STREAMS V - recompete of ORD IDIQ contract

Scientific, Technical, Research Engineering, and Modeling Support (STREAMS V)

SOLICITATION # 68HERC24R0226

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 small businesses in preparation for a future procurement. To help determine if this potential requirement may be set-aside for small business concerns, under the range of potential acquisition approaches the government may pursue, the government is seeking input from the small business community regarding their interest and capability in performing the tasks reflected in the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) as well as their availability to perform under various strategic sourcing solutions. 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. To broaden the Agency’s market research effort EPA will also utilize GSA’s Market Research as a Service (MRAS) entities may respond to either, as the information collected from both outreach notices will be used to help determine if this potential requirement may be set-aside for small business concerns, under the range of potential acquisition approaches the government may pursue.

The US EPA has a need for a contractor to provide support for the development and evaluation of technologies, processes, and tools to prevent or reduce pollution of air, land, and water, and to restore ecosystems. The contract will be managed by the Contracts Branch in the Office of Administration and Research Support Extramural Management Division of the Office of Research and Development (ORD), however, contract support will be available to all ORD laboratories, Centers, and offices as well as other USEPA organizations that conduct research projects that could be supported under the scope of the Performance Work Statement (PWS).
Specific areas to be addressed in capability packages submitted by respondents are as follows: 1) research work- involving developing and/or evaluating technical concepts, process options, and prototype systems in a research framework that permits and encourages changes in direction and mid-course corrections as needed and warranted and a broad range of process development efforts such as proof-of-concept, laboratory-scale, and bench-scale experiments; 2) treatability studies and pilot-scale investigations; 3) field support (examples – risk assessments, permit reviews, site characterization, site preparation); 4) development and/or evaluation of computer-oriented tools, approaches, and technologies such as software, models, and decision-support tools; 5) technical support to various programs including US EPA Superfund Program, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Program, the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Program, and Office of Water; and 6) support in the area of analytical chemistry.

To be considered a potential source, an entity must demonstrate they have the necessary labor mix and capacity, materials, equipment and facilities to support the effort as delineated above. ANY INTERESTED entities should submit a capability statement which demonstrates the entity’s ability to perform the 6 general support tasks described above.

The respondent is required to submit its capabilities statement via FedConnect no later than close of business on Friday, July 12, 2024. There is no charge to use FedConnect. (See https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect). If you need technical assistance in registering or for any other FedConnect® function, call the FedConnect® Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net.

The respondent shall, at a minimum, address the following questions regarding its Company Profile and Capability Information. It is recommended that the respondent use the template below.

Company Profile
1. Company name and address;
2. Affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, and potential teaming partners;
3. NAICS Code 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), with a size standard of 1000 employees
4. Two points of contact (names, titles, phone numbers and email addresses);
5. UEI number and CAGE Code, as registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov/:
6. Small Business designation/status under NAICS Code 541715 (must correlate with SAM registration):
_____ Small business _____ HUBZone _____ WOSB
_____ 8(a) _____ VOSB
_____ SDVOSB
_____ Small Disadvantaged Business
7. GSA and other Multi-Agency Contracts (MACs) held associated with NAICS Code 541715:
_____ None
_____ GSA OASIS; Contract #_____ Vendor Pool #_____
_____ GSA FSS; Contract #s_____ SIN #s _____
_____ Any other MAC contracts held; Contract #s_____ MAC vehicle _____

It is anticipated that the contract will be a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) type contract, with individual Task Orders (TOs) issued on either a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) or Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) basis. The contract start date is anticipated to be May 1, 2025, and will contain a single, seven-year ordering period. Approximately 91,000 hours are anticipated for each of the seven ordering years, resulting in a total of 637,000 hours.

Any interested small business entities should submit a capability statement including the company profile which demonstrates the firm's ability to perform the key six general support tasks described above. Entities classified as small can subcontract work to similarly situated entities (i.e. other small businesses) and include the capabilities of that potential small business team to demonstrate the respondent’s ability to perform the requirement. Standard company brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this Sources Sought Synopsis. The EPA reserves the right to set the resulting requirement aside for small businesses.