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B -- SEWER AND TANK SEDIMENT FLUSHING SOL RFQ-OH-98-00014 POC Sharon Clement (513) 366-2030 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Sharon Clement -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, clement.sharon@epamail.epa.gov. EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), Urban Watershed Management Branch (UWMB) of the Water Supply and Water Resources Division (WSWRD) is soliciting quotations on studying the effectiveness of Hydraulic-Flushing Systems in Combined Sewers (CS) and Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Storage Tanks. Work to be performed shall include desk-top analysis of published and unpublished information on: (1) CS-inline- and CSO-storage-tank-flushing systems to determine the effectiveness of systems' design and operation; (2) capital, operation, and maintenance costs of CS-inline-hydraulic- and CSO-storage-tank-flushing systems; and (3) the operational lessons learned from existing CS-inline- and CSO-storage-tank-flushing systems. A project report shall be prepared to present all relevant information to include the effectiveness of each system; guidance on design and operation; cost breakdowns (new construction and modification of existing structure, system installation, and operation and maintenance); and case studies of the systems visited, reviewed, and demonstrated. A generic quality assurance project plan (QAPP) for conducting field programs to monitor and analyze long-term sediment characteristics and hydrogen-sulfide-generation rates shall be developed, including the detailed procedures and methods for conducting field testing, experimental QA/QC, and methods for data analyses and interpretation of final results. The period of performance will be eight (8) months from the date of award. EPA intends to issue a request for written quotations (RFQ). The RFQ-OH-98-00014 will be issued on or about October 30, 1997 with written quotations due on or about November 17, 1997. All responsible sources may submit a written quotation which will be considered by the Agency. Requests for RFQ must be in writing. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. E-mail or faxed requests are acceptable. The fax number is (513) 366-2004. The mailing address is 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268. (0289)

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