by March 12, 2012. The solicitation and all information pertaining to this procurement is available on the internet at http://www.epa.gov/oam/regions/index.htm#solam

This solicitation is set-aside as an 8(a) competitive acquisition in accordance with FAR Subpart 19.8. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 is seeking SBA certified 8(a) concerns to provide records management services at the Region 9 Regional Records Center located in San Francisco, CA. Only SBA certified 8(a) firms may apply. Offers from other than 8(a) certified firms will not be considered. Records management services include, but are not limited to: document collecting, organizing, processing, indexing, scanning, storage and recycling/shredding; reference, circulation, search, retrieval of documents onsite or at FRC/NARA and CD-ROM production; administratie records, special collections and development and implementation of quality improvements/cost efficiency processes and innovation. The solicitation and all information pertaining to this procurement is available on the internet at http://www.epa.gov/oam/regions/index.htm Technical question shall be submitted via e-mail to: ushijima.curt@epa.gov no later than 10 calendar days after issuance of this solicitation.