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B -- REGIONAL ENIVRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR ORGANICS SOL PR-R1-98-10666 DUE 120498 POC Hilary E. Kelley, Contracting Officer, 617-565-4783 WEB: Regional Environmental Analytical Procurement for Organics, http://www.epa.gov/oamreg01/98-10666/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, kelley.hilary@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency has a need for organic analysis for hazardous waste field samples for various organic compounds using GC/MS, GC/MS with Purge and Trap, GC/EC, GC/FID, and GC/NPD techniques. Analyses for both medium and low concentration levels will be required. Procedures have been defined for analytical methods, quality control and the preparation and submission of data. Data will be requested with a 35 day or 14 day turnaround time. There will also be a labor hour pool component of the contract which will be used to analyze samples that contain interferences, are comprised of complex matrices, require lower concentration levels, and/or require parameters not specified in the fixed portion of the SOW. The SIC Code is 8734. It is the Government's intention to competitively negotiate a Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for analytical methods and labor hour categories. The resulting contract will be for a Base Period of 2 years with one 1-year option period. This procurement will utilize a two step technical approach where (1) an offeror will submit a written technical proposal and satisfactorily analyze one round of Performance Evaluation (PE) samples and (2) an offeror may then participate in oral presentations. In addition an offeror may be required to meet additional technical requirements with an acceptable laboratory inspection. Award wil be based on the proposal which represents the best value to the Government. The anticipated release date of the RFP is late October 1998. A Service Contract Act Wage Determination will be applicable to this procurement. See Note 26. The purpose of this notice is to direct you to EPA's "Doing Business with EPA" Internet World Wide Web site (http://www.epa.gov/oam). The Request for Proposals (RFP), amendments and other related items for this procurement will be posted on the Web site and can be downloaded. Hardcopies of these documents will not be provided without written certification that internet capability is unavailable. If Internet capability is unavailable, interested parties must submit written certification, via E-mail (kelley.hilary@epamail.epa.gov, facsimile (617-565-9464), or mail (U.S. EPA, Region I, Contracts & Procurement Unit, MCP, JFK Federal Bldg., Boston, MA 02203-0001) stating such to Hilary Kelley so that hard copies of these documents may be provided. Telephone requests or inquiries shall not be honored. Posted 08/10/98 (W-SN234703). (0222)

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