R--To procure environmental legal services to support

Amendment 0003 Summary: Amendment 0003 hereby incorporates Questions and Answers (2) as Attachment 9. Amendment 0002 Summary: Subject Solicitation is hereby modified to publish the changes made to the terms and conditions in Amendment 0001. Changes to the terms and conditions were not posted to Amendment 0001 due to a FedConnect issue. Amendment 0001 Summary: Amendment 0001 hereby changes the requirement from an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity requirement to a Blanket Purchase Agreement. This Amendment 0001 also incorporates changes to the Performance Work Statement, Terms and Conditions, and includes Questions and Answers as Attachment 8. Response due date is hereby extended to 04 April 2019 at 1600 Eastern Time. The Department of Energy/Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) is seeking specialized transactional legal services, namely Environmental Legal Services, necessary to support Westerns Transmission Infrastructure Program (TIP) under Section 402 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (The Recovery Act). This procurement was previously synopsized under number 89503018QWA000007 and the RFQ number has been updated for FY19 to 89503019QWA000026. WAPA and TIP has a requirement for Environmental Legal Services from a Contractor with a full spectrum of legal positions and experience to advise TIP on legal issues associated with Federal environmental review requirements, with emphasis on the legal sufficiency of processes and documents associated with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Contractor may also be called upon to support TIPs work on the evaluation and preliminary development of projects. In this regard, the Contractor will assist TIP in the drafting of developmental transactional documents, including memoranda of understanding, advance funding agreements, etc. The Contractor may also be called upon to perform environmental legal due diligence on projects in the developmental phase. The Contractor may assist in the preparation for, and participation in, TIP meetings with DOE and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), other Government agencies and with other legal counsel or consultants. The Contractor must be prepared to attend meetings on relatively short notice. This solicitation to acquire commercial services is being conducted using the provisions, clauses, and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and Part 13, pursuant to the authority provided under FAR Subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. A written solicitation will not be issued. This is an unrestricted full and open solicitation open to all businesses regardless of size, in which the Government intends to award to the responsible contractor whose quote is determined to be the best value to the Government based upon technical approach, past performance, and price related factors. The resulting acquisition vehicle will be multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements with a one (1) year base period and up to four (4) option years. The anticipated ceiling amount is $240,000.00 over the potential maximum five (5) year ordering period. It is anticipated that orders against the BPA will be awarded on a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) basis. The solicitation, a detailed statement of work, and any other supporting information relating to this procurement will only be available in electronic format, located on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (www.fbo.gov). The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541110, and the size standard is $11.0M. In accordance with FAR 5.207, all responsible sources may submit a quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. It is highly recommended that, prior to submitting a quotation, interested parties obtain a Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number and register in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov, as these requirements are mandatory for any firm selected for a contract award. Questions or inquiries should be directed to Ms. Diana Weiss, e-mail: contact@example.gov. Please reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice. Responses are due no later than 2:00PM (MST) on 04 April 2019 by email to contact@example.gov.