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

B -- PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: CALIFORNIA PAMS DATA ANALYSIS & DIRECTION, UPPER AIR ANALYSIS, EMISSIONS INVENTORY EVALUATION AND TRENDS ANALYSIS SOL DAC366 POC Eugenia Lee King, Contract Specialist, (919) 541-3021 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, king.eugenia@epa.gov. EPA intends to award a sole source purchase order to Sonoma Technology, Inc. pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1): Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This procurement is a follow-on to a PAMS data analysis workshop presented in California in May 1997 for additional analytical guidance and actual analyses using data from selected areas of California. The tasks encompass upper-air data processing and analyses, emissions inventory evaluation and trend analyses. The three analyses topics are complex, requiring familiarity with the specific data sets, analytic issues and program staff; and require proprietary analytical software tools to be used on the project. No Request for Quotation is available and this notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. All responsible sources may respond by submitting a written narrative statement of capability within 15 days of this notice to Eugenia Lee King at the above address for consideration by the Agency. Responses must include detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet these requirements. Responses shall also include itemized pricing that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days of this notice, an order will be placed with Sonoma Technology, Inc. See Numbered Note(s): 22 and 26. Posted 07/07/98. (0188)

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