NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
BID PROPOSAL FOR LIVE OPERATOR SERVICES . kZia S
PURPOSE:
A. Background :
The Environmental Protection Agency seeks a vendor to provide a technologically
advanced Call Center service to be used to answer calls regarding the cleaning and testing
of residential units south of Canal Street. The vendor shall have the technological ability
to seamlessly manage large volumes of calls either directly or forwarded from a separate
Integrated Voice Response system (managed by a vendor contracted by the Agency).
The vendor shall also have automation support allowing the capture and reporting of data
pertinent to the calls, as described below.
The vendor shall provide the public with courteous and professional responses to sets of
questions regarding public health risks and concerns. The vendor may also receive caller
questions about specific actions being taken by the Agency for which information will be
subject to change on a daily or more frequent basis. This system must be maintained and
serviced by the vendor at_a location remote to 290 Broadway. However, a location that is
within 120 miles, or 2 hours, of NYC is preferred. Call Center must be available for
operation prior to May 30.
B. Anticipated Contract Term:
It is anticipated that the term of the contract will be until December 31, 2002, with a
renewal option. The agency reserves the right to determine the length of the initial
contract term and each option to renew, if any.
SCOPE OF SERVICES:
AGENCY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
The Agency’s goals and objectives are to maintain live operator services which allow the
Department to:
Receive and maintain records on callers
• Maximize its ability to provide accurate, up-to-date information to the
public regarding public health issues for indoor air concerns.
A. AGENCY ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING CONTRACTOR APPROACH
Agency’s assumptions regarding which approach will best achieve the goals and objectives set
out above are as follows:
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