U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268

A -- RECEIVING WATER IMPACTS SOL 98-CWXN05 POC Mike Hennessey, 513-366-2032 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Contracts Management Division -- Cincinnati, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: 98-CWXN05, hennessey.mike@epamail.epa.gov. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting a contractor to evaluate real-time monitoring as an alternative to discreet sampling methods for monitoring wet-weather flow (WWF) impacts to receiving water. The term real-time monitoring includes measurements recorded and stored in data loggers for later collection and processing. A side by side comparison will allow a preliminary evaluation of which approach is more cost effective, more practical and produces reliable results. This information would allow EPA to establish protocols to determine which parameters should be monitored and sampled for receiving water impacts. The information also allows the identification of the most effective combination of methods. Offerors must demonstrate access to water flow data; have access to urban runoff that provides multiple sources of WWF to receiving waters; and demonstrate the availability of the required laboratory facilities. The total time of the project willnot exceed 24 months. This solicitation is a total small business set-aside. The SIC is 8742. The size standard is $5 million. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Requests can be faxed to 513-366-2107. E-mail requests can be sent to: hennessey.mike@epamail.epa.gov (0300)

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