Notice of Sole Source Contracting Action : The General Services Administration, Rocky Mountain Region (Region 8) anticipates to negotiate a sole source purchase order with S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc. (SSPA) under the authority of FAR subpart 13.106-1(b). This is a non-competitive (notice of intent) to solicit the requirement to a single source under the authority of Federal Acquisition (FAR) Part 12 and FAR Part 13. This notice fulfills the synopsis requirements of FAR subpart 5.101(a)(2) and FAR subpart 5.203. Region 8 has decided it is in the Government's best interest to solicit from a single source to achieve necessary consistency in sampling, data analysis, and data validation and management. The requirement is a continuation of the existing effort, and the final product requires a level of consistency that would be difficult to achieve through another contractor. SSPA has prior knowledge and experience with the project history that is important to the data consistency. SSPA has consistently demonstrated its capability to meet the strict data validation & management for this ongoing effort to meet the requirements of the EPA Region 8 TSCA PCB Program. All responsible sources that believe they can perform these services in their entirety must submit a written notification of interest and capability statement, which will be considered by the agency, no later than August 24, 2018 by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. Any written notice of interest and capability statements must be submitted directly to Dylan White at
[email protected]. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Description of Services : GSA has a need for professional services to collect multiple air samples throughout the James V. Hansen Federal Building, 324 25th Street, Ogden, UT. The samples shall be analyzed for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The contractor shall provide services for PCB ambient air sampling, analysis, and data validation and management. The results, analysis, and recommendations must be submitted to GSA in a report. All collected samples and sampling protocols must be done in accordance with the EPA TO-10A Method. GSA Solicitation Number : 47PJ0018R216 Items, Quantities, and Units of Proposed Contract Action : Region 8 is soliciting a non-competitive requirement for four contract line items and one option line item to include the following: • Contract line item number 0001: Support and perform ambient air sampling for PCBs; 1 lump sum • Contract line item number 0002: Provide analytical sample analysis; 1 lump sum • Contract line item number 0003: Perform data validation and data management; 1 lump sum • Contract line item number 0004: Provide report deliverables; 1 lump sum • Contract line item number 0005 (option): Provide technical expertise in the risk evaluation; 1 lump sum NAICS Code : The associated NAICS code for the requirement is 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services) with a small business size standard of $15.0 million. The requirement is not set aside for any business size or socioeconomic group. Anticipated Period of Performance : Projected 09/15/2018 - 06/30/2019 (approximately 288 calendar days) Sole Source Justification: Region 8 will publicize the sole source justification with the award notice to comply with the requirements of FAR subpart 5.301(d) to post notices for awards made using other than full and open competition. Disclaimer : This special notice shall not to be construed as a request for proposal nor as a commitment by the Government. Any information received form interested parties will only be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted for the requirement. The Government shall not be responsible for any costs incurred in response to this special notice.