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B -- ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS SUPPORT FOR THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT SOL PR-CI-98-00003 POC David Plagge (513) 487-2022 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts Mgmt. Division, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Check here to contact David Plagge via e-mail, plagge.david@epamail.epa.gov. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW), is developing regulations for various contaminants including disinfection by-products, microbial contaminants, radionuclides, synthetic organic chemicals and inorganic chemicals as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act and its amendments. In addition, the OGWDW is conducting studies and analyses to determine new methods for developing lists of potential contaminants for regulation and improving the regulatory process. The regulatory analyses will, in large part, focus on the microbial/disinfectant/disinfection byproducts cluster of relates rules. Some revisions to the Underground Injection Control regulations may also be developed. Under the proposed contract, the contractor will provide fact finding studies to support development of Regulatory Impact Analyses, Regulatory Flexibility Analyses, Information Collection Requests, and Energy Impact Assessments. The contractor shall also conduct fact finding studies in support of the following areas: regulatory alternative analyses, in particular benefit/cost as well as relative economic efficiency; evaluation of the financial viability of industries, industry segments and municipalities; estimation of the cost of installation and operation of treatment technologies and well upgrades; and assessment of the total costs and afford ability of compliance for specific regulatory options. The contractor will provide for data collection including the design, development and implementation of surveys and databases. The contractor will be responsible for quantification of risk based on health and occurrence information provided to the contractor. The contractor will conduct technical and economic reviews to identify pollution prevention opportunities. This procurement will be processed using FAR Part 15 and will be awarded using full and open competition. It is anticipated that a Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract will be awarded. The ordering period of the contract will be 36 months. The expected minimum value is $50,000 and the expected maximum potential value is $11,700,000. Solicitation PR-CI-98-00003 will appear on the Internet. It may be accessed through the EPA's homepage on the World Wide Web at the following direct link URL: http//www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. It is anticipated that this RFP will be available in late April, 1998. The applicable SIC Code for this procurement is 8742. See Note 26. (0054)

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