U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attention: CMB-A, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

59 -- UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY (UPS) BATTERY REPLACEMENT SOL D700012M1 POC Jeffrey Simmons, Contract Specialist, (919)-541-3570/Barbara Stearrett, Contracting Officer (919)-541-3570 E-MAIL: stearrett.barbara@epamail.epa.gov, simmons.jeff@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement to remove and replace two banks of battery wet cells supporting one of its Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems. All work including removal and disposal of the old cells, delivery and installation of new replacement cells, testing and cleanup shall be included in the fixed price. The installed base supports the electrical requirements of automated data processing at the Agency's National Computer Center (NCC) containing its centralized IBM MVS, IBM OS/400, EMail, DEC VMS and Unix platforms. EPA's existing UPS equipment was purchased over the last fifteen years through various Agency contracts. EPA requires the continued ability to operate the UPS systems supplying electrical power for the ADP requirements of EPA's centralized computing platforms. To do so, deteriorated battery cells must be removed and replaced. This procurement is a total small business set-aside and the SIC code number is 3691 with a size standard of 500 employees. EPA has received a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for replacement of the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) batteries. Offerors interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation must submit a written request for a diskette with the solicitation in WordPerfect 6.1 format from the contact point at the address above. Telephone and fax requests will not be honored. Only one copy shall be sent to a corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geographic locations. One copy of the preliminary source list will be issued to all prospective offerors along with the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. See Note 1.***** (0062)

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