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R -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA FOR AUDITING STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE (I/M) PROGRAMS SOL RFP 97-36 POC Bill Wise, Contracting Officer, 513/366-2025 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. Motor vehicle emissions Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) programs are currently required in over 30 States. All but a few of these programs measure the tailpipe emissions concentrations of subject vehicles. Many of them also inspect for evidence of emission control system tampering or misfueling. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a regulatory responsibility to audit these programs in each state for overall effectiveness and conformance to EPA policy and State Implementation Plan (SIP) commitments. To meet this responsibility, EPA is seeking contract support services for the development of standardized audit criteria to be followed by EPA personnel while conducting I/M program audits. Application of these standardized criteria will help ensure that each state or locality is effectively implementing and enforcing its I/M program in a manner consistent with its SIP and the 1992 Inspection and Maintenance Rule (CFR 40 Part 51), and will provide direction for follow-up audits that include site visits, analysis of reported data, review of amended procedures and other activities. Work under any resulting contract will include the development of audit criteria which address the requirements of the 1992 Final I/M Rule set forth in 40 CFR Part 51. A firm-fixed-price contract is contemplated with an anticipated contract performance period of 4 months. Past performance and price will be the principal evaluation factors under this acquisition. The solicitation will be available on or about June 11, 1997. Requests for RFP 97-36 should be faxed to Bill Wise, Contracting Officer, at 513/366-2004. Telephone requests will not be honored. This acquisition is a total small business set-aside. The SIC Code is 8999, and the small business size standard is $5.0 million average annual receipts during the preceding three fiscal years. (0143)

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