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

B -- POLICY AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT AIR MONITORING PROGRAM, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES SOL PR-NC-97-10569 POC Sandra Clark, Contract Specialist (919)541-2213/Sue Miller, Contracting Officer (919)541-2213 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail, clark.sandra@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a requirement for policy and regulatory development for emissions measurement and monitoring (EM&M). The successful offeror will provide technical assistance to support EPA, including EM&M regulatory development and assistance; air emissions data base assistance; compliance monitoring and compliance programs and enforcement activity support for EM&M; permits program support on EM&M; and implementation support activities for EM&M. EPA anticipates the award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee level of effort type contract for a total of 50,710 labor hours consisting of a base requirement of 10,142 labor hours. In addition, the contract will allow for four twelve-month options for 10,142 labor hours each. SIC No. 8748 applies; size standard of $5M in average annual receipts over the last three years. The RFP will be issued approximately 10/01/97 under full and open competition. Proposals will be due thirty (30) 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 address above; however, only those firms who do NOT have the capability to obtain the solicitation from the Internet should request diskettes. Diskettes will not be sent to those firms who have Internet access. 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 thenumber of requests from one or more different geographic locations. A copy of the preliminary source list will be issued to all prospective offerors along with the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. See Numbered Note 26. (0220)

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