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

R -- ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES SOL RFQ-rt-98-01964 (EEC081) POC William Newby, Contract Specialist, (919) 541-5296 EPA intends to award a sole source purchase order to Science Applications International Company (SAIC), pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1) -- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This procurement is for the purchase of time and materials in support of the 9th National Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS) Conference to be held 27 April -- May 1, 1998 at the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway in San Francisco, California. The contractor is required to provide on-going technical computer support to participants for presentations on-site at the conference, to provide technical support during the entire conference, to review and provide comments to the Conference Manager on the technical content and accuracy of the presentation materials. The contractor shall synopsize resulting conference technical information in the following subject areas: Reengineering of the AIRS Facility Subsystem, Modernization of the AIRS Air Quality Subsystem and Implementation of improvements to the Batch Training for the AIRS Facility Subsystem. SAIC has been the sole provider of such services for the past five AIRS conferences for the EPA and has come to understand the requirements of the AIRS community. The contractor employs the staff in all areas of support and development, including art design, equipment rental and meeting room setup and negotiation. This combination of previous experience, expertise and development is unique to EPA's needs. All responsible sources may respond by submitting a written narrative statement of capability within 15 days of this notice to William Newby at the above address for consideration by the agency. Response must include detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet these requirements. Responses shall also include itemized pricing that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government an order will be placed with SAIC. (0022)

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