R--U.S. EPA - Technical Support for Greening America's Capitals

25 October 2012 This amendment to the posting removed the word "of" from the title, "U.S. EPA - Technical Support for Greening OF America's Capitals". The title now correctly reads, "U.S. EPA - Technical Support for Greening America's Capitals". END of Amendment. This is a pre-solicitation notice of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's intent to issue Request for Quotes (RFQs) for technical support of its Greening America's Capitals program on 27 September 2012 for the Office of the Administrator, Office of Policy, Office of Sustainable Communities. Greening America's Capitals is a project of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities between EPA, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to help state capitals develop an implementable vision of distinctive, environmentally friendly neighborhoods that incorporate innovative green building and green infrastructure strategies. This program will assist up to five (5) communities per year in separate RFQs. EPA anticipates issuing one (1) RFQ in September 2012, two (2) RFQs in October 2012, and the remainder after October 2012. Under each order, the contractor shall conduct a pre-charrette assessment to establish baseline conditions for the identified projects and develop six (6) to eight (8) initial design schematics for each identified state capital. In addition, the contractor shalll develop a detailed charrette schedule, conduct a three (3)-day on-site charrette, and deliver a final report to include a set of design concepts that can be used as a roadmap for implementation for the identified city and project. EPA intends to make award to the responsible offerors representing the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 -Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The RFQs will be total small business set-asides in accordance with FAR 13.003(b)(1) and will be posted at EPA's Office of Acquisition Management Headquarters Procurement Operations Division website at http://www.epa.gov/oam/hpod. It is the responsibility of interested parties to regularly monitor the aforementioned website for updates to this procurement. Prospective awardees must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration at http://www.sam.gov prior to award in accordance with FAR 4.11. All questions should be directed to Stefan Martiyan, Contracting Officer, in writing via e-mail to contact@example.gov. The following two web links are provided: EPA Headquarter's Procurement Operations Division Opportunities: http://www.epa.gov/oam/hpod/index.htm#solam RFQ-DC-12-00086 - U.S. EPA Technical Support for Greening America's Capitals - Helena, Montana - Greening Last Chance Gulch: http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/12jg014/index.htm