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

Z -- FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES SOL System Will Assign Solicitation Number POC Jeffrey Simmons, Contract Specialist, (919)541-3570/Dana G. Lloyd, Contracting Officer, (919)541-3570 The Environmental Protection Agency has a current contract [68D60017] with Transcontinental Enterprises, Inc. to provide facilities maintenance and support services for thirteen different facilities. The contractor provides support for a variety of services which include facilities support, technical analysis of studies, reports, designs and drawings of projects, equipment maintenance, snow removal, road maintenance, and maintenance of closed circuit television and security systems, i.e. card access systems. Facilities support services include, but are not limited to the following: 1)Alterations, modifications, and repair of buildings, plants, and facilities; 2) Planning, estimating and scheduling of work; 3) Carpenter, Machine, and Metal shop services; 4) Preventive maintenance inspections and repairs of facilities and equipment; 5) Laboratory fume hood and electrical safety inspections; 6) Electronic security system maintenance; 7) Fire extinguisher inspections and maintenance; and 8) Inspection, maintenance, and repair of government-owned Fire Alarm systems. The Government has a requirement to expand the work requirements for Burden Creek Trailer Site [Highway 54 & Jenkins Road] to allow Transcontinental Enterprises, Inc. to provide labor hours and materials necessary to include but not limited to: Erection of platform and towers; electrical services; preventive maintenance on equipment; installation of concrete pads; maintenance; renovations, and demolition of trailers; plumbing services; and HVAC services. No additional hours on the existing level of effort contract are required and no additional time extension. This work requires the same expertise and qualifications as is currently required to perform the work under the current contract. It may not be possible to have another firm(s) pick up the ongoing tasks and complete them as currently scheduled because of the loss of efficiency and unnecessary duplication of costs. The incumbent contractor has in place a qualified/trained contract staff which matches the unique immediate needs of the Agency to complete on-going projects on schedule. Interested parties who believe they can provide the required services are invited to submit, in writing, an affirmative response demonstrating their ability to immediately assume the projects related to Burden Creek Trailer Site without disruption to the current operations and demonstrate a cost benefit to the Government in view of no additional hours are required under the existing level of effort contract and no additional time extension is required. Any written response must be received no later than 15 days after publication of this synopsis. In order to be responsive, the correspondence must be accompanied by a written narrative statement of capability, including detailed technical information sufficient to permit Agency analysis in order to determine a bonafide capability to meet the Government's requirements. Responses without the required documentation will be considered non-responsive. No telephone or facsimile request will be honored. See Note 22.***** (0120)

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