U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RCPB Superfund Procurement (3805R), 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460-0001

R -- SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES SOL PR-HQ-97-12267 POC Contact Kirk Marusak, Contract Specialist, 202-564-4493, Jennifer A. Kinucan, Contracting Officer, 202-564-4508 WEB: Superfund Enforcement Support Services, http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/kinucan/hq9712267/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail., kinucan.jennifer@epamail.epa.gov or marusak.kirk@epamail.epa.gov. R -- The Contractor shall provide the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, Office of Administration & Resource Management, and Region 2, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, advisory and assistance, analytical, and management services related to zone enforcement activities at Superfund sites. The Contractor shall provide EPA litigation, financial, and investigative support related to enforcement activities at Superfund sites in accordance with all environmental statutes as appropriate (e.g., Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) (Superfund), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA). The geographical boundaries of Region 1 and Region 2 include the states of: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The Contractor shall support the following areas: I. Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) Searches: A) review of PRP search-related work products, processes and information used by EPA to develop evidence of potential liability as defined in CERCLA, B) records collection activities, C) analysis of PRP search information for evidence of liability, D) development of wast-in lists and volumetric rankings from PRP search information, E) corporate research and financial assessments, F) investigations, G) title searches, H)section 104(e) information request letter and notice letter support, I) expedited PRP search work; II. Negotiation Support: A) provide case support liability and viability analyses and cost documentation; III. Expert/Litigation Support: A) assist in preparation of litigation reports that establish the prima facie case, B) locate and secure qualified experts to support EPA actions in science, technical and financial fields, C) service of process and other documents, D) alternate dispute resolution, E) document and data management, F) evaluation of cost information; IV. Cost Recovery Support: A) collect and secure evidence in order to aid in cost recovery efforts; V. Management Support and Project Management: A) general records management, B) case/project analysis (requirements analysis), C) Freedom Of Information Act support, D) quality assurance, E) training support, F) administrative records; and, VI. Reports Function. The anticipated level-of-effort provides for a two year base period beginning Jan. 1, 1998, with a minimum order of 2,080 hours. The contract will also have three option periods, 1 year each, with a minimum order of 1,040 hours. The purpose of this CBD announcement is to notify potential offerors of EPA's requirement, generate the source list, and to direct interested parties to the EPA's "Doing Business with EPA" Internet World Wide Web site at http://www.epa.gov/oam for further information on this procurement as it becomes available. The RFP, amendments and other related items for this procurement will be posted on this Web site and can be downloaded. Interested parties must forward requests to be placed on the source list via Internet E-mail as stated below, via facsimile to (202) 565-2557, or to the mailing address that follows: U.S. EPA, 401 M St. SW, Superfund/RCRA Procurement Operations Division, Enforcement and Laboratory Analysis Service Center, Superfund Procurement (3805R), Washington, DC 20460-0001, ATTN: Kirk Marusak. Hard copies of the RFP, amendments and other related items will not be provided without written certification that Internet capability is unavailable. Interested parties must submit this written certification via facsimile stating such to Kirk Marusak so that hard copies of these documents may be provided. LINKURL: http://www.epa.gov/oam EMAILADD: marusak.kirk@epamail.epa.gov. (0318)

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