U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (NCCM-J, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

B -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR STRATOSPHERIC PROTECTION SOL D500254M1 DUE 052695 POC Dale DeFilipps, Contract Specialist, Janice White, Contracting Officer, 919/541-3165. The Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement for technology transfer for stratospheric protection for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. The tasks to be performed by the contractor include highly complex analytical support for technology transfer to developing countries, evaluation of industrial structures, environmental laws, and policies of various nations and international institutions. The contractor shall evaluate and assess various funding mechanisms available for technology transfer and analyze international markets of goods and services which affect the environment. The contractor shall apply complex statistical analyses to trade data to evaluate international market trends. The contractor shall provide complex technological assessments, economic analyses and engineering analyses in the following areas: automobile air conditioning; commerical, industrial, and supermarket refrigeration; foam insulation; solvents and aqueous cleaning; methyl cholorofoam uses and substitutes; and fire fighting. The contractor shall also perform analytical support tasks in designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining analytical tools for program management functions related to technology transfer to developing countries. A cost-reimbursement level-of-effort type contract is anticipated with a period of performance of 12 months plus 4 12-month option periods. The estimated level-of-effort is 226,000 hours for the entire five year contract. The applicable SIC code is 8731 which has a size standard of 500 employees. Prospective offerors shall submit a written request to the above adress along with two self-addressed mailing labels. One copy of the preliminary source list will be provided with the solicitation. The estimated solicitation issue date is April 26, 1995. All responsible sources may submit a response which will be considered by the Agency. Only a limited number of copies are available on a first-come first-serve basis. Only one copy shall be issued to a corporate entity, regardles of the number of requests from one or more different geographic locations. No telephonic or faxed requests will be honored (0079)

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