EPA, ADP Placement Section (3803F), 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460-0001

D -- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTING SERVICES SOL W6-01685-A3 DUE 042397 POC Bonnie L. Brandon 202-260-3247 WEB: Click here for a copy fo the RFP., http://www.epa.gov/oam. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, brandon.bonnie@epamail.epa.gov. RFP #W6-01685-A3 -- "National Telecommunications and Computing Services" was released on March 18, 1997. Offerors must submit technical questions to the Contracting Officer within ten calendar days of release of the solicitation. Proposals are due by 1:00 local time on April 23, 1997. The solicitation and related documents were released electronically via posting on EPA's Public Access Server and can be found at the following Internet address: ww.epa.gov/oam. Diskettes and hard copies of the solicitation and related documents are not being distributed to the firms on the bidders list unless firms contact the Contracting Officer in writing and inform the Contracting Officer that they are unable to download the RFP and related documents from EPA's Web page. Requests for diskettes may be submitted via Internet E-mail (send E-mail to brandon.bonnie@epamail.epa.gov) or FAX (SEND FAX to (202) 260-9930). Requests for hard copies of the solictation and related documents are discouraged. Telephone requestsare also discouraged because of the high volume of telephone calls received on this acquisition. Offerors should pay close attention to the RFP Section L provision entitled "Disclosure Statement for Organizational Conflicts of Interest." This provision requires offerors to submit information covered by the provision to provide the EPA with an opportunity to assess its vulnerabilities relative to organizational conflicts of interest of individual offerors prior to award. Offerors should also pay close attention to the RFP Section M provision entitled "Eligibility Requirements for Award." This provision notifies Offerors than an Offeror can receive an award under this requirement (RFP #W6-01685-A3), but not RFP #W6-01948-A3 (Mission Oriented Systems Engineering Support) or RFP #W6-02257-A3 (Information Technology and Architectural Support) and vice versa. These provisions apply to the prime contractor's team members and subcontractors. Please refer to the August 27, 1996 and January 14, 1997 Commerce Business Daily presolicitation notices for this solicitation for background information. Diskettes and hard copies of the solicitation and related documents are not being distributed to the firms on the bidders list unless firms contact the Contracting Officer in writing and inform the Contracting Officer that they are unable to download the RFP and related documents from EPA's Web page. Requests for diskettes may be submitted via Internet E-mail (send E-mail to brandon.bonnie@epamail.epa.gov) or FAX (SEND FAX to (202) 260-9930). Again, requests for hard copies of the solictation and related documents are discouraged. Telephone requests are also discouraged because of the high volume of telephone calls received on this acquisition. Proposals should be submitted to the following address: (1) hand deliveries/couriers -U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Attn.: Bonnie L. Brandon, Bid/Proposal Room, 3rd Floor, 499 South Capital Street, SW, Wash., DC 20003; and (2) U.S. Mail -- Environmental Protection Agency, Attn.: Bonnie L. Brandon (3803F), 401 M Street, SW, Wash., DC 20460. The Contracting Officer intends to use the CBD as a means of conveying information to the public regarding this acquisition. In addition, information will be posted on EPA Public Access Server for downloading purposes. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0077)

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