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B -- CAPSULE REPORT ON CYANIDE SOL RFQ-OH-98-00245 POC Sharon Clement (513) 487-2030 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Sharon Clement -- Cincinnati Contracts Management, clement.sharon@epamail.epa.gov. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), Alternative Technology Division, Multimedia Technology Branch, has a need for services for the development of a Technology Transfer Capsule Report on the state-of-the-art of cyanide processes in metal finishing shops. It is intended that this resource document will serve as a tool for industry, Federal, State, and local regulatory organizations, labor unions and other environmental organizations to demonstrate methods of reducing cyanide emissions into the environment and optimize common surface finishing processes using cyanide. The services shall include: (1) performing a literature search on state-of-the-art cyanide treatment practices and process control involving the use of cyanide compounds; (2) acquiring vendor information; (3) providing draft and final camera-ready reports in both hard copy and specific electronic formats. All deliverables will be due within 22 weeks from the date ofaward. EPA intends to issue a request for a written quotation (RFQ). The RFQ-OH-98-00245 will be issued on or about July 10, 1998 with written quotations due on or about July 28, 1998. All responsible sources may submit a written quotation which will be considered by the Agency. Requests for the RFQ must be in writing. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Faxed requests are acceptable. The fax number is (513) 487-2107. The mailing address is 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45240. See Note 1. Posted 06/25/98 (0176)

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