SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Conflict Prevention and Resolution Services
- Notice Date
- 2/26/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- HPODUS Environmental Protection AgencyAriel Rios Building1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.Mail Code: 3803RWashingtonDC20460USA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SOL-DC-13-00010
- Response Due
- 3/29/2013
- Archive Date
- 4/28/2013
- Point of Contact
- Patrice L. Cunningham
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a sources sought notice only. This is not a solicitation announcement. No contract will be awarded as a result of this announcement, and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up requests. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541620. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is performing market research to identify contractors that possess the capabilities to provide support for the EPA's Office of General Council (OGC), Alternative Dispute Resolution Law Office (ADRLO), Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center (CPRC). The objective of this contract is to obtain contractor support to implement EPA?s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Policy (65 FR 81858), December 2000, which was established under the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 and to implement EPA?s Public Involvement Policy (65 FR 82335). Under EPA?s ADR Policy, the Agency encourages the use of ADR techniques to prevent and resolve disputes with internal and external parties in many contexts, including adjudications, rulemaking, policy development, administrative and civil judicial enforcement actions, permit issuance, protests of contract awards, administration of contracts and grants, stakeholder involvement, negotiations, and litigation. In addition, the policy encourages the use of ADR techniques to prevent and resolve internal disputes such as workplace grievances and equal opportunity employment complaints, and to improve labor-management partnerships. EPA?s Public Involvement Policy encourages Agency manag ement and staff to provide for meaningful public involvement in EPA decision-making and offers guidance and direction on how to accomplish this mission. This contract will provide: ?A roster of management for the identification, oversight, management and evaluation of mediators, facilitators, public involvement professionals and other neutral third party professionals. ?The services of mediators, facilitators, public involvement professionals and other neutral third party professionals for environmental collaboration and dispute resolution cases and for internal workplace organizational development and dispute resolution activities. Tasks will involve conflict/situation assessment, process design and consultation, facilitation/mediation of processes, case results analysis, summaries and evaluation. ?Training, design, and presentation in public involvement, negotiation, conflict prevention and conflict resolution in environmental cases. ?Logistical, communications and technical scientific support to neutrals providing services under the contract. This requirement is currently performed as a fixed rate for services, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract under Contract No. EP-W-09-011. The Government expects to conduct the procurement as a full-and-open competitive negotiated acquisition and award a fixed rate for services, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract under a single award scenario. The resultant contract is anticipated to have a total period of performance of 60 months. Interested parties may submit a brief capability statement, no more than five (5) single-sided pages, demonstrating how they are capable of meeting this requirement. Standard brochures and/or paraphrasing of the Statement of Work will not be considered sufficient to demonstrate the capabilities of an interested party. Feedback and/or evaluation information will not be provided to any firm regarding their individual capability statements. Telephone calls, facsimiles, and/or requests for a solicitation will not be accepted or acknowledged. The capability statement should include the following: (1) Name of business; (2) Contact information (address, telephone, facsimile, e-mail, website address); (3) DUNS number, business size and classification; (4) GSA contract number and period of performance (if vendor has GSA contract that fulfills requirements of the draft Statement of Work; this requirement is not anticipated to be a GSA award); (5) Technical description of ability to mee t the requirement (description should address technical competencies, and organizational experience relative to the key task areas in the draft Statement of Work); (6) Discussion of any potentially significant organizational conflicts of interest; (7) Any comments or concerns regarding draft Statement of Work or subject procurement. Businesses shall submit electronic copies of their respective capability statements to Patrice Cunningham no later than 12:00 pm E.S.T. March 29, 2013 at cunningham.patrice@epa.gov.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/EPA/OAM/HQ/SOL-DC-13-00010/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: HPODUS Environmental Protection AgencyHeadquarters Procurement OperationsAriel Rios Building1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashingtonDC20460USA
- Zip Code: 20460
- Record
- SN02996405-W 20130228/130226234612-7a615d3897c987c109a50013688bb10c (fbodaily.com)
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