Re-compete package for contract # EP-C-15-010; Tit   4

Office of Research and Development Risk Management and Ecological Exposure Research Support Services (RMEERS) The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) has a requirement for research, technical, and analytical services encompassing all forms of chemical and biological contamination within ecosystems, drinking water, drinking water sources and ambient water, facilities, industrial and municipal sites, infrastructure systems and/or buildings. The research is designed to provide practical multimedia solutions to environmental issues generated by catastrophic or long-term situations, assess and predict exposures of humans and ecosystems to harmful environmental stressors, and also provide the foundation for the development of approaches to reduce exposures, and safeguard human health and the environment. The awardee will be required to provide these support services on-site. This contract is for use by all of ORD, but it is anticipated that the contract will be primarily utilized by Cincinnati offices of ORD. The Government anticipates award of a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract that will allow for the issuance of firm fixed price (FFP) and time-and-material (T&M) type task orders over an ordering period of five (5) years with a maximum ordering ceiling of $50 million. This contract will be set-aside for Small Business. The applicable NAICS code is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences except Biotechnology and Nanotechnology) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. As a reminder, small businesses are required to perform at least 50 percent of the costs of the contract performance with their own personnel (See FAR 52.219-14) under a procurement set aside for small businesses. Award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation, using a Best Value source selection approach, price and other factors considered, where all non-price criteria, when combined, are significantly more important than price The successful contractor of any resultant contract will be expected to provide all necessary personnel, equipment, and services necessary to conduct the research activities delineated by the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Response is due on 4/21/2020 at 11:59pm ET.