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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS FOR CAPABILITIES STATEMENTS ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. The U.S. Environmental... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS FOR CAPABILITIES STATEMENTS ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is performing a “market search” for businesses in preparation for a future procurement. Any interested firm should submit a Capabilities Statement with information which clearly demonstrates their capabilities to provide the services in the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) included with the source sought synopsis. Standard company brochures will not be considered a sufficient response. In addition to submitting a capability statement, firms are also requested to provide responses to questions included with the sources sought synopsis. It is anticipated that any future contract for these services will be a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract, with a 12-month base period and (4) 12-month optional periods, please see Level Of Effort estimates included with the draft PWS. The applicable NAICS code is 541930 (Translation and Interpretation Services) with a size standard of $22.5 million. The capabilities statement shall provide the firm’s current size status for the above referenced NAICS code, (small or other than small) and whether the firm is an SBA certified Hubzone or 8(a)/Small Disadvantaged contractor. The firm shall also indicate if it is Woman-owned, Veteran-owned or Service-Disabled Veteran owned. As a reminder, small businesses (or subcontractors that are similarly situated) are required to perform at least 50 percent of the costs of the contract performance (FAR 52.219-14). The EPA reserves the right to set this action aside for small businesses. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks a contractor to provide interpreting services to Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing employees and the public at EPA facilities or at other worksites, national conferences, town hall meetings, public hearings, and other high-visibility events. The interpreting assignments cover a broad range of technical subjects, including but not limited to environmentally scientific, legal, enforcement material, information technology, and general professional workplace discussions. Please see draft PWS for full description of services. Capabilities Statements in response to this Sources Sought Synopsis MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE FEDCONNECT PORTAL. Any questions regarding the content of this sources sought synopsis announcement must be submitted through the FedConnect portal. You must register with FedConnect to submit documents, questions, and to view responses. FedConnect is a web portal that connects agencies and vendors to streamline the process of doing business with the federal government. Through FedConnect contractors will be able to receive, review and respond to contract pre- and post-award actions and documents such as correspondence, request for proposals, tasking instruments and contract modifications. The use of FedConnect also furthers the EPA’s commitment to moving towards a paperless acquisition environment by reducing its carbon footprint and conducting its business in an ecologically friendly manner. There is no charge to use FedConnect. Vendors can register with FedConnect at www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect technical questions please call the FedConnect Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. In addition, all vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), as this facilitates registration for FedConnect. Please note that vendors MUST have their SAM profile set to “public,” otherwise FedConnect will not be able to access the SAM information required to validate vendor credentials. Registration may be completed and information regarding the registration process may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov . There is no charge for registration in SAM.