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B -- EXFILTRATION IN SEWERS SOL CWXN41 DUE 060498 POC Barbara Curtiss at 513-487-2036 or fax at 513-487-2107 E-MAIL: U.S. EPA, CINCINNATI CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, curtiss.barbara@epamail.epa.gov. The EPA intends to negotiate this procurement using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures as established in FAR Part 13. This procurement is intended as a Small Business Set Aside. The Urban Watershed Management Branch (UWMB) of the Water Supply and Water Resources Division (WSWRD) of EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) is soliciting quotations to quantify on a national basis the magnitude of the exfiltration problem in wastewater collection systems; identify the factors that contribute to the problem; and document the current approaches for correcting the problem, including costs. The resulting information will be used to identify technology gaps and research priorities. A project report shall be prepared to present all relevant information, a description of a typical sewer system and areas where exfiltration is likely to occur, factors causing exfiltration from sewer lines, a desk top estimation of the national magnitude of the exfiltration problems in sewers, an estimation of the impacts to human health and the environment due to exfiltration, costs for correcting the exfiltration on a national basis, technology gaps, research needs and priorities. The estimated duration of this project is ten months from date of award. EPA intends to issue a request for a written quotation (RFQ). The RFQ will be issued on or about June 8, 1998 with written quotations due on or about June 26, 1998. The proposed acquisition will be processed as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), using FAR Part 13 -- Simplified Acquisition procedures. All responsible sources may submit a written quotation which will be considered by the Agency. All requests for the RFQ must be in writing; telephone requests will not be honored. Requests shall be directed to Barbara Curtiss, at 513-487-2036 or either FAX number (513) 487- 2107, e-mail address, curtiss.barbara@epamail.epa.gov. EMAILDESC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency CITE: (__ __ __ __) (0141)

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