The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking support for the Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) class of contracts for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response(OSWER)/Office of Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (OEPPR) and Removal Programs located in EPA's ten regional offices. The purpose of this announcement is to determine the availability of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) small businesses, HubZone small businesses, woman-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses capable of performing the activities included in the statement of work (SOW) for the START III re-competes. EPA is looking for small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) small businesses, HubZone small businesses, woman-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses who can perform all of the SOW requirements or portions of the SOW, as applicable for nationally consistent advisory and assistance services to EPA On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs) and other federal officials implementing EPA's responsibilities under the national response system. The contractor shall be prepared to provide scientific/technical support for EPA activities in furtherance of the agency's primary mission: the protection of human health and the environment. The contractor 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), which is available at the following website: http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/ersc/extreme/index.htm. It is anticipated that multiple contracts may be awarded for performance in the following EPA regions: 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 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), 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 contracts are anticipated to be time-and-material type contracts, with 60-month base periods. The contractor will be reimbursed for other direct costs incurred during performance of the contract. The estimated maximum potential value of the current contracts range between $1,272,900 to $111,211,327 over the life of the contract. For more information on the current contracts and to view the anticipated Limitation of Future Contracting clause, please visit the following EPA website: http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/ersc/start/index.htm. Work will be ordered through the issuance of task orders. The contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, and equipment necessary to perform the SOW tasks. The SOW requirements fall under NAICS code 562910. Interested small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) small businesses, HubZone small businesses, woman-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses must demonstrate in their qualification statements that they are qualified to perform the SOW under this NAICS code. At a minimum, each small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) small business, HubZone small business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small personnel, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business shall provide specific details regarding personnel capabilities; current equipment or methods of obtaining the necessary equipment; office location; size of firm (employees/revenue); financial resources; other contracts, both federal and commercial; quality assurance procedures currently in place; and capabilities/experience necessary to perform the SOW or specific tasks of the SOW. Small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) small businesses, HubZone small businesses, woman-owned small businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses shall submit the requested information in writing by February 23, 2004 to the listed regional/headquarters points of contact below. Regions 1 and 4: U.S. EPA, Attn: Carolyn Rossmann, 3805R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20460, or by e-mail at
contact@example.gov. Region 2 and 8: U.S. EPA, Attn: Melissa Onyszko, 3805R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, or by e-mail at
contact@example.gov. Region 3: U.S. EPA Region 3, Attn: Deborah Eble, 3PM10, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or by e-mail at
contact@example.gov. Regions 5 and 6: U.S. EPA, Attn: Christine Edwards, 3805R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, or by e-mail at
contact@example.gov. Region 7: U.S. EPA Region 7, Attn: Phyllis Carrasaco, RFMB/PLMG, 901 North Fifth Street, Kansas City, KS 66101, or by e-mail at
contact@example.gov. Region 9: U.S. EPA, Attn: Tanya Hoston, 3805R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, or by e-mail at
contact@example.gov. Region 10: U.S. EPA Region 7, Attn: James Price, PLMGRFMB, 901 North Fifth Street, Kansas City, KS 66101, or by e-mail at
contact@example.gov.
