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EP-C-07-050Federal

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to negotiate a sole-source contract with URS Federal Technical Services, Inc. to extend existing support services for the EPA’s National Vehicle Fuel Emissions Lab (NVFEL) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The contract, titled "Support Services for Vehicle & Engine Testing" (EP-C-07-050), will provide an additional 4,700 labor hours to extend the current agreement by two months, moving the expiration date from February 28, 2013, to April 30, 2013. URS is expected to assist with a range of activities related to the EPA’s vehicle and engine emissions programs, including import program support, defect report tracking, voluntary emissions recall reporting, and in-use compliance and evaluation testing across various vehicle and engine types such as light-duty vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, and nonroad engines like lawnmowers and marine equipment. The EPA considers URS uniquely qualified for this task due to its thorough knowledge of the current contract, equipment, facilities, and data associated with ongoing projects critical to meeting EPA deadlines. While this is a sole-source negotiation, other firms are invited to submit technical documentation within 15 days of the notice’s posting if they believe they can meet the requirements; however, the EPA retains complete discretion on whether to proceed with competition or sole-source award. The anticipated date for contract award is February 15, 2013. This action is being conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, which allows sole-source procurement when only one responsible source is available.

General Info

EPA to extend URS contract for vehicle emissions testing support in Michigan by two months.

Agency

Environmental Protection Agency → Cincinnati Acquisition Division (cad)

NAICS

541330 - Engineering Services

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PostedJan 30

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyEnvironmental Protection Agency → Cincinnati Acquisition Division (cad)

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeCINCINNATI, OH, 45268, USA

Organization / AgencyEnvironmental Protection Agency → Cincinnati Acquisition Division (cad)

Office AddressCINCINNATI, OH, 45268, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

The U.S. EPA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of the FAR 6.302-1 with URS Federal Technical Services, Inc. (URS) to provide support services to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), National Vehicle Fuel Emissions Lab, Ann Arbor, Michigan (NVFEL) under contract titled "Support Services for Vehicle & Engine Testing", EP-C-07-050, for an additional 4700 level of effort labor hours to be utilized to extend the current contract period which expires February 28, 2013 by two months, until April 30, 2013. The contractor shall provide services to support NVFEL in accomplishing various tasks in support of EPA's imports program, tracking defect reports and voluntary emissions recall reports, In-use compliance and evaluation testing. Vehicles and engines are defined to include light duty vehicles (cars, vans, pickups, etc.), heavy duty trucks and engines. Engines are defined as heavy duty engines, small hand held, nonroad (including lawnmowers, marine, tractors, etc.), developmental, advanced testing, manufacturer loan and heavy-duty construction engines. The vehicles and engines will be used for EPA's in-use testing program and several other programs. EPA believes that URS, with its experience in working the current contract, is uniquely qualified for this short term additional effort and URS is the only responsible source able to perform this 2-month effort due to its combination of expertise, knowledge of the equipment and facilities, and familiarity with the data for ongoing projects required to meet EPA's critical deadlines. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. However, any firm believing itself capable of meeting this EPA requirement must submit technical documentation to establish its assertion. This documentation must be submitted to the POC via email within 15 days of the electronic posting of this notice. Telephone requests will not be honored. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the EPA. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed on a sole source basis. The anticipated award date is February 15, 2013.