Support for Conducting Systems & Performance Audits

Added: Jan 09, 2012 3:52 pm Amendment #000003 was issued today.  The amendment instructs offerors, in regards to Section M: Evaluation Factors for Award, M-4 EPA 1552.215-73 "General Financial and Organizational Information," that the information requested in that clause may be submitted as part of their cost proposal.  The amendment may be found at:

http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/admin_placement/11rd001/index.htm

Offerors are reminded that only the information requested to be submitted in their technical proposals will count against the (50) page limit.

Interested parties are also reminded to monitor the above website and FedBizOpps for any updates regarding the solicitation.

Questions may be directed to Contract Specialist, Ryan Daniels, at daniels.ryan@epa.gov.

Added: Jan 06, 2012 4:01 pm Amendment #000002 was issued today. The amendment incorporates the CASNET site ID information, for the "Brooklyn Lake" CASTNET site, into the Statement of Work. The addition is indicated in red. The site is co-located with an NADP site, SITE ID WY95. Both sites are referenced in the Sample Task Order. In addition, the amendment changes the due date for proposals to January 19, 2012 at 2:00 pm ET. The amendment may be found at the below website:

http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/admin_placement/11rd001/index.htm

Interested parties are reminded to monitor the above website and FedBizOpps for any updates regarding the solicitation. Questions may be directed to Contract Specialist, Ryan Daniels, at daniels.ryan@epa.gov.

Added: Dec 21, 2011 3:12 pm Amendment #000001 was issued today, formally incorporating all questions and answers (Nos.1-6) received in response to the solicitation. The amendment also includes a revised Sample Task Order, a revised Statement of Work and a revised version of Clause No. B-1 "EP 52.216-170 Consideration and Payment - Itemized Fixed Prices (APR 1984)." The amendment may be found at:

http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/admin_placement/11rd001/index.htm

Interested parties are reminded to monitor the above website and FedBizOpps for any updates regarding the solicitation. Questions may be directed to Contract Specialist, Ryan Daniels, at daniels.ryan@epa.gov.

Added: Nov 02, 2011 9:55 am Modified: Nov 17, 2011 1:40 pmTrack Changes The Request for Proposals (RFP) was released today. Proposals are due January 12, 2012 by 2:00 p.m. EST in accordance with the instructions in the solicitation. The solicitation may be found at:

http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/admin_placement/11rd001/index.htm

Interested parties are advised to monitor the above website and FedBizOpps for any updates regarding the solicitation.

Questions may be directed to Contract Specialist, Ryan Daniels, at daniels.ryan@epa.gov.

Added: Nov 02, 2011 9:55 am Modified: Nov 02, 2011 10:46 amTrack Changes The purpose of this amendment is to include the website address for the Draft Statement of Work. That link is:

http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/admin_placement/11rd001/index.htm

Added: Nov 02, 2011 9:55 am The NAICS Code for Environmental Consulting Services is 541620 with a current size standard of $7.0 million.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP), Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD), intends to procure support services for Conducting Systems & Performance Audits of Clean Air Status and Trends (CASTNET) Sites and National Atmospheric Deposition (NADP) Monitoring Stations. The work to be performed will be an independent and unbiased evaluation of site operations (i.e., surveys) for NADP's atmospheric deposition collection networks and CASTNET. The surveys shall provide quality assurance pertaining to siting, sample collection and handling, equipment operation and maintenance, record keeping, reports, and field laboratory procedures. These efforts will also include ozone performance evaluations (PE) as described in 40 CFR Part 58. The Draft Statement of Work may be located via the link below.

The acquisition is planned to be conducted as a competitive Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 procurement. The Government contemplates a single award Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity firm fixed-price contract. This procurement will be a total small business set-aside and award will be made on a best value basis to the contractor that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement. The anticipated period of performance will be a one-year base period with four one-year option periods. The anticipated solicitation issue date is on or about November 17, 2011 and the anticipated solicitation closing date is on or about January 10, 2012.

The solicitation will identify the deadline for submission of any questions pertaining to the solicitation requirements. It will be at the Government's discretion to respond to any questions submitted after that deadline. All responses to questions, clarifications, and/or comments deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer will be provided via amendment to the solicitation. Interested offerors are advised to monitor the EPA Website (http://www.epa.gov/oam/hpod/index.htm) and the Federal Business Opportunities website for the solicitation and for any other updates in regards to the solicitation. No paper copies will be furnished.