Opportunity: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE USED FOR MARKET ANALYSIS IN DETERMINING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE ATTACHED REQUIREMENT. NO AWARD WILL BE MADE FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. DO NOT SUBMIT A QUOTATION OR PROVIDE COST AND PRICING DATA. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ALL RESPONSES WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR THE POSSIBLE FUTURE ACQUISITION. NO TELEPHONE CALLS REQUESTING A SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a requirement for technical and program support to the Environmental Protection Agency¿s Office of the Administrator (AO), Office of Policy (OP), National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) in programs supporting cutting-edge research and analysis in environmental economics. The work to be performed under the Performance Work Statement (PWS) 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 PWS under the provided NAICS code. A draft PWS has been provided under this posting in FedConnect at www.fedconnect.net under the reference number 68HERH20R0022. All interested vendors must be registered in 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. These requested services are currently provided by the incumbent contractor, Abt. Associates Inc., under contract EP-W-17-009. Notwithstanding the Government's option to exercise term extensions, the current contract listed above is scheduled to expire on 10 September 2021. At a minimum the capability statement shall state skills, experience, and knowledge required to perform this type of work. Include the following: 1. Company name, address, point of contact (POC), telephone number, fax number, email address, website, and CAGE Code. 2. Company's business size and/or socioeconomic status (i.e. Small Business, SBA Certified 8A Program Participant, SBA Certified HUB Zone Firm, Small Disadvantaged Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business, Woman-Owned Small Business). 3. A positive statement of your intention to bid on this contract as a prime contractor. 4. Offeror's Joint Venture, Partnering Agreement, or Mentor-Protégé information if applicable - existing and potential. 5. A listing of any government contracts held over the last three (3) years. 6. What are the most critical criteria that would distinguish your company's capabilities from another? Explain. The information requested will be used within the EPA to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency. Responses are due NO LATER THAN 4:00PM EST, Tuesday, 11 August 2020, and shall only be submitted electronically to through FedConnect. The point of contact for this notice is Genine McElroy, Contracting Officer, who is to be contacted only via FedConnect. Interested companies are encouraged to provide other solutions that may meet the required specifications and/or functional description. When doing so, information shall follow the guidelines set by this sources sought notice. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROCUREMENT COMMITMENT BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. RESPONSE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY; NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN REPSONSE TO THIS NOTICE OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OR SUFFER ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY IMPROPERLY IDENTIFIED INFORMATION.