Opportunity: Chemistry, Economics and Sustainable Strategies Di

NOTICE: This is a pre-solicitation notice. Attached is a draft Request for Proposal (RFP), the draft RFP is not in final form and is subject to change. THIS IS NOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. No telephone calls requesting a solicitation will be accepted or acknowledged. Environmental Protection Agency¿s (EPA¿s) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics¿(OPPT¿s) Chemistry, Economics and Sustainable Strategies Division (CESSD) Pre-solicitation Notice - Synopsis The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a requirement for technical and program support to the Environmental Protection Agency¿s (EPA¿s) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics¿(OPPT¿s) Chemistry, Economics and Sustainable Strategies Division (CESSD) by preparing screening-level chemistry assessments, Safer Choice (formerly Design for the Environment) chemical substance and product evaluations, updates to Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL), Pollution Prevention assistance, and Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) support of chemical substances (including biotechnology, nanotechnology, and other new initiatives) in programs supporting the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know (EPCRA), Executive Orders, and other activities, including any amendments to such legislation and/or the issuance of new or revised Executive Orders.. This is NOT a solicitation. This is a pre-solicitation notice in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The proposed requirement mentioned herein will be solicited as a full and open competition. The successful offeror shall be prepared to provide scientific technical support for EPA¿s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), Chemistry, Economics and Sustainable Strategies Division (CESSD). The purpose of this requirement is to provide support for chemical substance screening, review, and evaluation functions of OPPT. The work to be performed under the Statement of Work (SOW) falls under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, with a Small Business Size Standard of $15 million. Interested firms must be able to meet the requirements, as stated in the SOW under the provided NAICS code. A draft SOW has been provided under this posting in FedConnect at www.fedconnect.net under the reference number 68HE018R00025. The resultant contract is anticipated to be a labor hour contract in accordance with FAR 16.602. The acquisition will follow the procedures set forth in FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The resultant contract is anticipated to have a 12-month base period and four (4), 12-month option periods. Work under this contract will be ordered through the issuance of Task Orders. In addition to performing required tasks, the contractor will be required to provide all personnel, materials, and equipment necessary to perform the work. The overall instructions for the proposal are listed under sections L & M of the solicitation. The instructions describe the evaluation criteria, pricing, as well as general guidance. Once awarded L & M will be removed. Verbal questions will not be accepted. Questions will not be answered until the full solicitation is released. At this time no telephone inquiries will be accepted. Point of Contact: Genine McElroy