B -- VISIBILITY MONITORING AND DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM

Notice Date

June 26, 2001

Contracting Office

National Park Service, Administrative Program Center, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225

ZIP Code

80225

Solicitation Number

N2350010850

Point of Contact

SJNorton; 303/969-2748 voice mail

E-Mail Address

email address (shirley_norton@nps.gov)

Description

The Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service, Air Resources Division (NPS ARD), is soliciting proposals from firms having the capability to perform the work described below. A negotiated multiyear cost reimbursement plus fee contract will be awarded. The contract award is anticipated for late September 2001. The contract award will be for one year, with one-year options at the government's discretion to extend up to a total of five (5) years. Submission will require an administrative, a technical, and price proposal. Although price is a critical factor, technical capability of the firm will weigh heavily in the evaluation and selection process. The successful offeror must possess experience in operating and maintaining a large-scale visibility monitoring network. The contract will be for the operation and maintenance of NPS visibility monitoring program equipment and its possible enhancement and to reduce data for special studies. Tasks include deploying, operating, and maintaining ongoing visibility monitoring sites; reducing and analyzing data collected; deploying, operating, and reducing data for special studies; maintaining a spare parts inventory; instrument acceptance testing, modifications, and repairs; site operator training; assistance in standard operating procedures development; and implementing a field quality assurance program. Typical installations include multiple still and time-lapse camera systems as well as transmissometer and nephelometer instrumentation. The network currently consists of 17 transmissometers, 8 nephelometers, 4 automatic 35mm camera systems, and 25 air temperature/relative humidity sensors in a total of 22 parks and wilderness areas. It is anticipated that this solicitation will be issued electronically on or about July 23, 2001, on the Department of Interior's Business Opportunities web site, at http://ideasec.nbc.gov. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be made available. It is anticipated the Department of Interior will be conducting all future business opportunities via electronic commerce. Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with DOI are requested to register on-line at the FedBizOps link below. Solicitation documents will be available in Microsoft Word, HTML, and Adobe PDF. Offerors wishing to receive notification of amendments to the solicitation must revisit the web site http://ideasec.nbc.gov periodically or register at http://www.FedBizOps.gov. No other notifications will be sent. Offerors may add their name to an Offeror's list maintained by the issuing office by providing the following to Shirley J. Norton, Contracting Officer, via fax at (303)-969-2795: (1) Solicitation No., (2) Company Name, (3) Point of Contact, (4) Telephone and FAX Numbers, (5) E-Mail Address, (6) Street Address with 9-digit Zip Code, (7) Business Size, (8) Duns #, and (9) TIN #. Questions pertaining to Solicitation N2350010850 must be submitted via company letterhead, faxed to (303)-969-2795, ATTN: S. J. Norton. A Pre-Proposal conference is scheduled in Room 435 of the National Park Service's Academy Place Building, 7333 West Jefferson Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228, at 1:30 p.m. on or about August 15, 2001. The exact date and time for the Pre-Proposal conference will be identified in the solicitation. The acquisition is solicited under full and open competition. Offeror response date will be identified in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered.

Web Link

DOI Electronic Commerce or Federal Business Opportunities (http://ideasec.nbc.gov or http://www.FedBizOps.gov)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010628/BSOL002.HTM (W-177 SN50Q0T5)