EPA, OPPTS Contract Support (3803F), 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460

R -- TRANSFER OF U.S. EPA FUNDS FOR THE MURMANSK LLW PROJECT SOL W601811B2 POC Contact Point, Kathryn Barton, (202) 260-2354 The United States Environmental Protection Agency intends to award a sole source contract to the International Science Foundation (ISF) for the tax-free transfer of U.S. funds to the Nuklid organization of the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy (Minatom). The ISF has been granted a special exemption from the Russian Government exempting it from payment of customs duties and value added taxes on all donated scientific materials, and payment of payroll taxes on charitable fund transfers. The EPA is unaware of any other organization which can offer services equivalent to those provided by the ISF, with the unique tax exemption features of their agreement with the Russian Federation. A cost-reimbursement type of contract is anticipated, with a period of performance of two years (base year and one one-year option). Any respondents to this announcement must fully explain their ability to provide this fund transfer service and provide details of their existing tax exemption agreement with the Government of the Russian Federation. Due to the urgency of this requirement, the timeframe for receipt of proposals may be less than thirty days. (See numbered note 22). (0222)

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