National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Support

This is not a guarantee of solicitation. This sources sought statement is being issued for a survey of qualified firms. There is no incumbent contractor. No telephonic inquiries are being accepted. All interested firms are requested to submit a PDF electronic copy of their Qualification Statement, via email, to the Contracting Officer, Jessica Hadley at hadleyjn@mail.nih.gov and Cc a member of the Technical Department at radtkem2@mail.nih.gov . The email subject line shall read: "Qualification Statement HHS-NIH-ORF-SBSS-17-005 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Support" The Qualification Statement shall be submitted in PDF format, limited to twelve (12) pages and shall be received on or before 12:00 pm, EST on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. A draft SOW is attached. Qualification Statements shall include the following information: 1) 1.) Company Contact Information to include: a. Firm Name b. Primary Point(s) of Contact, with telephone number(s) and email address(es) c. Firm Mailing Address and Telephone Number d. Company Size (i.e. large business, Small business, Woman owned, Veteran, etc.) e. DUNS Number 2) 2.) Company Overview to include: a. Brief description of the firm's core services 3) 3.) Environmental Services Experience: a. Provide no more than three (3) similar projects performed within the last ten (10) years, or in progress, which best demonstrate the firm's experience providing environmental services on projects similar to the NIH requirement. b. Similar Projects to the NIH Requirement are defined as projects similar in complexity, type and size, as follows: i. Type - Environmental services consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), CFR 40 Part 1500 and HHS GAM 30 ii. Complexity: 1. NEPA Documentation-Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 2. Addressing proposed Federal project alternative impacts. 3. Gathering/reviewing applicable environmental Federal/state/local laws and regulations 4. Ability to gather, review and interpret (but not limited to): -natural resources studies -endangered and threatened species -jurisdictional wetland determinations -flora/fauna inventories -air/water/noise compliance planning/assessments/technical analysis -natural environment enhancement or restoration -cultural resources -hazardous materials/waste management -Environmental Justice -Traffic patterns/flow -wastewater / water quality management 5. Ability to be able to perform specialized/complex media studies such as complex air, noise, and water modeling where aerial and/or regional effects are determined 4) 4.) For each Similar Project include: a. Contract Number b. Owner and Address c. Brief description of the Project, including the dollar value. d. Description of Services performed (indicate whether your firm was prime or subcontracted). e. Technical Point of Contact, with telephone number and email address f. Contracting Official, with telephone number and email address