Doing Business with EPA

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2007 Small Business Training Conference

Patricia Durrant Office of Environmental
Information Acquisition Services Team
Lead October 2007
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Overview

• Organization Chart
• Key Responsibilities/Functions
• OEI Program Offices
• EPA Direct vs. Indirect Spending
• OEIs Budget/Spending
• Active Contracts
• Information Technology Procurement Activity
• Acquisition Forecast by Program Office,
  Short-term FY 2008 and Long-term FY 2009 FY
  2010
• General Contracts Information
• FY 2006 and 2007 Goals
• OEI Point of Contact

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Office of Environmental Information
(OEI) Organizational
Chart
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Key Responsibilities of OEI

• Collecting Information
• Ensuring Quality Information
• Accessing and Analyzing Information
• Managing Information Technology Infrastructure
• Managing the Agencys IM/IT Policy Framework
• Managing Outreach and Communication, and
  coordinating budget, and human resources across
  OEI

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Functions of OEI

• Serves as the Chief Information Officer for EPA
• Manages the life cycle of information to support
  EPA's mission of protecting human health and the
  environment
• Identifies and implements innovative information
  technology and information management solutions
  that strengthen EPA's ability to achieve its
  goals
• Ensures the quality of EPA's information, the
  efficiency and reliability of EPA's technology,
  data collection and exchange efforts, and access
  services

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OEI Program Offices

• OEI is comprised of five program offices
• 1. Quality Staff (QS)
• Ensures the information we use is accurate,
  representative, and reliable
• Develops policy, procedures, and tools for
  quality assurance relating to the collection and
  use of environmental information
• Oversees the implementation of quality monitoring
  systems by EPA organizations

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OEI Program Offices (Cont)

• 2. Office of Planning Resources and Outreach
  (OPRO)
• Responsible for providing OEI central policy,
  planning resource management, and administrative
  services
• Manages outreach and communication programs,
  budget needs, human resources, and acquisition
  services across all of OEI
• 3. Office of Information Collection (OIC)
• Agencys focal point for collecting, managing,
  providing, and safeguarding environmental
  information
• Model program office for collaboration and
  customer service

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OEI Program Offices (Cont)

• 4. Office of Technology Operations and
  Planning (OTOP)
• Manages EPAs IT infrastructure, supporting the
  Agencys information systems and information
  products
• Provides technology services and manages the
  Agency's central IT investments
• Develops and implements policies for information
  technology and security to ensure the adequacy
  and integrity of our infrastructure
• 5. Office of Information Analysis and Access
  (OIAA)
• Seeks to continuously enhance the publics access
  to quality environmental data and information
• Provides access to EPA's information resources
  for internal and external users
• Develops and provides access to tools for
  managing and analyzing information

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EPA Spending

• Direct Procurement
• - Contracts, Simplified Acquisition
• Task Orders and Delivery Orders
• and Work Assignments

Indirect Procurement - Grants - Interagency
Agreements - Cooperative Agreements
Annual Total Spending 7.7 Billion
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OEIs Budget/ Spending
(Headquarters and Regional Offices)
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OEI Current and Active Contracts
Contract Category Vendor Name/ Contractor Type of Business Performance Period End Date
  ASRC Management, Inc(Docket) 8a, SDB 9/3/2010
  CGI Federal (IRMS) Large 9/30/2007
ITS-EPA CSC (IAG -- GSA GWAC) IAG 9/30/2009
ITS-ACT Electronic Consulting Service, Inc 8a, STARS 12/31/2010
  GSA FEDSIM (CDX) IAG 3/31/2009
  INNOVAR Env., Inc. (Quality) 8a, SDB, HUBZone, WOSB 10/15/2010
ITS-ESE Lockheed Martin Gov. Services, Inc. Large 1/7/2013
  Monterrey Consultants, Inc. SDVOSB 9/30/2009
ITS-BISS Project Performance Corporation Small 4/15/2010
  SPS Technologies, Inc. (IFMS/IRMS Data Entry) 8a, SDB, WOSB 9/30/2009
  Stratus Consulting Inc. Large 8/31/2010
  Syracuse Research Corporation (TRI Analytical Support) Non-Profit 4/13/2009
  Syracuse Research Corporation (TRI Analytical Support) Non-Profit 3/31/2009
ITS-BISS Systems Research and Applications, Corp. Large 4/15/2014
ITS-BISS Systems Research and Applications, Corp. Large 2/4/2009
  Verizon Federal Incorporated (VPS Maintenance) Large 9/30/2008
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Information Technology Procurement Activity
ITS-EPA ITS-ESE
Information Technology Operations Environmental System Engineering
1) Computer Science Corp Oct 2002- Sept 2009 Estimated Total Contract Value 860 M 1) Lockheed Martin Jan 2004-Jan 2013 Estimated Total Contract Value 700M
ITS-BISS ITS-ACT
Business Information System Support Agency Communication Technology
1) Project Performance Corp (8a) Apr 2005- Mar 2010 Estimated Total Contract Value 128 M 2) System Research Application Corp ( Large) Apr 2005- Mar 2010 Estimated Total Contract Value 148 M 1) Electronic Consulting Services 8(a) Feb 2006- Mar 2011 Estimated Total Contract Value 7.5 M
Central Data Exchange (CDX), GSA/ FEDSIM, IAG 939-393 Central Data Exchange (CDX), GSA/ FEDSIM, IAG 939-393
1) Environmental Consulting Services Aug 2001- March 2009 Estimated Total Contract Value 285 M 1) Environmental Consulting Services Aug 2001- March 2009 Estimated Total Contract Value 285 M
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OEIs Acquisition ForecastFY 2008

