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R -- SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE ON LABOR LAW ISSUES SOL DE-FB01-97GC30781 DUE 081497 POC Benjamin Lardizabal, Contract Specialist, (202) 426-0093 Craig S. Frame, Contracting Officer Provide the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of General Counsel with professional legal advice and assistance in matters involving labor and employment law, pensions and employee benefits, statutory and regulatory analysis, litigation, and labor relations. The contractor will provide oral and written analysis, advice, and recomendations, including memoranda and option letters, to support formal legal opinions on issues of concern to DOE. The contractor will also be available upon request to attend meetings with DOE officials and staff. The services to be provided pursuant to DOE guidance and direction include but not limited to: (1) Labor and employment law guidance and advice on legal issues relating to DOE's defense nuclear sites and environmental restoration programs (2) Interpretation of statutes and regulations relevant to DOE's obligations regarding pensions and employee benefits (3) Advice on employee benefits under single and multi-employer benefit plans and on severence and other benefits (4) Advice on issues pertaining particularly to the construction and related industries (5) Analysis of union jurisdictional disputes and other conflicting claims to perform work under DOE contracts (6) Analysis of labor, employment, and safety claims filed with regulatory agencies or courts (7) Guidance regarding compliance with labor, employment, and safety requirement applicable to federal contractors (8) Legal analysis of DOE's labor obligations under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1993 and assist DOE in interpreting these obligations. A Fixed-Rate, Labor-Hour contract is contemplated for one 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods. All work will be performed under specific work orders which will identify all required deliverables, including reports. This acquisition is unrestricted and is open to both small and large business concerns. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be accepted. The solicitation is planned for release on or about August 14, 1997, and will be available for downloading on the Internet from the "Current Business Opportunities at Headquarters Procurement Operations" home page located at address http://www.pr.doe.gov/solicit.html. No paper copies of the solicitation will be made availale. Prospective offeror that do not have the electronic capability to download the solicitation shall submit a written request (no facsimiles) to the Document Control Specialist (HR-543) for a diskette copy of the solicitation. The requestor must include a self-addressed stamped envelope and a MS-DOE formatted high density 3 1/2" virus free diskette suitable for download of the electronic solicitation. Offerors who fail to submit an appropriate diskette, or self-addressed stamped envelope, will not receive the solicitation. It is the responsibility of prospective offerors, after receipt of the solicitation, to notify the Document Control Specialist of their intent to propose. Without such notification, prospective offerors will not be kept informed whenamendments and other solicitation-related information is posted on the Internet. (0191)

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