The purpose of the Superfund Technical Assessment

Background
The purpose of the Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) contract is to provide nationally consistent advisory and assistance services to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs) and other federal officials implementing EPA’s responsibilities under the national response system. The contractor shall fulfill these responsibilities within the region as well as outside the region on a backup regional response, cross regional response, national response, and international response. The contractor shall be prepared to provide scientific/technical support for EPA activities in furtherance of the agency’s primary mission: the protection of human health and the environment.
Additionally, the contractor shall provide advisory and assistance services to other programs, such as the Superfund Pre-Remedial Program, Brownfields Program, and remedial support activities.

Work Details
The Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) contract requires the contractor to maintain a 24-hour, seven-days a week, year-round response capability to respond to EPA’s needs on a regional, backup regional, cross-regional national, and international response basis. The contract includes tasks such as providing appropriately experienced, trained, and accredited personnel with current credentials/certifications for each assigned task. It also involves supplying all necessary supplies, materials, tools, equipment for scientific/technical support for EPA activities.
The contract specifies detailed requirements for personnel/contract administration, equipment/supplies including levels of personal protective equipment, communication equipment, sampling tools, field tools, field chemistry supplies, emergency response vehicles with specific equipment requirements. It also outlines requirements for subcontracting reports for small business concerns and small disadvantaged business concerns.

Period of Performance
The contract will be ordered via a task order for a five (5) year period and will be incrementally funded.

Place of Performance
The geographic locations where the contract will be performed are not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.