2007 Small Business Training Conference

1. 2007 Small Business Training Conference Patricia Durrant Office of Environmental Information Acquisition Services Team Lead October 2007

2. Overview • Organization Chart • Key Responsibilities/Functions • OEI Program Offices • EPA Direct vs. Indirect Spending • OEI’s 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

3. Outreach Communication Staff Immediate Office of the Assistant Administrator and Chief Information Officer Office of Planning Resources and Outreach Policy & Program Development Staff Quality Staff Resource Management Staff Office of Technology Operations and Planning Office of Information Analysis and Access Office of Information Collection Technology & Info. Security Staff Customer & Business Support Staff Mission Investment Solutions Division National Computer Center Collection Strategies Division Information Exchange & Services Division Enterprise Desktop Solutions Division Environmental Analysis Division TRI Program Division Information Access Division Applications Solutions Branch Information Exchange Partnership Branch IT Policy & Training Branch Call Center & Business Management Branch TRI Information & Outreach Branch Analytical Products Branch Information Services Branch Data Standards Branch Information Exchange Technology Branch TRI Regulatory Development Branch Desktop & Collaboration Solutions Branch Analytical Support Branch Policy & Program Management Branch Center for Environmental Computing e-Rulemaking Branch IT Strategic Planning Branch Information Strategies Branch Hosting & Storage Solutions Branch Infrastructure Operations Branch Information Services & Support Branch Security & Business Management Branch Records, FOIA, and Privacy Branch Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Organizational Chart

4. Key Responsibilities of OEI • Collecting Information • Ensuring Quality Information • Accessing and Analyzing Information • Managing Information Technology Infrastructure • Managing the Agency’s IM/IT Policy Framework • Managing Outreach and Communication, and coordinating budget, and human resources across OEI

5. 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

6. 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

7. OEI Program Offices (Con’t) 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) • Agency’s focal point for collecting, managing, providing, and safeguarding environmental information • Model program office for collaboration and customer service

8. OEI Program Offices (Con’t) 4. Office of Technology Operations and Planning: (OTOP) • Manages EPA’s IT infrastructure, supporting the Agency’s 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 public’s 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

9. 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

10. OEI’s Budget/ Spending (Headquarters and Regional Offices)

11. OEI Current and Active Contracts

12. Information Technology Procurement Activity

13. OEI’s Acquisition ForecastFY 2008 Quality Staff (QS): • Analysis and Quality Assurance Support Office of Planning, Resources, and Outreach (OPRO): • Information Resources Management System (IRMS)

14. OEI’s Acquisition ForecastFY 2008 (Con’t) 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

15. OEI’s Acquisition ForecastFY 2008 (Con’t) Office of Information Analysis and Access (OIAA): • TRI Implementation Support • Project Management Tool

16. OEI’s 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

17. OEI’s Acquisition ForecastFY 2009/2010 (Con’t) 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

18. 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.

19. General Contracts Information (cont’d) 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.

20. FY 2006/2007EPA Socioeconomic GoalsPrime Contracts

21. FY 2006/2007 EPA Socioeconomic GoalsSubcontracts

22. EPAOEI Point of Contact Patricia Durrant Acquisition Services Team Lead Phone: (202) 566-2458 Fax: (202) 566-0977 E-mail: durrant.patricia@epa.gov Web site: www.epa.gov/oei