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B -- RESIDENTIAL WOOD COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY REVIEW SOL RFQ No. FM7074 POC Deanna Easley, Contract Specialist (513-366-2027) WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts Mgmt. Division, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. The US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC facility, has a requirement for a contractor to establish states-of-the-art of residential wood combustion (RWC) technology and RWC test methodology, with emphasis on advances and knowledge gained since the mid-1980s. The objectives of this project are to (1) establish the current state-of-the-art of RWC technology including any ISO 14000 implications and (2) determine the feasibility of adjusting current emission factors for such variables as wood moisture. The general approach to accomplishing this shall be (1) eliciting input through interviews of experts and (2) review of the published literature. The Government intends to issue a single purchase order to the responsible offeror whose quote represents the best overall value to the Government based on evaluation of the selection criteria stated in the request for quotation. For purposes of this best value evaluation, past performance is considered more important than price. All requests for a copy of RFQ No. FM7074 must be in writing; requests may be faxed to Deanna Easley at 513-366-2107. No telephone requests will be honored. (0120)

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