Refinement of Radon Risk Assessment for FAA Housing Units in Nome, Alaska

Technology Administration (RITA), Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) in support of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), intends to solicit on a non-competitive basis with Environmental Health and Engineering Inc., to provide technical expertise for the revision of the Radon Risk Assessment Report and presentation completed in October 2011 and to incorporate comments prepared by the Government and other stakeholders. The contractor will also be required to conduct risk communication activities that shall include, developing a Risk Communication Plan and deliver briefings to the (FAA) management, labor unions, and affected residents. The contractor shall update the estimated lung cancer mortality risks on an annual basis for the next five years. A complete statement of work will be set forth in the Request for Quotation (RFQ). RFQ issuance will be on or about March 16, 2012. Written capability statements must be submitted within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Responses received after fifteen (15) calendar days or without the required documentation will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered. Such documentation will be utilized solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The Government will not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and documentation received will not be returned to the sender. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses received to the synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541620 and the small business size standard is $6.5M. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12. NOTE: All contractors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to receive award from a DOT Agency. Contractors may access the site at http://www.ccr.gov to register and/or obtain information about the registration process. Additionally, solicitation Representation and Certifications are no longer provided within the solicitation and must be submitted on-line through On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). ORCA is a web based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage and viewing of the Representations and Certifications required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Potential offerors are highly encouraged to complete the on-line provisions within the Representations and Certifications at https://orca.bpn.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted. ATTENTION: Small and Disadvantaged (SDB), Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation-related contracts. The Maximum line of credit is $750,000. The STLP loan has a variable rate, which is connected to the prime rate. The current rate may be found on the OSDBU website http://osdbuweb.dot.gov or call 1-(800) 532-1169.