MODIFICATION
A -- Directorate of Science, Technology & Medicine Technical Safety and Health Contract
- Notice Date
- 9/18/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (NAICS 2002)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Procurement Services Center, S-4306 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20210-0001, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 20210-0001
- Solicitation Number
- DOL079RI20466
- Response Due
- 9/25/2007
- Point of Contact
- Patrice Dickens, Contract Specialist, Phone (202)693-7196, Fax (202)693-4579
- E-Mail Address
-
dickens.patrice@dol.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- September 18, 2007 Request for Information (RFI) - Sources Sought Notice The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is conducting market research for the procurement requirement entitled ?Directorate of Science, Technology & Medicine Technical Safety and Health Contract? for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This Request for Information (RFI) Number DOL079RI20466 requires interested contractors to indicate their ability to fulfill the requirements that are stipulated in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). All interested parties who believe they meet this requirement are invited to submit in writing, or via e-mail within seven days (7) days of the publication of this sources sought notice. Contractor interested in performing this project must submit a Detail Statement of Qualifications and Capabilities Statement which identifies the vendor?s experience and ability in the field of work described in the attached SOW. The Statement of Qualifications must be transmitted under a cover letter specified for 120 days. The Cover Letter must cite the following information at a minimum: 1.) Response to RFI Number DOL079RI20466; 2.) Contractor Name, Address, and phone number; 3.) Point of Contact Person Information: E-mail address, Phone, and Fax Number; 4.) Contractor DUNS Number; 5.) Tax Identification Number; 6.) Indicate your small business size standard/classification, NAICS Codes, and provide representation and certification as a small business; 7.) Small business or other organization. Explain, please and be specific; 8.) General Services Administration MOBIS schedule contract number and expiration date of the contract, if applicable; 9.) Past Performance History: Three (3) client reference over the past 3 years for same or similar type work; point of contact for information pertaining to past performance name, e-mail address, phone, fax, and cell number, including contract/BPA Agreement/task order number. The closing date for the receipt of response is September 24, 2007, at 4pm, Eastern Standard Time. Send your responses to the following address: Patrice Lopez RFI #: DOL079RI20466 Office of Procurement Services U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave NW Room S-4306 Washington, DC 20210-0001 or emailed to Lopez.Patrice@dol.gov The government reserves the right to compete any acquisition resulting from this survey among small businesses or to make award to small business based on the responses received. This sources sought notice is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. lanning and developing new programs and standards and evaluating the effectiveness of current programs and standards by collecting, analyzing, and reporting on occupational safety and health data from recognized sources, using accepted statistical methods. 4.Perform Studies, Research and Analysis to Assess the Safety and Health Risks in New Methods. Materials, Equipment and Control Technologies. OSHA needs assistance with the evaluation of new hazards, unique or complex industrial processes, and the effectiveness of control technologies in a wide range of general industry, construction, and maritime standards to determine risk to workers and in developing appropriate guides or standards. In this connection, the contractor shall provide the following types of services: Assisting OSHA in conducting risk assessment and in evaluating new technologies and system design to identify deficiencies and to determine required changes. Performing or reviewing research on chemical, biological, physical, work practices and other significant occupational hazards. Using the most up-to-date and accurate information available to assess risk to workers, identify target organs, acute and chronic symptoms, physical and chemical properties, sampling and analytical methods, environmental concerns and control methods and to present the findings in technical reports to be used by the agency for decision making, or in the form of presentations or briefings. Supporting the agency in its safety and health work with research agencies such as NIOSH and with standards development bodies such as ANSI and NFPA to conduct research on and evaluations of equipment such as respirators and electrical devices used by workers. Assisting the agency in evaluating alternative compliance methods, including on-site evaluations, and in analyzing control strategies for unique workplace safety and health hazards. Assisting OSHA in its joint efforts with other agencies, such as NIOSH, EPA and DOE, including logistical and subject matter support for meetings, conferences or other projects. Preparing reports describing findings and conclusions supported by references, engineering drawings and relevant occupational safety and health data. Performing studies, collecting data, assisting in coordinating technical panels, meetings and hearings, and conducting analyses to be used by OSHA in the development of standards. Performing literature searches, providing analysis of the technical, administrative and legislative aspects of agency functions, evaluating interagency and international occupational safety and health issues, providing expert advice, and preparing documented reports in support of the agency's activities including interagency and international tasks. 