U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268

R -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR SURVEY SUPPORT SERVICES SOL PR-CI-98-12393 POC Nancy Muzzy (513)487-2023 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Contracts Management, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Nancy Muzzy, Contracting Officer, muzzy.nancy@epamail.epa.gov. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), is performing a "market search" for a contractor to provide support for the US EPA Office of Water (OW), Office of Science and Technology (OST) for survey support services for the Statistical Analysis Section in the Engineering and Analysis Division. THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS, AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. NO TELEPHONE CALLS REQUESTING A BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A MARKET SEARCH WHEREBY THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. INFORMATION SHOULD FOCUS ON THE CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL SERVICES IDENTIFIED HEREIN. To fulfill its mission, OW conducts surveys to collect data and uses survey data from other sources to evaluate regulatory options, policies, and other program initiatives under the provisions of the Clean Water Act. The contractor shall provide general survey, statistical and data analysis, and database support in designing, implementing, and evaluating data collection activities; statistical support in analyzing survey data; support in reviewing and evaluating studies and public comments to determine if EPA's objectives have been met and what statistical inferences the results support; and support in preparing reports and documentation on the surveys and statistical methodology that can be easily understood by the intended audience. A large portion of the contract will provide general survey, statistical and data analysis, and database support for the development of industrial effluent guidelines regulations. This contract will require superior levels of expertise in survey implementation, statistical theory, and the application of statistical methodology for surveys and data collections. The contract will require management of multiple, concurrent work assignments which will require long-term as well as quick turn-around responses essential to the statutory responsibilities of the Office of Water. The applicable SIC Code is 8742, with a size standard of $5 million. ANY INTERESTED FIRM SHOULD SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE FIRM'S ABILITY TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT BY SEPTEMBER 20, 1998. Responding firm's should indicate whether they are a large or small business in relation to the above SIC Code and size standard. Supporting documentation should be submitted in duplicate to Nancy Muzzy, US EPA, CMD-Norwood, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH, 45268. It is anticipated that a cost plus fixed fee/level-of-effort contract will result from the award of this solicitation. The maximum estimated total potential level of effort for the contract is 150,000 direct labor hours over a five-year period if all options are exercised. It is anticipated that this solicitation will be issued on or around early December, 1998. Note 26 APPLIES. Posted 08/24/98 (W-SN241026). (0236)

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