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R -- ENFORCEMENT AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT SOL PR-HQ-98-14067 POC R. Steven Frate, Contracting Officer, (202) 564-4786 WEB: click here for further information on this solicitation, http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/admin_placement9814067/index.htm. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, frate.steve@epa.gov. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Regulatory Enforcement (ORE) within the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, is soliciting contractor enforcement and technical support for EPA's efforts in promoting and achieving compliance by regulated entities with federal environmental laws and regulations. EPA intends to award multiple fixed-rate, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts in support of this requirement. Contractors awarded a contract under this procurement will be required to provide technical support in several areas. Among these are the following: A) Enforcement Program Development and Implementation; B) Enforcement Case Support; C) Laboratory Case Support, Inspections, and Specialized Activities; and D) Program and Management Analysis, Program Development, Information Management, Outreach, and Pollution Prevention. This procurement will be conducted as a full and open competition. Each contract is anticipated to have a total period of performance of 60 months, consisting of a base period of 12 months and four options of 12 months each. It is anticipated that as many as 895,000 direct labor hours could be required for this effort. The solicitation should be available to prospective offerors on or about Spetember 15, 1998. All parties interested in requesting a copy of the solicitation should submit their requests in writing to the following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Bid and Proposal Room (3803R), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, Attention: R. Steven Frate. Requests may also be made via electronic mail at "frate.steve@epa.gov". The solicitation, amendments, and other related items will be posted on the Internet and can be easily downloaded from the following site: "http://www.epa.gov/oam/hpod". Interested parties are advised to monitor this website for further information on this procurement as it becomes available. Interested parties must forward requests to be placed on the bidders' list electronically to the e-mail address listed below. A copy of the bidders' list will be issued to all prospective offerors as an attachment to the solicitation. If Internet capability is unavailable, interested parties must submit written verification stating this fact to R. Steven Frate so that hard copies of the solicitation can be provided. Only one copy of the solicitation will be issued to any corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geopgraphic regions. Telephonic requests or inquiries will not be taken. Posted 07/14/98 (W-SN222980). (0195)

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