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

V -- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE OCEAN SURVEY VESSEL PETER W. ANDERSON SOL PR-CI-98-10243 POC Richard Makepeace (513) 487-2044 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail, makepeace.richard@epamail.epa.gov. The US EPA is seeking sources interested in the Operation and Maintenance of its ocean survey vessel, the Peter W. Anderson and all its installed equipment. The Anderson is a converted U.S. Navy PG-84/92 Class Patrol Gunboat. It has a displacement of 250 tons, is 165 feet in length and has a beam width of 24 feet. The Anderson is powered by two Cummins VT 12-875M diesel engines and has two Liaaen controllable pitch propellers. The Anderson is primarily used to conduct spill investigations, survey ocean dump sites, and generally monitor the coastal waters of the United States, to include bays, rivers, and harbors. The Anderson's home port is in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Anderson will primarily operate on the Atlantic coast, Florida Straits, Carribean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico. Operation and maintenance of the Anderson is required 365 days a year with an anticipated 220 to 260 of those being sea days. The contractor will also provide services to support the efforts of scientific research parties on the Anderson. The applicable SIC code is 4489 with a size standard of 500 employees. It is anticipated that a performance based, Firm Fixed Price contract will be awarded with a 12 month base period and two 12 month option periods for a total period of performance of three years. A solicitation is expected to be released in April, 1998 with contract performance expected to begin in September, 1998. Any interested firm should submit a capability statement which demonstrates the firm's qualifications and ability to provide the required services. Firms shall indicate their size status for the above referenced SIC code. The deadline for submission of the capability statement is February 6, 1998. The point of contact for this action is Richard Makepeace, telephone (513) 487-2044, E-mail: makepeace.richard@epamail.epa.gov. Submissions should be sent to: US EPA, Contracts Management Division, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268. (0026)

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