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

B -- ECONOMIC ANALYSES AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH SUPPORT SOL C600102T1 DUE 120695 POC Contact Point, Cynthia Johnson, (513)366-2040, Contracting Officer, Lisa Bentley, (513)366-2041 SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSES SUPPORT FOR THE OFFICE OF WATER (OW), POLICY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STAFF, WASHINGTON D.C. Sol# C600102T1. POC: Cynthia Johnson (513) 366-2040. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking offers for a CPFF level of effort term contract to perform technical and analytical support to assist in performing economic, financial, and policy analyses in support of program decisions, actions, regulations and policies developed, reviewed and implemented under the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act, the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act, and portions of the Water Resources Development Act. The period of performance is estimated to a 24-month base period plus three option years. The base LOE is 12,000 direct labor hours with an additional 6,000 hours for each option period. The contractor's primary responsibilities will be support of economic analyses of regulatory, legislative and policy options and initiatives established under all the Acts. These tasks will require the application of sophisticated economic, financial, statistical, and benefit-cost methodologies, the formulation and implementation of solutions to complex problems, and the adaption of economic theory to financial analyses to solve non-standard applied problems. In addition to expertise in the above areas, the contract will require expertise in desktop publishing techniques for providing high quality brochures, pamphlets, leaflets and handouts. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which, if timely, will be evaluated by the Agency in accordance with the technical evaluation criteria specified in the RFP. All requests for a copy of the solicitation must be in writing; no telephone requests will be honored. (0341)

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