• Quality Staff (QS)
• Analysis and Quality Assurance Support
• Office of Planning, Resources, and Outreach
  (OPRO)
• Information Resources Management System (IRMS)

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OEIs Acquisition ForecastFY 2008 (Cont)

• Office of Information Collection (OIC)
• Commercial Visualization Service with Microsoft
  Virtual Earth
• Geospatial Data and Technology Support Services
• Privacy Application
• ESRI Recompete
• Field Global Positioning System
• EPA Road Network Geospatial Data Service
• Imagery Processing Software
• Recompete of Mergent (company research data)
• Recompete of Dun and Bradsteet

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OEIs Acquisition ForecastFY 2008 (Cont)

• Office of Information Analysis and Access (OIAA)
• TRI Implementation Support
• Project Management Tool

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OEIs Acquisition ForecastFY 2009/2010

• Quality Staff (QS)
• Technical Support to the Office of Environmental
  Information quality system in planning,
  implementation and assessments
• Office of Planning Resources and Outreach (OPRO)
• Support for the Office of Environmental
  Information National Meeting
• IFMS/IRMS reporting and data entry

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OEIs Acquisition ForecastFY 2009/2010 (Cont)

• Office of Information Collection (OIC)
• Central Data Exchange (CDX)
• Information Management Center Services
• Office of Technology Operations and Planning
  (OTOP)
• ITS-ESE (Environmental System Engineering)
• ITS-EPA (Information Technology Operations)
• ITS-BISS (Business Information System Support)
• ITS-ACT (Agency Communication Technology)
• Office of Information Analysis and Access (OIAA)
• TRI Analytical Support

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General Contracts Information

• Central Contractor Registration
• www.ccr.gov
• CCR Mandate
• Effective January 1, 2004 all contractors
  interested in doing business with the Federal
  Government MUST BE registered in CCR
• Who Registers
• Prospective vendors must be registered in CCR
  prior to
• The award of a contract
• Basic ordering agreement
• Blanket purchase agreement
• Prime contractors are not required to have their
  subcontractors register in CCR.
• If a subcontractor wants to bid directly for
  contracts, they must also
• register in the CCR.

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General Contracts Information (contd)

• Small Business Vendor Profile Database
• cfpub.epa.gov/sbvps
• The system has been developed, implemented, and
  managed by OSDBU to track
• Small, Small Disadvantaged
• Women-owned
• Service Disabled Veteran-owned
• American Indians/Alaskan Native businesses
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  (HBCUs)
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
  (HACUs)
• Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
• This database provides a means to do business
  with EPA and to search and retrieve vendors by
  ownership, NAICS codes, Corporate Capabilities,
  SBA 8(a) status, and other designations as
  desired. The public has access to this database
  through the Web.

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FY 2006/2007EPA Socioeconomic GoalsPrime
Contracts
DIRECT EPA GOAL
Small Businesses 36.0
8(a) Businesses 7.5
Non 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Businesses 3.0
Women-Owned Business 5.5
HUBZone Businesses 3.0
Service Disabled Veteran Small Businesses 3.0
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FY 2006/2007 EPA Socioeconomic GoalsSubcontracts
INDIRECT EPA GOAL
Small Businesses 50.0
Small Disadvantaged Businesses 20.0
Women-Owned Businesses 7.5
HUBZones Businesses 3.0
Services Disabled Veteran Small Businesses 3.0
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EPAOEI Point of Contact
Patricia Durrant
Acquisition Services Team Lead Phone
[phone] Fax (202)
566-0977 E-mail durrant.patricia_at_epa.gov
Web site www.epa.gov/oei