Technical quality assurance & statistical support

The purpose of this synopsis is to notify potential offerors of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Office of Acquisition Solutions (OAS), Headquarters Acquisition Division (HQAD), OLEM Mission Support Branch intent to issue a solicitation in support for EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). The EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) is responsible for the research for EPA that provides the foundation for credible decision-making to safeguard human health and ecosystems from environmental pollutants. ORD research involves many sub- disciplines, including chemistry, biology, physics, modeling, software and application development, social science, and engineering for all media (air, water, and solids).


Contractors receiving this award shall provide technical quality assurance and statistical support (including decision quality support) to ORD Laboratories or Centers, other Program Offices, or Regions as described in written task orders issued by the Contracting Officer (CO) in the following support areas of the Performance Work Statement (PWS):

1)Document and Product Reviews,
2)Activity Reviews, and
3)Technical Quality System and Statistical Support

Any resultant contract will support EPA in implementing the most current versions of EPA 2106.0, Quality Policy, and EPA 2105.0, Policy and Program Requirements for the Mandatory Agency-Wide Quality System. These documents are available at http://www.epa.gov/quality/qa_docs.html.

A DRAFT Solicitation and PWS will be included with this synopsis on FedBizOpps.

Solicitation No. 68HERH22R0048 for ORD's Technical Quality Assurance and Statistical Support services will be a 100% small business set aside and will be solicited, evaluated, and awarded in accordance with the procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15- Contracting by Negotiation. The EPA anticipates award of a fixed rate Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from this solicitation. The contract period of performance shall be a five (5) year ordering period and a minimum estimate of $10,000.00. Task Orders will be issued under the contract as firm-fixed price or time-and-materials or hybrid of both.

This is a 100% Small Business set aside under North American Industry Classification system (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541620 - Environmental Consulting Services, with applicable size standard of $15 million.

It is estimated that the solicitation will be available on or about December 30, 2022 with a due date of 30 days after release of the solicitation.
Detailed information for this requirement is provided through the Performance Work Statement (PWS) which will be posted on FedBizOpps:


The purpose of the FedBizOpps announcement is to notify potential offerors of this requirement to streamline the procurement process and to utilize the internet and electronic communications to the maximum extent possible. The Request for Proposal (RFP), any amendments, and other related items for this procurement will be posted at the EPA website herein. Please continue to check this website for all further information regarding this procurement. Interested offerors are required to download the RFP and all related documents from the website listed herein. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the EPA website for updates. There is no automatic notification system available. Please continue to check this website for all further information regarding this procurement. No printed copies of the RFP and associated documents will be available. Offerors must download these documents from the EPA website provided.

Notices of any modifications to this FBO procurement announcement, including Requests for Proposals and amendments, will be posted using the FedConnect web portal. FedConnect can be accessed at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/.FedConnect is a web portal that connects agencies and vendors to streamline the process of doing business with the federal government. Through FedConnect contractors will be able to receive, review and respond to contract pre- and post-award actions and documents such as correspondence, request for proposals, tasking instruments and contract modifications. The use of FedConnect also furthers the EPA's commitment to moving towards a paperless acquisition environment by reducing its carbon footprint and conducting its business in an ecologically friendly manner. There is no charge to use FedConnect. Vendors can register with FedConnect at www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect technical questions please call the FedConnect Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. In addition, all vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), as this facilitates registration for FedConnect. Please note that vendors MUST have their SAM profile set to public, otherwise FedConnect will not be able to access the SAM information required to validate vendor credentials. Registration may be completed and information regarding the registration process may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov.

Note: Offerors must only submit written electronic (email) questions during the proposal preparation period. It is requested that all questions be received ten (10) days after release of the solicitation to allow EPA adequate time to prepare and post responses to all offerors' questions at the EPA website provided above prior to the date and time set for receipt of proposals.

EPA will only respond to written electronic (email) questions regarding the solicitation. All questions and Agency responses will be made available via amendment to the RFP and posted on the EPA website listed herein. Each question must include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, clause or other definitive citation requiring clarification. Therefore, please provide the name, telephone number, and email address (if other than the sender) of the individual (s) who can answer any questions regarding submitted questions. All questions shall be directed to BOTH the Contracting Officer: Marneice Bivins at bivins.marneice@epa.gov AND Contract Specialist: Tasha Coates at coates.tasha@epa.gov. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact (by email only) both the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Please ensure that the email subject reads, "68HERH22R0048 Solicitation Questions".

Primary Point of Contact(s):

Contract Specialist:
Tasha Coates
coates.tasha@epa.gov

Secondary Point of Contract:
Contracting Officer:
Marneice Bivins
bivins.marneice@epa.gov

Place of Performance: Washington, DC and location within the continental United States.