F--REGION 2 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ASSISTANCE TEAM (ESAT)

PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Superfund Remediation Technology Innovation (OSTRI) has a requirement to provide Laboratory Support in the EPA Region 2 in the following task areas: sample analytical, biological, and field sampling and analytical support, including data validation, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) activities, and logistical support to EPA, primarily at the Agency's regional laboratory facilities and at specified field locations using one or more EPA furnished mobile laboratories and/or field instrumentation. The contractor will be required to perform all tasks in the Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT) Statement of Work (SOW), and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the resulting contract. The SOW is posted at http://www.epa.gov/oam/srpod/index.htm. The Agency intends to award one seven (7) year, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract. The fixed rates are applicable to all labor and equipment (prime and subcontractors). This contract is a Full and Open Competition and will consist of a Base Period of two (2) years, an Award Term 1 of two (2) years, an Award Term 2 of one (1) year, an Award Term 3 of one (1) year, an Award Term 4 of one (1) year. The NAICS code is 541380, Testing Laboratories, $10 million. Vendors are advised that the ESAT procurement is subject to an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCOI). The offeror will be required to disclose any relationship it has with laboratories in the CLP program or other commercial analytical laboratories. Contractors that own or operate a laboratory providing services under an EPA Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) contract or have a significant financial relationship with CLP contractors are determined to have a significant Conflict Of Interest (COI) and will not be eligible for award of the ESAT contract. An offeror with relationships in these or other commercial laboratories will be required to propose its approach for avoiding, neutralizing, or mitigating any significant potential for COI. An offeror determined to have a significant potential for COI that cannot reasonably be avoided, neutralized, or mitigated or who otherwise fail to provide an adequate COI Plan will be determined non-responsive and eliminated from the competition in accordance with FAR 9.104-1(g) and FAR 9.504. In an effort to streamline the procurement process, and to utilize the internet and electronic communications to the maximum extent possible, the solicitation , and amendments and other information related to this procurement will be posted on the EPA?s Office of Acquisition Management Website, at the following URL: http://www.epa.gov/oam/srpod/index.htm. With notice posted on Fedbizopps.com., Solicitation PR-HQ-07-10255 will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) in late April, 2007. Interested offerors are required to download the RFP and all related documents from this website. No printed copies of the RFP will be available. All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, Gloria J. Kane, at contact@example.gov or Contracting Officer, Charlie Hurt at contact@example.gov.