Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS:¿¿THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. The purpose of this synopsis is to notify potential offerors of the intent by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 to issue a... PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS:¿¿THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. The purpose of this synopsis is to notify potential offerors of the intent by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 to issue a competitive small business set-aside solicitation to provide Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) for time-critical removals and rapid remedial actions with respect to the release or threat of release of oil, hazardous and toxic wastes, petroleum products, hazardous substances, or pollutants, contaminants or fire or explosion hazards, that pose an actual or potential threat to human health or welfare, or the environment. This procurement will also include the cleanup for incidents involving weapons of mass destruction; acts of terrorism; nuclear, biological and chemical incidents; and natural or man-made disasters. These services are to be provided within the EPA Region 1 geographic area, which includes the states of Connecticut (CT), Maine (ME), Massachusetts (MA), New Hampshire (NH), Rhode Island (RI), Vermont (VT), and 10 Tribal Nations. These services will be conducted under the authority of Section 104 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA); Section 311 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990; Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) as amended, the National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP); and under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288 as amended in response to a presidential disaster declaration. It is the Governments intent to award a performance-based indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) type contract for a maximum period of performance of sixty (60) months, with a five year term. The Government intends to award one contract resulting from the small business set-aside solicitation that will follow this synopsis. The solicitation and resulting contract will include the Environmental Protection Agency Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) clause: 1552.209-74 LIMITATION OF FUTURE CONTRACTING Alternate I (ERRS) (APR 2004). During the life of the ERRS contract the contractor agrees that unless otherwise authorized by the Contracting Officer the firm will not provide any Superfund Technical Assistance and Removal Team (START) type activities (e.g., START contracts) to EPA within the contractor's ERRS assigned geographical area(s), either as a prime contractor, subcontractor, or consultant. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 562910, Environmental Remediation Services, with a size standard of 750 employees. This is not a request for submission of proposals. Solicitation number 68HE0125R0004 will be issued at a later date. The closing response date will be 30 calendar days after issuance of the solicitation. This procurement will be conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19.5 – Small Business Total Set Asides. The contract award will be made using a best value approach, all evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price. All responsible sources may submit a proposal to the subsequent solicitation which shall be considered by the agency. The synopsis, amendments, and other information related to this procurement, as well as any subsequent procurement notifications, will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, at: www.fbo.gov and www.fedconnect.net. All interested parties should check these sites frequently for updates. PROPOSALS WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH FedConnect so contractors will need to have an account. Please visit the www.fedconnect.net homepage and click on the Register for Free Account tab. All inquiries and questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Caitlin Rodgers, Contract Specialist, at rodgers.caitlin@epa.gov and Ian Epstein, Contracting Officer, Epstein.Ian@epa.gov.