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Pre Solicitation Notice
SOL-CI-15-00022
Analysis and Support Services for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and Climate Division
The solicitation SOL-CI-15-00022 will be available for downloading at FedConnect located at the following internet address: www.fedconnect.net/. Questions relating to the solicitation are required to be submitted electronically through FedConnect. ONLY those questions posted through FedConnect will be accepted. All responses to questions will be released on FedConnect. At this Internet site you will be able to register with FedConnect, enabling you to download the solicitation once released, join the mailing list, and to submit questions. 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.
Contractor registration in the Government¿s System for Award Management (SAM) is required in order to be eligible for contract award. Registration may be completed and information regarding the registration process may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov. Once issued, solicitation documents will be available electronically for download at https://www.fedconnect.net. Hard copies of the solicitation package will not be distributed. Electronic copies of responses will be required and must be submitted via FedConnect® (https://www.fedconnect.net).
The purpose of this solicitation is to provide the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), Transportation and Climate Division (TCD) with analytical and technical support in the areas of economic analysis and modeling; lifecycle greenhouse gas analysis of transportation fuels; vehicle technology assessment; transportation demand assessment; outreach, marketing, and facilitation; peer review; and public comments/dockets management.
The contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, services, and facilities to perform work as identified in the performance work statement. The Government anticipates the award of a cost plus fixed fee, level-of-effort (LOE) type contract with a twelve month term and four (4) twelve month options. The base level of effort will consist of 11,000 hours. In addition, options will be included to increase the level of effort by up to 20,000 direct labor hours during each period.
The potential exists for conflicts of interest (COI) under this procurement. Therefore, interested parties are advised that EPAAR provisions (EPAAR 1552.209-70 and 1552.209-72) requiring the offeror to certify that it is unaware of any potential COI or to disclose any potential COI of which it is aware, shall be required. Offerors will also be required to submit a COI plan describing the offeror¿s system and methods for identifying and either avoiding, neutralizing, or mitigating a COI and a COI disclosure statement will be required for each work assignment.
It is expected that the solicitation and resultant contract will include a ¿LIMITATION OF FUTURE CONTRACTING.¿ Clause. The text of this clause will mirror the clause Limitation of Future Contracting, Alternate V (Headquarters Support), (EPAAR 1552.209-74 Alt V), (APR 2004), except for paragraph (c). Paragraph (c) of the clause shall read as follows:
The contractor, during the life of this contract, will be ineligible to enter into business or financial relationships which would support or affect any efforts to contest, oppose, or influence the contents of regulations, policies, limitations, standards, or criteria relating to the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) and the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) without the prior written authorization of the cognizant EPA Contracting Officer.
The solicitation is subject to full and open competition, all responsible offerors may submit a proposal. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541990 (All Other Professional Scientific and Technical Services) with a size standard of $15 million. It is anticipated the solicitation will be available at the end of March 2016. The point of contact is Michael Kreacic, Contract Specialist, 513-487-2104, Kreacic.michael@epa.gov.
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