Directorate Technical & Expert Consultation Support Services for OSHA/DSG

I. DISCLAIMER: The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is conducting market research to determine feasibility for a potential procurement requirement. This is NOT A SOLICITATION for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations; nor is a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation. No reimbursement or stipend will be provided in response to this Source Sought notice. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources. -Any formal solicitation that may subsequently be issued will be announced separately through the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. A brief draft of the scope is attached as additional information to assist in preparing a Capabilities Statement. II. PURPOSE OF RFI: To gather information about potential solutions to achieve the following high level objectives: A. The Contractor shall assist OSHA in carrying out its statutory responsibilities in the area of standards and guidance material development by: (1) Preparing hazard evaluations, risk assessments, technological and economic feasibility analyses, industry and exposure profiles, and other analytical documents related to critical issues to be addressed in the development of standards and guidance. (2) Performing literature searches; summarizing key occupational exposure, toxicity, other safety and health hazard information; conducting chemical, biological and radiation hazard screening; constructing databases; and providing information management and computer programming support, including providing assistance in identifying and using current technology for standards promulgation and guidance development. (3) Assisting in Directorate activities, for example, promulgating regulations and developing guidance, including organizing and analyzing data contained in the public rulemaking records on specific toxic chemicals, hazardous physical and biological agents and safety hazards, and other regulatory requirements. (4) Providing expert testimony at rulemaking hearings. (5) Organizing peer reviews, stakeholder meetings, focus groups and workshops to solicit input from outside parties, and providing logistical support for Standard Advisory Committees or skilled mediation for negotiated rulemaking and arranging for summaries, reports, or papers on the meetings. (6) Developing training materials for on standards and guidance issues, providing meeting support services, and general management consulting services. (7) Assisting in the review of current and existing regulations for possible revisions. Tracking consensus standards and supporting on consensus standards committees. Reviewing injury and illness reports and statistics. (8) Collecting information to help determine standards and guidance priorities, assisting in developing regulatory schedules and tracking progress on standards and guidance activities. (9) Assisting in developing guidelines, research needs, strategies, outreach, and other materials that advance the quality of safety and health standards and guidance products and support other critical non-regulatory requests. III. BACKGROUND: The Directorate of Standards and Guidance (DSG) is the organization within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) responsible for all work involved in developing proposed and final standards and guidance material for the protection of employees' safety and health. Standards involve regulation of toxic chemicals, harmful physical and biological agents, and safety hazards such as electricity, unguarded machines, flammable agents and areas of chemical, fire protection and safety systems engineering. Guidance materials may be developed on a wide range of safety and health hazards, and may be presented in many different forms, including documents, online materials, and audiovisual materials. IV. RFI QUESTIONNAIRE: Please provide the following within your Company Capabilities: 1) Company description. 2) Summary of approach to accomplishing the requirements listed in the scope. 3) Historical information (description and length of time providing similar services as described in the "Purpose of RFI"). 4) Please provide details regarding proposed joint ventures, teaming arrangements, strategic alliances, or other business arrangements (to include potential small business utilization) to satisfy the aforementioned requirements. 5) Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) by utilizing the Excel spreadsheet or other ROM format of your choice. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT PROVIDE DETAILED COST/PRICING DATA. ANY RECEIVED WILL BE DELETED/DESTROYED. V. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: The North American Industry Classification System Code for this requirement is 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, & Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology & Biotechnology) which contains a size standard of 1,000 employees. All interested parties are required to submit a Capabilities Statement in: Times New Roman 11-point or 12-point font with 1-inch margins minimum all around; on 8-1/2 inch by 11 inch paper; not to exceed 12 pages (does not include Cover Letter) which may be double-sided; in PDF format. The Capabilities Statement package must include the following information on the very front page: a) Date submitted. b) RFI Number and project title. c) Company name and point of contact (POC) to include: individual's name, title, work and/or mobile telephone number(s), and email address. d) DUNS number. e) Socioeconomic Business type(s) (to include Large Business if applicable). E-MAIL THE CAPABILITIES STATEMENT TO: Miriam Holst, Contract Specialist at holst.miriam.j@dol.gov. The subject line of the e-mail shall read as follows "RFI No. DOL1650-DSG-18-NAT-0019 OSHA Directorate Technical & Expert Consultation Support Services for OSHA DSG". E-mails that do not contain the specified subject line may run the risk of being overlooked.