5.Information Technology Support for Development and Maintenance Web Content, & Computer Applications and Other Electronic Information Systems. OSHA's has a need for support in two primary areas of information technology. First, the development and maintenance Web content and publications. OSHA?s Web publications are an important source of information on occupational safety and health-related topics for public and private sectors. In addition, OSHA?s staff depends heavily on the Internet and the intranet in their day-today operations. Second, there are emerging program responsibilities for which OSHA must develop or maintain information collection and reporting applications including in the area of emergency preparedness and response. To enable OSHA to meet these growing responsibilities, the Contractor shall provide the following types of services. Assisting in the continued development, implementation, and maintenance of Web content. This work includes information on health and safety issues, OSHA and DOL regulations, directives, letters of interpretation, and case law. Also, the work requires assisting the agency in the improvement of the material including adding necessary illustrative figures, photographs, and multimedia selections (e.g. short videos) or sound files to benefit the users. Evaluating the Web site for quality and organizational structure to provide user friendly access and high value content. Reviewing and updating the electronic information for technical accuracy. Collecting industry specific information for high hazard industries such as the construction industry. Evaluating the mechanism by which documents are entered into the OSHA Web to determine the accuracy and completeness of the posted information. Facilitating the input of materials into the OSHA Web and assisting OSHA with devising a system or protocol that assures that all offices are submitting only pertinent material to the OSHA Web. Assisting in formatting materials, if requested, in a form appropriate for the Web. Providing assistance in developing and maintaining special computer applications beyond the scope of the current OSHA Integrated Management Information System and other existing OSHA applications. This includes development and maintenance of user, technical and security documentation required by the Department of Labor and OSHA?s Directorate of Information Technology. Performing an evaluation of user needs and project enhancements that will be necessary to support these needs. 6.Training Materials. OSHA develops specialized safety and health training materials in response to the agency, the public and other agency's requests for training staffs and for "training the trainers" programs. Training materials must provide accurate presentations of the technical aspects of the subject and reflect the current agency's policies. Training materials must be developed using plain English, and/or using sophisticated technical approaches depending on the type of audience. In connection with assignments in this area, the Contractor shall assist OSHA in providing the following types of safety and health services: Developing training materials on assigned occupational safety or health topics including related administrative or policy information taking into consideration the training objectives and the target audiences. Topics include, but are not limited to, chemical processes, construction industry, hazardous waste operations, hazardous material handling, superfund operations, protective equipment, hazard communication, emergency response and disaster response and recovery, infectious diseases, occupation medicine and nursing, human factors, the use of the Web site and other computer based programs. For each safety and health training project, the contractor shall conduct literature searches and review all information relevant to the training subject, such as OSHA standards, standard interpretations, related consensus standards, industry practices and needs of the target audience in order to gain an understanding of the subject and shall develop complete training packages on the assigned topic. The contractor shall assure that the purpose and the scope of the safety and health training are clear, the training period is defined, and the appropriate training method is determined, and shall design a training package that achieves the intended results. The contractor shall prepare the safety and health training package using the most effective methods for the topic and audience. These may included slides, PowerPoint presentations, handout materials, instructor books, student books, and appropriate electronic, video and audio media. The contractor shall prepare the safety and health training material for use on Internet and as downloadable programs. The contractor shall provide professionally trained personnel to present the safety and health training materials in a variety of formats, including classroom training, seminars, and informal settings. 7.Provide Technical Assistance during Emergency Response Operations and Activation of the Worker Safety & Health Annex. The contractor shall provide technical assistance to OSHA in developing incident-specific guidance documents and resources, participating in and supporting inter- and intra-agency meetings, interpreting and managing incident data, collecting and organizing situational information from multiple sources, and identifying safety and health professionals to augment OSHA personnel during response and recovery operations. Specifically, the contractor shall: Develop, update, or otherwise modify time-critical, incident-specific guidance tools and resources that address the common and unique occupational safety and health hazards associated with an incident. Provide on-site support throughout an incident. Support may include participating in internal and interagency meetings and drafting notes and action items, maintaining incident files and document, and updating OSHA?s incident task tracker. Consolidate and summarize incident-specific, situational information from OSHA, other Federal agencies and organizations, and other private resources on a daily basis. Assist OSHA in maintaining incident data including sampling and monitoring data, and accident and injury data. Develop new or modify existing response databases to assist in data management, interpretation, and reporting. Modify existing and develop new IT applications to meet programmatic needs including software, forms, and reports as necessary to meet the input and reporting needs of the incident. Assist OSHA in determining and documenting the qualifications (e.g., education, training, relevant experience, fitness-for-duty, specific skills, etc.) of potential technical safety and health professionals, industrial hygiene/safety equipment calibration and maintenance specialists, and field administrative support candidates who might be called upon to staff an Agency response. Develop lists of qualified potential candidates for disaster response and recovery support. Deploy appropriate safety and health professionals and other support personnel to disaster areas to assist OSHA in its activities under the National Response Plan. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (18-SEP-2007). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 26-OCT-2007, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC
- Zip Code: 20210-0001
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20210-0001
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