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

B -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE DRINKING WATER AND SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAMS SOL PR-CI-98-12753 DUE 103098 POC Jennifer A. Kinucan (513) 487-2123 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, kinucan.jennifer@epamail.epa.gov. The US EPA is seeking sources interested in a requirement for technical assistance and support services connected with development and implementation of the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program and the variety of programs designed to protect drinking water resources, including Comprehensive State Ground Water Protection Programs (CSGWPP), Wellhead and Source Water Protection Programs (WHPP/SWPP), Source Water Assessment Programs, and Sole Source Aquifer (SSA) Programs. The required support services include such activities as: technical analyses; economic assessments; compliance information collection and analysis; literature searches; technical writing; UIC permit review; UIC no-migration petition review; ancillary technical support for litigation in the administrative or judicial appeal process; modeling and projections; survey design; training; regulatory development; and direct program implementation. The contract will require superior levels of technical expertise in fields of environmental sciences and engineering, economics, hydrogeology, and systems analysis. It is anticipated that this solicitation will result in the award of a Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Level of Effort contract and will have a base period of twelve months and two (2) twelve month option periods. The base period and each option period will consist of approximately 7,000 direct labor hours. Each contract period will have approximately 6,300 additional direct labor hours of option level of effort. The applicable SIC code is 8742 with a size standard of $5 million. Release of the Request for Proposal (RFP) PR-CI-98-12753 is anticipated for December of 1998. Interested parties are directed to the EPA's "Doing Business with EPA" Internet World Wide Web site at http://www.epa.gov/oam for a copy of the draft Statement of Work. Any interested firm should submit a capability statement which demonstrates the firm's qualifications and ability to provide the required services. Firms shall indicate their size status for the above referenced SIC code. The deadline for submission of the capability statement is October 30, 1998. The point of contact for this action is Jennifer A. Kinucan, telephone (513) 487-2123, E-mail: kinucan.jennifer@epamail.epa.gov. Submissions may be submitted via E-mail at the aforementioned address or via mail to: US EPA, Contracts Management Division, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. Posted 09/24/98 (W-SN253884). (0267)

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