68HERH21D0002 Notice of Intent to Sole Source Bridge

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to issue a sole source bridge extension for a maximum of 18 months to support the PHILIS program, which provides on-site chemical analysis capabilities for emergency responses and mission critical ongoing maintenance of the PHILIS labs and instrumentation. The contract will be awarded to Consolidated Safety Services Incorporated (CSS) to ensure continued support of the EPA's on-site chemical analysis capabilities. The scope of work includes support for the Environmental Response Team and CBRN Division (ERT-CBRN) Portable High Throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification Systems (PHILIS) laboratory systems, which provides multidisciplinary technical expertise to the Superfund program, including homeland security activities and emergency response. Key aspects of the job include: • Execution of the Agency’s Primary Mission Essential Function to respond to environmental and health threats • Providing timely and effective remote and direct field support at contaminated sites • Managing operation of deployable national assets and fixed/mobile laboratories, providing analytical support and developing new methods for environmental sampling and testing • Supporting the PHILIS program, which provides on-site mobile laboratory capabilities to support EPA’s mission of protecting human health and the environment • Maintaining the PHILIS laboratories at the highest operational readiness standard at all times and applying the highest quality, scientifically vetted analytical methods and data processing for the Agency