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B -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, BENEFITS ANALYSIS AND TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD DETERMINATIONS SOL PR-CI-97-10291 POC Nancy Muzzy (513)-366-2023 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts Mgmt. Division, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Nancy Muzzy, Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, muzzy.nancy@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (US EPA) Office of Water (OW), is seeking a contractor to provide support in the areas of environmental assessments, benefits analysis, and total maximum daily load determinations. The Office of Science and Technology (OST), Standards and Applied Science Division (SASD), Exposure Assessment Branch (EAB), EPA, is responsible for providing technical support to the Office of Water (OW) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program under 303(d) of the Clean Water Act of 1987 (CWA) and support for environmental assessment and benefits analysis to the Effluent Guidelines program under 304(m) of the CWA. The successful contractor will supply all necessary labor, material, services, equipment, and facilities in support of the effort delineated by the statement of work. The successful contractor will be expected to provide technical support services to aid the Agency in the following task areas: modeling support, model interface development, model development, data compilation, GIS use and application development, environmental assessments, risk-benefit analyses, workshops, training and logistical support, technical support of models, and expert/peer review support. Identified needs include (1) developing specific applications to aid with conducting environmental assessments and risk-benefit analyses, and (2) providing modeling resources to assess issues such as mixing zones, sediments, metals, toxic and conventional pollutants, pathogens, biological/ecological effects, bioaccumulation, atmospheric transport and deposition of pollutants to watersheds, and movement of pollutants to groundwater. Workshops and technical training will be provided for EPA and State personnel relative to using integrated GIS-based modeling applications, running environmental fate and transport models, performing TMDL calculations for watersheds, and other programmatic issues. Assisting EPA in the development of training courses and workshop materials for Agency personnel, the regulated community, andthe public, including course instructors, will be included. Logistical support and technology transfer efforts will apply to all contract statement of work activities. THE EPA HAS SET THIS ACTION ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. The applicable SIC Code is 8742 with a size standard of $5 million in average annual receipts over the preceding three years. It is anticipated that a cost plus fixed fee/level-of-effort contract will result from the award of this solicitation. The Government anticipates a level-of-effort of 30,800 direct labor hours for the 24 month base contract year. The one option year (period) is anticipated at 15,400 direct labor hours, for a total potential of 46,200 direct labor hours over 36 months. The Government anticipates including quantity option amounts of 100% for the Base and the option period, which brings the maximum total potential on the contract to 92,400 direct labor hours over the 36 months. All responsible small business sources who submit a proposal will be considered by the Agency. Solicitation PR-CI-97-10291 will appear on the Internet. It may be accessed through the EPA's home page on the World Wide Web (www.epa.gov). The direct link URL is http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. It is anticipated that this solicitation will be issued on or around late July 1997. Only a limited number of hard copies of the solicitation will be available on a first come first serve basis. All requests for the solicitation must be in writing, telephone requests will not be honored. You may fax your request to Nancy Muzzy at 513-366-2004. See Note 1. (0171)

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