SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Cost Estimating
- Notice Date
- 5/20/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, EPA/Headquarters, Environmental Protection Agency, Program Contract Service Center, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-DC-08-00164
- Response Due
- 6/4/2008
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Thomas Martinez, Purchasing Agent, Phone (202) 564-1418
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NAICS Code: 541620 NAICS code 541620: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Water Environment Research Foundation, Alexandria, VA.. Negotiations shall be conducted pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), which allowsfor negotiations without full and open competition if there is only one responsible source. Justification for Procurement Request Action:Cost Estimating Spreadsheet Tool Enhancement for Low-Impact Development Best Management Practices The Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW), Assessment and Watershed Protection Division, Non-Point Source Branch is tasked with evaluating the life-cycle costs of Low-Impact Development (LID) Best Management Practices (BMP) as part of encouraging communities to incorporate LID. An important component of the evaluation is the development and promotion of a cost tool that will serve multiple uses: 1) Provide a detailed framework to facilitate cost estimation for capital cost, operation and maintenance (O&M) cost, and life-cycle net present value; 2) Serve as a format for cost reporting for both past projects (as literature reviews are completed) and current and future projects; 3) Provide users with planning-level cost estimates. The use of this cost tool will enable consistent reporting of cost data on LID BMPs, so that users will be able determine the cost of each component of the project, both in materials and in planning and design. The existence of a standard format will greatly improve the ease of preparing cost estimates, since the necessary line items are broken out for consideration. Creating an understanding of the life-cycle cost benefits of LID will lead to more use of LID and green infrastructure in development and redevelopment. OWOW plans to enhance a cost tool spreadsheet Water Environment Research Federation (WERF) for BMPs that WERF has already developed and has copyrighted that incorporates all of these features for some conventional BMPs, and limited LID BMPs. The spreadsheet tool was developed by WERF as part of the 2005 report ?Performance and Whole Life Costs of Best Management Practices and Urban Drainage Systems?. Use of this copyrighted WERF cost tool as a basis for an enhanced LID BMP cost tool will serve several objectives: 1) Minimize the cost of developing a new tool by building on one that already incorporates the desired features; 2) Improve the outreach and use of the tool via the existing network of WERF members and member communities; and 3) Engage the existing WERF project team of prominent researchers in LID cost estimation, including university professors and professional practitioners familiar with this life-cycle cost tool for Low-Impact Development. WERF has agreed that if they are selected for this project they will make the resulting enhanced tool, with the previously developed components, freely available to EPA and to the public. A procurement is requested for the following items: 1. Add to the copyrighted spreadsheet tool the following LID BMPs with line item cost categories for capital and O&M, parametric cost estimation, and life-cycle cost analysis: I. Green Roofs, extensive-type only, considering elements affecting cost including:i.Building height and crane accessibilityii.Different media types iii.Construction items, such a membrane typesiv.Retrofit or new constructionv.Flat or sloped roofvi.Different safety systemsvii.Objective (aesthetic, stormwater control, extend roof life, etc.)viii.Integrated elements (trees, turf, pavers, deck, etc.) II. Bioretention, considering elements affecting cost including: i. Type (residential raingarden, curb-inset planter boxes, traffic islands, larger commercial area or neighborhood basins). ii. With or without underdrains III. Cisterns (large commercial cisterns) 2. Add a construction year field to the project templates 3. Update the User?s Guide 4. Evaluate the feasibility and cost of the following: I. Adding a U.S. Cost Region Pick-list Selection (a standard city index system such as RS Means? 30-city or ENR?s 20-city) to identify projects in a cost region II. Updating parametric estimates, with literature citations Objective: To produce an effective tool for estimating, reporting, and collecting life-cycle cost information associated with the planning, design, and construction of stormwater conventional and LID BMPs. Contract Plan: Funds are to be allocated from the FY2008 OWOW budget. JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION 4.Project Identification:Cost Estimating Spreadsheet Tool Enhancement for Low-Impact Development Best Management Practices 5.Descriptions of supplies or services required A sole source procurement is requested for the following items: 1. To the spreadsheet tool developed and copyrighted by WERF as part of the 2005 report ?Performance and Whole Life Costs of Best Management Practices and Urban Drainage Systems?, add the following LID BMPs with line item, parametric cost estimation, and life-cycle cost analysis: I. Green Roofs, extensive-type only, considering elements affecting cost including:i.Building height and crane accessibilityii.Different media types iii.Construction items, such a membrane typesiv.Retrofit or new constructionv.Flat or sloped roofvi.Different safety systemsvii.Objective (aesthetic, stormwater control, extend roof life, etc.)viii.Integrated elements (trees, turf, pavers, deck, etc.) II. Bioretention, considering elements affecting cost including: i. Type (residential raingarden, curb-inset planter boxes, traffic islands, larger commercial area or neighborhood basins). ii. With or without underdrains III. Cisterns (large commercial cisterns) 2. Add a construction year field to the project templates 3. Update the User?s Guide 4. Evaluate the feasibility and cost of the following: I. Adding a U.S. Cost Region Pick-list Selection (a standard city index system such as RS Means? 