SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- 2008 Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study
- Notice Date
- 2/22/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- MMS Procurement Operations Branch, Attn: Ms. Olivia Adrian 381 Elden Street, MS 2100 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- M07PC13189
- Response Due
- 3/14/2007
- Archive Date
- 2/22/2008
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Request for Information (RFI) is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10.001 (a) (2) (ii) to conduct a Market Research before soliciting offers for an acquisition with an estimated value in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold and FAR Part 10.002 (b) (2)(iii) Publishing formal requests for information in appropriate technical or scientific journals or business publications. The Government's intent, based on the information received from this RFI is to make a determination to issue Solicitation as a 100% small business set-aside or full and open competition. The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential small business sources that are interested in and capable of satisfying the Agency's requirements described herein. Please note that this requirement is subject to the availability of funds. The result of this RFI notice will help determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exist. Additionally, it is not the Government's intention to enter into a contract based on this notice or otherwise pay for information solicited. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). This RFI is for planning purposes only, and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Minerals Management Service (MMS). The primary purpose of this notice is to improve small business access to acquisition information, to enhance competition and identify potential small businesses (for contracting and subcontracting opportunities) that are interested and capable of performing the work described below. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541620, "Environmental Consulting Services". Firms responding to this RFI should state whether they are a small business concern, as defined by Small Business Association Size Standard for the NAICS 541620 is $6.5M. Acknowledgment of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the evaluation of the information received. MMS will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to the subject of this RFI. BACKGROUND: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated more stringent National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone and particulate matter (PM2.5) and has also proposed new regional haze regulations to improve visibility. The changes to these standards/regulations may require state agencies to perform air quality photochemical modeling for ozone and regional haze for use in their State Implementation Plans (SIPs). In order to conduct this modeling, emission inventories must be generated as inputs to the models. The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) specifies that states are to prepare emission inventories every three years, starting in 1996. The collection and compilation of an air emissions inventory is one of the tasks that MMS conducts to assure coordination of air pollution control regulations between Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore sources and state's sources onshore (as per Section 328(b) of the 1990 CAAA). The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is responsible for providing the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) emissions data from both stationary platform sources, as well as other non-platform sources, such as; exploration, construction, transportation, lightering, and supply vessels. Currently, the Gulf coast states air quality agencies and central/southeast states regional planning organizations use the MMS calendar year 2000 emission inventory for the offshore portion in air quality modeling and SIP development. However, the year 2000 did not correspond to one of the onshore triennial periodic emissions inventory years (e.g., year 2002). To correct this discrepancy and to update the 2000 emission inventory, the 2005 emissions inventory study was conducted. Because of the widespread damage in the Gulf of Mexico by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita during the summer of 2005, the Year 2005 Gulfwide Emission Inventory is not complete, may be inaccurate, and is certainly atypical. Both the 2000 and 2005 emission inventory efforts included using the Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System (GOADS) software to collect, perform quality control, and archive activity data from platform sources that emit air pollutants. The Database Management Software (DBMS) is an Oracle based tool that was developed to calculate and archive emissions data, using the most current AP-42 emissions factors and the activity data from GOADS. In addition, Gulfwide activity data from OCS non-platform sources was collected for both these calendar years. The proposed 2008 Gulfwide emissions inventory will correspond with the next EPA onshore periodic emissions inventory. Due to the more stringent NAAQS, it is likely that many of the regions adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico will face even greater challenges in attaining air quality standards in their respective states in 2008. The year 2008 emissions inventory will be made available to assist states and regional planning organizations with modeling for additional SIP demonstrations to meet these challenges. Thus, the collection and compilation of an emissions inventory for OCS sources in 2008 is imperative, in that it provides MMS the essential tools to comply with the Congressional mandate: coordinating air pollution control regulations between OCS offshore and states onshore sources. Also, the inventory will be used to augment the MMS NEPA process by providing a more accurate inventory to compute emission trends and to perform necessary air quality impacts assessments. PURPOSE: The MMS has a requirement for a study that shall provide a calendar year 2008 activity database and calculated emissions data for NAAQS criteria pollutants- carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter-10 (PM10), particulate matter-2.5 (PM2.5), all VOC, including exempted compounds (40 CFR 51.100), as well as greenhouse gases- carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N20). This emissions data is needed to support ozone and regional haze modeling, the NEPA process, and global climate change issues, over Federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico OCS west of 87.5?W longitude. Specific objectives of this study are to: (1) review and recommend the modification of and provide support services for GOADS and DBMS, (2) collect, describe, quality check, quality assure, and archive activity data from all platform and non-platform sources over the OCS that emit air pollutants during one (1) calendar year (2008), (3) calculate the calendar year 2008 total emissions inventory using the most current AP-42 emissions factors for all specified platform and non-platform sources, and (4) to compare the emissions inventory with previously collected emissions data. STUDY PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS: Scientific personnel must possess extensive expertise in the knowledge of air quality of the Gulf of Mexico region, oil and gas industry, oil production platform equipment, non-platform air emissions sources on the OCS, conducting air emissions inventories, and EPA regulations and submittal procedures. This expertise must be demonstrated through successful completion of projects comparable to this one and authorship in peer-reviewed scientific publications. Specific knowledge of Visual Basic Windows and Oracle are needed to support the existing software used to gather platform activity data (GOADS-1) and calculate the total emissions (DBMS-1). This knowledge should include programming to revise the existing software if necessary, plus understanding the programming languages and software to perform the necessary actions to calculate the high quality emission inventory. Specific knowledge of MS-Access is needed to place the data in the needed format, or the EPA National Emissions Inventory Input Format (NIF). This knowledge should be demonstrated through past successful projects similar in scope and size. SOURCES SOUGHT: Interested organizations should submit a response with approximately 20-page or less that provides information about the small business firm's ability to perform all aspects of the effort described above. Emphasis should be placed on prior experience conducting projects of similar scope and complexity, and publications recorded in peer-reviewed scientific journals. All proprietary information should be marked accordingly. Responses will be reviewed by MMS personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. RESPONSES: Your response must be delivered as: one (1) original plus three (3) hard copies and two (2) electronic/diskette copies (CD MS/Word/PDF), total of four (4) hard copies and two (2) CDs. Response due date: not later than close of business (COB), 5 P.M. Eastern Day Time (EDT), 14 March 2007 at the address below: One (1) Paper copy, One (1) original signed copy and one (1) electronic diskette copy (CD MS/Word/PDF) to: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service Procurement Operations Branch MS 2500, 381 Elden Street Herndon, VA 20170 Attn: Ms Olivia F. Adrian - 703-787-1151 (Phone) and email at: olivia.adrian@mms.gov Three (3) Paper copies and one (1) electronic diskette copy (CD MS/Word/PDF) to: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region MS -5431 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard New Orleans, LA 70123-2394 Attn: Ms Connie Landry - 504-736-2864 (Phone) email: connie.landry@mms.gov If the offeror desires to hand deliver their responses, they are informed that MMS is a secure office complex and they MUST NOT enter the building beyond the lobby. You MUST contact Olivia F. Adrian, Contracting Officer at (703) 787-1151 and set up an appointment 24 hours in advance of dropping off your submission. A staff member will meet the courier to receive the submittal. For any questions, include your full name, the RFI number & title (Year 2008 Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study), your organization name, complete address, and phone and fax numbers. Questions must be submitted to the Contracting Officer not later than 5 P.M. COB, EDT on 9 Mar 2007. Email your questions to Olivia Adrian at olivia.adrian@mms.gov. PHONE CALLS ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
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