U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2014 Service Contract Inventory
Analysis Plan
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Acquisition Management
January 2015

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U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2014 Service Contract Inventory
Analysis Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fiscal Year 2014 analysis will be performed in
accordance with the criteria set out in Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, (Pub. L. No. 111-
117, § 743 (2009)), Appendix D of the November 5, 2010 OMB Memorandum on Service
Contract Inventories, and the December 19, 2011 OMB Memorandum on Service Contract
Inventories.
For FY 2014 analysis, EPA will review the 12 special interest PSCs that were designated to have
the greatest potential for vulnerability. In addition, EPA will select contracts with the greatest
obligated contract dollar and the type of work involved as an initial indicator of risk. The 12
special interest PSCs are outlined in the table below:
PSC
Description
Total Value 2014
R499
Other Professional Services
$197,402,922
C211
A/E Svcs. (incl. landscaping interior)
$100,340,813
F999
Other Environmental Assessments
$ 81,535,083
R425
Engineering and Technical Services
$ 46,379,514
D399
Other ADP & Telecommunications Services
$ 42,695,876
R408
Program Management/Support Services
$ 41,022,364
C214
A&E Management Engineering Services
$ 36,583,474
D308
Program Services
$ 22,102,281
B510
Study/Environmental Assessments
$ 18,169,609
R799
Other Management Support Services
$ 13,305,027
D302
IT and Telecom - Systems Development
$ 7,450,934
D314
IT and Telecom - Systems Acquisition Support
$ 3,684,446
EPA will approach it analysis using the following method:
Step 1: Consolidate the data described above.
Step 2: Crosswalk the data with EPA's contractor inventory and FPDS data.
Step 3: Evaluate the data in accordance with Agency and Federal policy and guidance.
Step 4: Develop criteria to identify individual contracts for in-depth review.
Based on the criteria identified and in accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
EPA will select individual contracts for detailed review in the following order:
Tier 1: Potential for inherently governmental performance by contractors;
Tier 2: Contracts providing professional and management services or information technology
services;
Tier 3: Contracts that do not include professional and management services or information
technology services, but were awarded on a non-competitive basis; and

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Tier 4: Contracts that do not include professional and management services or information
technology services, but meet any one of the remaining designated criteria.
To perform its analysis EPA will contact the cognizant contracting officers and contracting
officer representatives to gain access to the contracts and related documents as well as to gather
information via survey, in-person interviews, and reviews of task orders, invoices, deliverables,
and facilities, as appropriate.
Beginning with FY 2014 inventory, EPA must include a supplement with information collected
from contractors on the amounts invoiced and the direct labor hours expended on covered service
contracts. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 4.17 addresses the collection of
this information. The new requirement for FY15 is not in our FY14 plan because OMB has yet to
provide agencies with all the comprehensive changes.
The Senior Agency Management Official who is accountable for the development of agency
policies, procedures, and training associated with OFPP Policy Letter 11-01 addressing the
performance of inherently governmental and critical functions (this designation is already
required by section 5-4(e) of the Policy Letter) is Thomas Dussault, Director of Policy, Training,
and Oversight Division.
The Senior Agency Management Official who is responsible for ensuring appropriate internal
management attention is given to the development and analysis of service contract inventories is
John Bashista, Senior Procurement Executive.
The individual who can serve on the work group is Linear Cherry, Financial Analysis and
Oversight Service Center, email: cherry.linear@epa.gov: (202) 564-4403.

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