30-city or ENR?s 20-city) to identify projects in a cost region II. Updating parametric estimates, with literature citations These items will be procured through a purchase order to the Water Environment Research Federation a non-profit research organization. 6.Period of Performance:June 1 ? September 1, 2008 8.Proposed Contractor:Water Environment Research Federation635 Slater Lane, Suite 300Alexandria, Virginia 22314 PART II ? JUSTIFICATION Description of action being approved: 1. To the copyrighted spreadsheet tool developed by WERF as part of the 2005 report ?Performance and Whole Life Costs of Best Management Practices and Urban Drainage Systems?, add the following LID BMPs with line item, parametric cost estimation, and life-cycle cost analysis: I. Green Roofs, extensive-type only, considering elements affecting cost including:A.Building height and crane accessibilityB.Different media types C.Construction items, such a membrane typesD.Retrofit or new constructionE.Flat or sloped roofF.Different safety systemsG.Objective (aesthetic, stormwater control, extend roof life, etc.)H.Integrated elements (trees, turf, pavers, deck, etc.) II. Bioretention, considering elements affecting cost including: i. Type (residential raingarden, curb-inset planter boxes, traffic islands, larger commercial area or neighborhood basins). ii. With or without underdrains III. Cisterns (large commercial cisterns) 2. Add a construction year field to the project templates 3. Update the User?s Guide 4. Evaluate the feasibility and cost of the following: i. Adding a U.S. Cost Region Pick-list Selection (a standard city index system such as RS Means? 30-city or ENR?s 20-city) to identify projects in a cost region ii. Updating parametric estimates, with literature citations 2. Demonstration that the proposed contractor?s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited: The U. S. EPA, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds is seeking a sole source contract with the Water Environment Research Federation (WERF). The WERF is in a unique position to help EPA accomplish the strategic goal of enabling consistent practices for evaluation of the life-cycle costs for green infrastructure. The Water Environment Research Federation (WERF) recently developed a copyrighted spreadsheet cost tool that incorporates the cost assessment features desired for the EPA cost tool. The tools serves multiple uses: 1) Provides a detailed framework to facilitate cost estimation for capital cost, operation and maintenance cost, and life-cycle net present value; 2) Serves as a format for cost reporting for both past projects (as literature reviews are completed) and current and future projects; 3) Provides users with planning-level cost estimates. The WERF tool currently addresses some conventional Best Management Practices (BMPs), and limited Low-Impact Development (LID) practices. The spreadsheet tool was developed by WERF as part of the 2005 report ?Performance and Whole Life Costs of Best Management Practices and Urban Drainage Systems?. Use of this existing WERF cost tool as a basis for an enhanced LID BMP cost tool will serve several objectives: 1) Minimize the cost of developing a new tool by building on one that already incorporates the desired features; 2) Improve the outreach and use of the tool via the existing network of WERF members and member communities; and 3) Engage the existing WERF project team of prominent researchers in LID cost estimation, including university professors and professional practitioners familiar with this life-cycle cost tool for Low-Impact Development. In addition, this existing cost tool is owned by WERF, and therefore creating enhancements to the tool or replicating the tool may infringe on WERF ownership. WERF has agreed that if they are awarded this work they will make the resulting tool, with the previously developed components, freely available to EPA and to the public. 3. Removal of barriers to competition for similar future acquisitions: As part of this contract, the tool now owned by WERF will be freely available for modification by EPA or other users. EPA will be able to make modifications on a competitive basis as needed if development outside of WERF resources is beneficial. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by submitting documentation, to martinez.thomas@epa.gov, phone number (202)564-1418, which establishes that their specifications meet EPA's requirement. Documentation must be received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis to be considered by EPA. