U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RCPB Superfund Procurement (3805F), 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460-0001

R -- ANALYTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE CHEMICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION OFFICE SOL HQ-97-10652 POC Kristin S. Wright, Contracting Office (202) 260-9197 or Doreen Stern, Contract Specialist (202) 260-9259 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://www.epa.gov/oam. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail, wright.kristin@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response desires to obtain analytical and technical support for the Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO). It is anticipated that this will be a competitive, cost-plus-fixed fee contract. CEPPO is responsible for national programs in preparedness for, response to, and prevention of chemical accidents and in response to environmental aspects of emergency response to national disasters. CEPPO implements requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, CERCLA, the Clean Air Act, the Oil Pollution Act, the Stafford Act, and other statutes. Programs under CEPPO involve elements of local, State and Federal Government, industry, public and private organizations, and international organizations. Under this procurement, the contractor will assist in providing a broad range of technical support activities including analyses, research, and technical assistance in the areas of prevention of, preparedness for, and response to accidental releases of hazardous materials into the environment. The anticipated release date for the Request for Proposals (RFP) is April 7, 1997. The anticipated level-of-effort provides for a one-year base period of 26,597 direct labor hours in the base quantity, with optional quantities potentially totaling 13,433 direct labor hours; and three one-year option periods of 26,597 direct labor hours each in the base quantity, with optional quantities potentially totaling 13,433 direct labor hours for each option period. The total potential level-of-effort is 160,120 direct labor hours. The purpose of this CBD announcement is to notify potential offerors of EPA's requirement, generate the source list, and to direct interested parties to the EPA's "Doing Business with EPA" Internet World Wide Web site for further information on this procurement as it becomes available. The RFP, amendments and other related items for this procurement will be posted on this Web site and can be downloaded. Interested parties must forward requests to be placed on the source list to either via Internet E-mail as stated below, via facsimile to (202) 260-1880, or to the mailing address that follows: U.S. EPA, 401 M St. SW, Superfund/RCRA Procurement Operations Division, Headquarters Contract Service Center, Superfund Procurement (3805F), Washington, DC 20460-0001, ATTN: Kristin S. Wright. If Internet capability is unavailable, interested parties must submit written verification via E-mail or facsimile stating such to Kristin S. Wright. (0076)

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