U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division, Cincinnati, OH 45268-7001

A -- ANALYTICAL CONTRACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SOL C500208T1 POC Contact Point, Billy Oden, (513)366-2126, Contracting Officer, Billy Oden, (513)366-2126 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducts and manages fundamental and applied research needed to determine both human and ecosystem exposure to pollutant chemicals. As part of the effort, the EPA will solicit proposals to: 1) determine the concentration of organic and inorganic compounds in various sample material; 2) to determine the environmental fate constants for numerous organic compounds; 3) to determine the molecular structure of unknown organic compounds; 4) to design sampling plans and, in some instance, actually collect environmental samples at specified geographic locations; and 5) to prepare analytical standards in instances where standard reference materials are not available. The contractor will perform the work, covered by this contract, at the contractor's facility and it is important to emphasize that the contractor must have a currently operational state-of- the-art, environmental chemistry laboratory. The contractor's laboratory must include the following items of laboratory equipment: (1) inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer, (2) gas chromatograph with flame ionization detector, (3) gas chromatograph with electron capture detector, (4) computer assisted gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer, (5) liquid chromatograph with UV detector, (6) high performance liquid chromatograph, (7) infrared spectrophotometer, (9) atomic absorption spectrometer, (10) UV-scattered transmission, UV- visible spectrometer, (11) high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, (12) high performance capillary electrophoresis (electrophoretic separations), (13) pH meters with combination pH electrodes, (14) carbon analyzer, (15) ultra-low temperature freezers. It is anticipated that a cost reimbursement term form contract will be awarded. The period of performance will be 12 months with four (4) sequential 12 month option periods. Management of several concurrently conducted work assignments will be routinely required. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. Submit requests via mail or fax (513-366- 2004). No telephonic requests will be honored. (0060)

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