Technical Support for Assessing, Managing, and Communicating the Ecological and Human Health Risks of Contaminants in Water, Fish and Sediments and Microbial Pathogens in Surface Waters
The purpose of this Modification is to cancel the current synopsis in its entirety. A sources sought synopsis will now be issued for this requirement. After the results of the sources sought synopsis have been received and reviewed, the synopsis will be re-issued under a new RFP number, PR-CI-08-10066-A. successful contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, facilities, and services in support of the efforts. It is anticipated that the contract will be a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Level of Effort (LOE) starting in April 2009 with a one year Base Period and four Optional Periods of 12 months each. Approximately 12,000 LOE hours are anticipated for each contract period with contractor's needing to provide as much as an additional 12,000 hours for a total of 120,000 hours in total for all periods if all the potential LOE hours are realized. The applicable NAICS code is 541712 with a size standard of 500 employees. Any interested firms should submit a capability statement which demonstrates the firm's ability to perform the key requirements described above. Standard company brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this Sources Sought Synopsis. In the capabilities statements, contractors should provide their size status for the above referenced NAICS code, (i.e. large, small) and whether or not they are a certified Hubzone, 8(a), woman-owned, small disadvantaged and/or disabled veteran owned concern. The EPA reserves the right to set this action aside for small businesses if it determines that there are two or more small businesses able to compete in terms of market prices, quality, and delivery. If set aside, a small business would be required to perform at least 50 percent of the direct labor costs incurred under the contract with its own personnel (FAR 52.219-14). Capability statements from small businesses should address their ability to meet this requirement. Responses to the above should be submitted to Camille Davis, USEPA, 26 West Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, or [email protected], no later than 15 calendar days from date of posting. A separate synopsis will be issued for the Request for Proposal (RFP) resulting from this sources source synopsis.
CAMILLE W. DAVIS, Contract Specialist, Phone: (513) 487-2095, E-Mail: [email protected]
CAMILLE W. DAVIS
