F--ERRS 3 - SDVOSB

General Information: Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Solicitation Number: PR-R5-07-10015 Posted Date: 19 October 2006 Archive Date: 7 June 2007 Original Response Date: 20 November 2006 - 3:00 PM (CST) Current Response Date: 20 November 2006 - 3:00 PM (CST) Classification Code: R -- Professional, administrative, and management support services Set-Asides: 8(a), HUBZone, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses NAICS Code: 562910 Contracting Office Address: Acquisition Section, (MCC-10J) 77 West Jackson Blvd, 10th Floor Chicago, IL 60604 Description: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is seeking support for the Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) class of contracts for the Superfund Division Emergency Response Branch located in EPA's region 5 offices. The purpose of this announcement is to determine the availability of 8(a), HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small businesses that are capable of performing the activities included in the statement of work (SOW) for the ERRS re-competes. EPA is looking for 8(a), HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small businesses that can perform all of the SOW requirements needed to provide fast responsive environmental clean-up services under the direction of the On-Scene Coordinator and other federal officials implementing EPA's responsibilities under the national response system. The prospective contractor(s) shall be prepared to provide emergency, time-critical removal and cleanup services for hazardous substances, contaminants, materials and petroleum (oil) products and may also be called upon to provide cleanup support in instances of natural disasters, such as floods, pursuant to the Federal Response Plan for U.S. EPA activities in furtherance of the agency's primary mission: the protection of human health and the environment. The contractor(s) shall fulfill these responsibilities within the region as well as outside the region on a cross regional response, national response, and international response. These responsibilities are described in the statement of work (SOW). If you are interested and would like a copy of the SOW please send an email to: contact@example.gov or contact@example.gov. The SOW you receive will be a copy of the current ERRS SOW and is provided as a DRAFT ONLY. The wording in the SOW for the anticipated contract(s) will change but the intent (i.e. type of work) will not. It is anticipated that a contract(s) will be awarded for performance within Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) as well as possible performance outside the region in the following areas: Region 1(CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT), Region 2 (NY, NJ, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands), Region 3, (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, Guam), and Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA). The resultant contract(s) is anticipated to be time-and-material type contract, fixed-rate, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity with a duration of three (3) base years with two (2) award terms of two (2) years each for a total of seven (7) years. The estimated maximum potential value of the contract(s) is $15 million per year. The contractor(s) will be reimbursed for other direct costs incurred during performance of the contract(s). Work will be ordered through the issuance of task orders. The contractor(s) shall provide all personnel, materials, and equipment necessary to perform the SOW tasks. The SOW requirements fall under NAICS code 562910 - Remediation Services. The size standard under this NAICS code is not to exceed 500 employees. For more information on this and other NAICS codes and the Small Business Administrations (SBAs) small business size standards, visit: http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html and http://www.sba.gov/size/indextableofsize.html. Interested 8(a), HUBZone, and Service-Disvice-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small businesses must demonstrate in their qualification statements that they are capable of performing the SOW under this NAICS code. At a minimum, each 8(a), HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business shall provide a narrative qualification/capability statement giving specific details regarding: a. personnel capabilities b. current equipment or methods of obtaining the necessary equipment c. office location; size of firm (employees/revenue) d. financial resources e. other contracts, both federal and commercial f. quality assurance procedures currently in place g. capability/experience necessary to perform the SOW or specific tasks of the SOW. No specific format is required, however, the information must be clear and concise with a maximum of 25 pages, double-sided. A business may submit its qualifications based upon a teaming arrangement with other business(es). Any other pertinent information may be included. 8(a), HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small businesses shall submit the requested information in writing by November 20, 2006 to: U.S. EPA, Attn: Robert Eichenfeld (MCC-10J), 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604 or by e-mail at contact@example.gov. If submitting responses via e-mail, please note that the format must be in either WordPerfect, MS Word or PDF format. EPA cannot accept other versions. Points of Contact: Claudea L. Heise, Placement Contracting Officer, Phone: 312/353-8989. E-mail your questions to Claudea L. Heise at contact@example.gov OR Robert A. Eichenfeld, Contract Specialist, Phone: 312/886-2196. E-mail your questions to Robert A. Eichenfeld at contact@example.gov Additional Information: The Environmental Protection Agency