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B -- ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SUPPORT FOR MARKET BASED AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS SOL D700015M1 POC Lenora Hilliard, Contract Specialist, (919) 541-4392/Janice F. White, Contracting Officer, (919) 541-4392. The Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement for a wide range of analyses to be performed in accordance with Titles I, IV, VIII, and IX of the Clean Air Act Amendments of November 15, 1990, in support of the development and implementation of the Agency's Acid Rain Program. In order to accomplish this requirement, the EPA has a need for a contractor(s) to perform various activities, inclusive of but not limited to the following; data collection and development, technical and policy analysis, information development and dissemination, and training. Some of the analyses will include, but not be limited to; economic or regulatory impact, benefit/cost, cost effectiveness, statistical, and data analyses for market-based programs. For information purposes, the incumbents are: ICF Incorporated (68D30005) and Cadmus Group Inc. (68D20168). These contracts will expire September 30, 1997. EPA anticipates awarding approximately 3 indefinite quantity contracts for this effort in accordance with FAR Part 16.504. Each of the multiple awardees will be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for each task order in excess of $25,000. Individual task orders may be awarded on a completion or a term form basis. The total requirement is estimated to be $28M. (A separate solicitation will be issued as a small business setaside portion of this solicitation). The incumbent small business setaside portion is Perrin Quarles Associates Inc. (68D20158). The solicitation will be available on or about 1/3/97. Proposals will be due approximately 30 days after the RFP issuance date. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the solicitation on diskette by submitting a written request to the contact point and address listed above. The solicitation will be issued on a diskette in Wordperfect 6.1 format. Only one diskette shall be issued to a corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geographic locations. A copy of the preliminary source list will be mailed with the solicitation. A separate request is not required. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. The Government does not intend to use FAR Part 12 for this acquisition. Telephone and telefax requests will not be honored. (0341)

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