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B -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES 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 Management Division, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn cmd. E-MAIL: Nancy Muzzy, Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, muzzy.nancy@epamail.epa.gov. The solicitation notice appearing in the Commerce Business Daily, June 24, 1997, for Technical Support Services for Environmental Assessments, Benefits Analysis and Total Maximum Daily Load Determinations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water (OW), is modified as follows: 1) The anticipated periods for the contract are revised from a two year (24 month) Base Period of 30,800 direct labor hours with a one year (12 month) Option Period of 15,400 direct labor hours, to a one year (12 month) Base Period with two one year (12 months each) Option Periods of 15,400 direct labor hours each. The total potential direct labor hours on the contract of 46,200 direct labor hours over 36 months remains unchanged. The Government also anticipates including quantity option amounts of 100% for the Base and each Option Period, which brings the maximum total potential on the contract to 92,400 direct labor hours over the 36 months, which remains unchanged from the original announcement; 2) The identified need has been modified to remove the requirement for providing expert/peer review support to the EPA Office of Water. All other aspects of the solicitation announcement remain unchanged. Solicitation PR-CI-97-10291 will appear on the Internet. It is anticipated that this solicitation will be issued on or around the first week in August. The incumbent contractor for the requirement is TetraTech, Inc., Fairfax, VA. 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. The EPA has set this action aside for small businesses. See Note 1. (0183)

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