South Coast Air Quality Management District
South Coast Air Quality Management District
BOARD MEETING DATE: December 21, 2001 AGENDA NO. 7
Issue RFP for Technical Assistance for Advanced, Low- and Zero-Emission Mobile and Stationary Source Pollution Control Technologies
SYNOPSIS:
The Request for Proposals will solicit statements of qualifications from individuals and organizations potentially capable of providing expert technical consultation in a variety of specialized areas to support AQMD technology advancement activities. It is anticipated that multiple awards for level-of-effort contracts will be made from this solicitation. Sufficient funds are available from the Clean Fuels Fund to support this work in an amount not to exceed $200,000.
COMMITTEE:
Technology, December 7, 2001
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the release of the attached Request for Proposals for technical assistance for advanced, low- and zero-emission mobile and stationary source pollution control technologies.
Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.
Executive Officer
Background
The Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) is the comprehensive regional plan for attaining federal air quality standards in the South Coast Air Basin. In addition to full implementation of current technologies and management practices, near-term advances in current technologies and technological breakthroughs are needed. Air quality projections indicate that the federal standard for ozone will only be met with such breakthroughs. Regular revisions to the AQMP are based on the most current information on technology advancements.
In 1988, the Board adopted a Clean Fuels Program and formed the Technology Advancement (TA) Office to administer and manage the program. The TA program is a far-reaching effort, incorporating a mix of short-, medium-, and long-term goals, representing a three-tiered approach to achieve clean air in the Basin. As a result, the breadth of the TA program includes demonstrations of nearly commercial technologies as well as support for research studies of technologies to be developed. The scope of the TA program also considers all potential sources of air pollution emissions in the Basin, including both stationary and mobile sources.
Request For Proposals
Each TA project seeks to incorporate the most effective technical approach over the shortest possible timeframe. In support of this approach, the TA Office periodically requests Board approval to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for technical assistance to the Technology Advancement program. This RFP will solicit statements of qualifications from individuals and organizations potentially capable of providing technical assistance in a variety of areas to support AQMP implementation and TA activities. Services to be performed include: technical assistance for feasibility studies of stationary control technologies for infrastructure and mobile and diesel emission control technologies for school buses and fleet rules, evaluation of innovative emissions control systems; technical assistance for feasibility studies and emissions assessments of NOx and PM control systems; and other activities as needed. In each case, it will first be ascertained whether the work can be performed in-house.
The qualifications first sought will cover the breadth of the TA program. Each consultant selected shall have proven expertise in at least one of the following areas:
Bid Evaluation
Consultants will be selected through an open bidding process according to AQMD's Consultant Selection Policy and Proposals. Successful bidders shall be retained by level-of-effort contracts; therefore work assignments can be issued for specific needs and projects without requiring lengthy consultant selection processes for each individual project. It is anticipated that multiple awards for level-of-effort contracts will be made from this solicitation.
Outreach
In accordance with the AQMD’s consulting and contracting policies, a public notice advertising the RFP and inviting bids will be placed in the following publications:
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Angeles Mesa Wave, The |
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |
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Palm Springs Desert Sun |
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Antelope Valley Press |
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Korea Central Daily |
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Philippine News |
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Black Voice News |
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La Opinion |
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Precinct Reporter |
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Central News Wave |
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La Prensa Hispana |
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Rafu Shimpo |
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Chinese Daily News |
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La Voz |
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Press Enterprise |
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Eastern Group Publications |
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Los Angeles Daily News |
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San Bernardino Sun |
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El Chicano |
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Los Angeles Sentinel |
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Santa Clarita Signal |
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El Informador |
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Los Angeles Times |
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The Wave |
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Excelsior, The |
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M/W/DVBE Source |
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State of California Contracts |
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Inland Empire Hispanic News |
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Orange County Register |
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Additionally, potential bidders will be notified utilizing the Los Angeles County MTA and Cal Trans Directories of Certified Minority, Women, Disadvantaged and Disabled Veterans Business Enterprises; the Inland Area Opportunity Pages Ethnic/Women Business & Professional Directory; AQMD’s own electronic listing of certified minority vendors; and AQMD Purchasing’s mailing list. Notice of the RFP will be mailed to the Black and Latino Legislative Caucuses and various minority chambers of commerce and business associations; and placed on the Internet at AQMD’s Web site [http://www.aqmd.gov, "Business and Job Opportunities" icon] and AQMD’s bidder’s 24-hour telephone message line (909) 396-2724.
Benefits to AQMD
The proposed project supports the implementation of advanced alternative fuel technology that could potentially be used to reduce PM, as well as, NOx, CO, and hydrocarbon emissions from mobile and stationary sources. In addition, outside expertise will provide an effective means of evaluating new technologies and assessing emissions.
Resource Impacts
The total amount of AQMD funding for the level-of-effort contracts will not exceed $200,000, with the amount of funding allocated to each contract dependent upon the consultant's qualifications and AQMD needs.
Sufficient funds are available from the Clean Fuels Fund, established as a special revenue fund resulting from the state-mandated Clean Fuels Program. The Clean Fuels Program, under Health and Safety Code Sections 40448.5 and 40512 and Vehicle Code 9250.11, establishes mechanisms to collect revenues from mobile sources and stationary sources to support projects to increase the utilization of clean fuels, including the development of the necessary advanced enabling technologies. Funds collected from motor vehicles are restricted, by statute, to be used for projects and program activities related to mobile sources that support the objectives of the Clean Fuels Program.
RFP #P2002-23 - Technical Assistance for Advanced, Low- and Zero-Emission Mobile
and Stationary Source Pollution Control Technologies
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