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

B -- TESTING AND ANALYTICAL SUPPORT FOR FUEL AND ENERGY DIVISION SOL PR-NC-97-10280 POC Lenora Hilliard, 919-541-4392/James F. Kempf, 919-541-4392 The Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement for testing and analytical services in support of Federal fuel programs. The contractor shall 1) obtain access to various test fuels including reformulated gasolines in order to determine or verify key fuel and or/additive specifications such as octane rating, boiling point range, vapor pressure, content of constituents (e.g., aromatics, olefins) and chemical content (e.g,. metals, sulfur), 2) test, possibly on a short-turnaround basis, internal combustion engines and the following types of fuels; conventional, gasoline, reformulated, oxygenated, and experimental fuels, 3) provide sampling and analysis of regulated and unregulated pollutants, 4) perform emissions speciation analyses on the collected samples of regulated and unregulated engine or vehicles emission products for which analytical methods are currently available, 5) provide technical analytical support,including review and summary of public comments, air quality modeling and monitoring data analyses, and economic analyses in support of fuel programs and regulations, 6) provide support for public hearings, meetings, and workshops related to the technical analysis of public comments, air quality modeling and monitoring data, and economic data in support of fuel programs and regulations, 7) conduct statistical analyses of data obtained from testing or other sources identified by the EPA and draw appropriate statistical inferences from the data, 8) conduct literature and data base searches and reviews on topics related to these requirements, and 9) obtain in-use engines or vehicles of various model years for vehicle/engine testing. This is not a follow-on procurement. EPA anticipates the award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee level of effort type contract for a total of 87,500 labor hours consisting of a base requirement of 17,500 hours. In addition, the contract will allow for four twelve month options for 17,500 hours each. SIC No. 8748 applies; size standard of $5M in average annual receipts over thelast three years. It is estimated that the RFP will be issued approximately 06/11/97 as a 100% small business setaside. Proposals will be due thirty days after the RFP issuance date. The solicitation and amendments will be available via the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp cmd. Firms are encouraged to access the solicitation and amendments via Internet. If you will be obtaining a copy of the solicitation via Internet, it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the solicitation is posted for any amendments. Firms who do not have the capability to obtain the solicitation from Internet, may submit a written request for a diskette with the solicitation in WordPerfect 6.1 format from the contact point at the above address; however, only those firms who do not have the capability to obtain the solicitation from the Internet should request diskettes. If you request a diskette of the solicitation, you will receive amendments by mail, unless you notify us otherwise. 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 locations. A copy of the preliminary source list will be issued to all prospective offerors along with the solicitation. All responsible small business sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. See Numbered Note 26. (0126)

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