Funding-Environmental
Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP);
March 4, 2010
Agency
US
Army
Description
The
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) is the Department
of Defense (DoD)
demonstration and validation program for environmental technologies. The ESTCP
Office is interested in receiving pre-proposals for innovative environmental
and energy technology demonstrations that address DoD requirements as candidates for funding. This
notice constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in FAR
6.102(d)(2). Readers should note that this is an
announcement to declare ESTCP's intent to competitively fund demonstration
projects as described in the Program Announcement on the DoD ESTCP web site.
The Program Announcement and complete submittal instructions are found at www.estcp.org/opportunities. No request
for proposals (RFP), solicitation, or other announcement of this opportunity
will be made. Awards will take the form of contracts. Submission of proposals
is not restricted in any way to any particular entity. The government will not
pay for any costs associated with the preparation of proposals, travel to
present oral presentations in support of the proposals, nor initial preparation
and submission of a project plan.
To be eligible for consideration, readers wishing to respond to this
announcement must submit a pre-proposal in accordance with the Instructions on
the web site, no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, March 4, 2010. No
electronic mail or faxed proposals will be accepted.
Awardees under this BAA will be selected through a two-stage review process.
The pre-proposal review step allows interested organizations to get initial
Government feedback on their technologies without incurring the expense of a
full proposal. Based upon the pre-proposal evaluation by the Government, each
of the pre-proposal submitters will be notified as to whether the Government
encourages or does not encourage the submission of a full proposal.
Instructions for preparing a full proposal will be provided at the time of
notification.
A request for submission of a full proposal does not indicate a decision has
been made to make an award for that work. There is no commitment by ESTCP to
make any contract awards, nor to be responsible for any money expended by the offeror before contract award is made for a demonstration.
Multiple awards may be made to address a particular topic area. It is expected
that awards totaling approximately $20.0 million will result depending on
availability of funds.
For awards to be made as contracts, evaluation shall include the extent of
commitment in providing meaningful subcontracting opportunities for small
business, HUD Zone small business, small disadvantaged business, woman owned
small business concerns, historically black colleges and universities, and
minority institutions. The North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) code is 541712 and 541330 with the small business size standard of 500
employees. In addition, contract proposals that exceed $550,000 submitted by
all but small business concerns must be accompanied by a Small, Small
Disadvantaged and Woman-Owned, Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance
with FAR 52.219-9. The HECSA Small Business Office web
site at www.hecsa.usace.army.mil/hxsb
provides information on how to prepare a subcontracting plan, along with links
to find small businesses to participate. The HECSA point of contact for
non-technical issues is Mr. Damon Moore, 703-428-6117 and for the
subcontracting plan is Ms. Kimberli Gray,
703-428-7385. The point of contact for procedural questions the ESTCP Office is
Ms. Jina Saunders, 703-696-2127. For technical
information regarding this announcement, contact the individual listed within
the topic area descriptions.
* This BAA also falls into the Classification Codes C -- Architect &
Engineering Services and F -- Natural Resources & Conservation Services. In
addition to NAICS code 541712, this BAA may also be classified under 541330 --
Engineering Services.
Announcement
Number: BAA-10-0003
Closing
Date: March 4, 2010
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Danielle
Billings, 703-428-6123
US Army Humphreys
Engineer Center Support Activity