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

A -- QUALITY ASSURANCE AND SITE MANAGEMENT FOR THE ORD/NPS ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION MONITORING PROGRAM. SOL PR-NC-98-10086 POC Karen Z. Gibson, Contract Specialist (919)541-4556/Christopher Baker, Contracting Officer. WEB: Click here to visit the site that has information about this solicitation., http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via e-mail., gibson.karen@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking a contractor to provide quality assurance and site management for the Ultraviolet Radiation Monitoring Program. This network employs an instrument known as the Brewer spectrophotometer. The Brewers measure UV radiation, total column ozone, total column sulfur dioxide, optical density of the atmosphere, and provide measurements from which the stratospheric ozone profile can be derived. This network is comprised of a variety of sites primarily located in National Parks and urban areas around the U.S. Currently, there are fourteen Brewers in operation with an expected maximum of 22 sites. The Brewer set-up includes a computer to log the data and a telephone hook-up by which data can be retrieved. A site operator is on duty at each site to carry out routine duties related to the Brewer operation. The contractor must deal with all aspects of the daily data gathering from the network in order to obtain, in a timely manner, a high capture rate of quality assured data. The contractor must provide communication, guidance, and support to the site operator concerning daily operations, calibrations, and maintenance. On a daily basis, data shall be retrieved by telephone from each site, reduced, subjected to first-level of screening for quality, and stored in a central data base. The contractor shall provide quality assurance/quality control, field support, data reduction, and data archiving to this UV monitoring network consisting of up to 22 Brewer spectrophotometers. The final output from the contractor shall be a complete, readily-accessible data set from the network. EPA anticipates award of completion type contract with a base period and four option periods of 12 months each. It is anticipated that this this solicitation will be issued on or around 2/18/98 and that proposals will be due approximately 30 days after the RFP issuance date. The solicitation, amendments, and source list will be available via the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp&;llmdash;cmd. Firms are encouraged to access the solicitation, source list and amendments via the Internet. If you obtain a copy of the solicitation via the Internet, it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the solicitation is posted for any amendments. Firms who do NOT have the capability to obtain the solicitation from the Internet may submit a written request for a diskette with the solicitation and source list in WordPerfect 6.1 format form the contact point at the address above. However, only those firms who do NOT have the capability to obtain the solicitation from the Internet should request a copy of the diskette. Diskettes will not be sent to those firms who have Internet access. If you request a diskette of the solicitation, you will receive amendments by mail, unless you notify us otherwise. Only one copy shall be sent to a corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geographic locations. A copy of the preliminary source list will be issued to all prospective offerors along with the solicitation on the internet/diskette. A separate request is not necessary. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. Telephone and FAX requests will not be honored. See numbered Note 26. (0027)

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