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. NAICS code 541990: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Water Environment Research Foundation, Alexandria, VA.. Negotiations shall be conducted pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), which allows for negotiations without full and open competition if there is only one responsible source. Justification for Procurement Request Action:Cost Estimating Spreadsheet Tool Enhancement for Low-Impact Development Best Management Practices The Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW), Assessment and Watershed Protection Division, Non-Point Source Branch is tasked with evaluating the life-cycle costs of Low-Impact Development (LID) Best Management Practices (BMP) as part of encouraging communities to incorporate LID. An important component of the evaluation is the development and promotion of a cost tool that will serve multiple uses: 1) Provide a detailed framework to facilitate cost estimation for capital cost, operation and maintenance (O&M) cost, and life-cycle net present value; 2) Serve as a format for cost reporting for both past projects (as literature reviews are completed) and current and future projects; 3) Provide users with planning-level cost estimates. The use of this cost tool will enable consistent reporting of cost data on LID BMPs, so that users will be able determine the cost of each component of the project, both in materials and in planning and design. The existence of a standard format will greatly improve the ease of preparing cost estimates, since the necessary line items are broken out for consideration. Creating an understanding of the life-cycle cost benefits of LID will lead to more use of LID and green infrastructure in development and redevelopment. OWOW plans to enhance a cost tool spreadsheet Water Environment Research Federation (WERF) for BMPs that WERF has already developed and has copyrighted that incorporates all of these features for some conventional BMPs, and limited LID BMPs. The spreadsheet tool was developed by WERF as part of the 2005 report ?Performance and Whole Life Costs of Best Management Practices and Urban Drainage Systems?. Use of this copyrighted WERF cost tool as a basis for an enhanced LID BMP cost tool will serve several objectives: 1) Minimize the cost of developing a new tool by building on one that already incorporates the desired features; 2) Improve the outreach and use of the tool via the existing network of WERF members and member communities; and 3) Engage the existing WERF project team of prominent researchers in LID cost estimation, including university professors and professional practitioners familiar with this life-cycle cost tool for Low-Impact Development. WERF has agreed that if they are selected for this project they will make the resulting enhanced tool, with the previously developed components, freely available to EPA and to the public. A procurement is requested for the following items: 1. Add to the copyrighted spreadsheet tool the following LID BMPs with line item cost categories for capital and O&M, parametric cost estimation, and life-cycle cost analysis: I. Green Roofs, extensive-type only, considering elements affecting cost including:i.Building height and crane accessibilityii.Different media types iii.Construction items, such a membrane typesiv.Retrofit or new constructionv.Flat or sloped roofvi.Different safety systemsvii.Objective (aesthetic, stormwater control, extend roof life, etc.)viii.Integrated elements (trees, turf, pavers, deck, etc.) II. Bioretention, considering elements affecting cost including: i. Type (residential raingarden, curb-inset planter boxes, traffic islands, larger commercial area or neighborhood basins). ii. With or without underdrains III. Cisterns (large commercial cisterns) 2. Add a construction year field to the project templates 3. Update the User?s Guide 4. Evaluate the feasibility and cost of the following: I. Adding a U.S. Cost Region Pick-list Selection (a standard city index system such as RS Means? 30-city or ENR?s 20-city) to identify projects in a cost region II. Updating parametric estimates, with literature citations Objective: To produce an effective tool for estimating, reporting, and collecting life-cycle cost information associated with the planning, design, and construction of stormwater conventional and LID BMPs. Contract Plan: Funds are to be allocated from the FY2008 OWOW budget. JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION 4.Project Identification:Cost Estimating Spreadsheet Tool Enhancement for Low-Impact Development Best Management Practices 5.Descriptions of supplies or services required A sole source procurement is requested for the following items: 1. To the spreadsheet tool developed and copyrighted by WERF as part of the 2005 report ?Performance and Whole Life Costs of Best Management Practices and Urban Drainage Systems?, add the following LID BMPs with line item, parametric cost estimation, and life-cycle cost analysis: I. Green Roofs, extensive-type only, considering elements affecting cost including:i.Building height and crane accessibilityii.Different media types iii.Construction items, such a membrane typesiv.Retrofit or new constructionv.Flat or sloped roofvi.Different safety systemsvii.Objective (aesthetic, stormwater control, extend roof life, etc.)viii.Integrated elements (trees, turf, pavers, deck, etc.) II. Bioretention, considering elements affecting cost including: i. Type (residential raingarden, curb-inset planter boxes, traffic islands, larger commercial area or neighborhood basins). ii. With or without underdrains III. Cisterns (large commercial cisterns) 2. Add a construction year field to the project templates 3. Update the User?s Guide 4. Evaluate the feasibility and cost of the following: I. Adding a U.S. Cost Region Pick-list Selection (a standard city index system such as RS Means? 30-city or ENR?s 20-city) to identify projects in a cost region II. Updating parametric estimates, with literature citations These items will be procured through a purchase order to the Water Environment Research Federation a non-profit research organization. 6.Period of Performance:June 1 ? September 1, 2008 8.Proposed Contractor:Water Environment Research Federation635 Slater Lane, Suite 300Alexandria, Virginia 22314 PART II ? JUSTIFICATION Description of action being approved: 1. To the copyrighted spreadsheet tool developed by WERF as part of the 2005 report ?Performance and Whole Life Costs of Best Management Practices and Urban Drainage Systems?, add the following LI
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