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A -- LABORATORY STUDY AND REPORT ON THE DISPOSAL OF ARSENIC RESIDUALS SOL RFQ-OH-98-00355 DUE 091798 POC CONTACT SANDRA SAVAGE, 513/487-2046/Contracting Officer WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, savage.sandy@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. EPA Water Supply and Water Resources Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory requires contractor technical support to conduct a series of well designed and controlled laboratory experiments to evaluate processes for the disposal of arsenic-laden residuals produced by/from drinking water treatment methods removing aresenic from drinking water. Under the Scope of Work, the contractor will first produce a quality assurance project plan (QAPP) according to U.S. EPA requirements describing the test procedures to be followed and a list of the laboratory tests to be conducted. Following EPA QAPP approval, the contractor shall conduct a series of laboratory;/pilot plant tests to evaluate various methods and options to decrease the volume and the form of the arsenic-laden residuals with the goal to reduce the cost of residual disposal. Evaluation of results will include comparative cost evaluations for the processes evaluated. Offerors shall be required to demonstrate experience in drinking water treatment technology, facilities to conduct drinking water treatment lab tests, qualifications to conduct TCLP tests, ability to solicit cooperation of water utilities to conduct studies/tests, and qualifications for technical research report preparation. A firm fixed price purchase order award will be awarded to the lowest priced quote which passes the technical evaluation factors. The study and report shall be completed within 18 months from award of the purchase order. RFQ-OH-98-00355 is a small business set aside with the SIC code of 8731 and a small business size standard of 500 employees. Requests from offerors meeting the SB size standard must be submitted in writing. No telephone requests will be honored. Requests may be faxed to 513/487-2109., Attention: Sandra Savage, Contracting Officer. Posted 08/19/98 (W-SN239104). (0231)

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