U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attn: OARMSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

Z -- EPA-NC FACILITIES MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT SERVICES SOL PR-NC-99-12480 POC Cherie Saliby-Puszynski, Contracting Officer, (919) 541-3053/Dana Lloyd, Contracting Officer, (919)541-0532 WEB: Click Here to download a copy of the RFP and other, http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, saliby.cherie@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement for facilities maintenance and support services for eleven different facilities in the Research Triangle Park area of NC, including Chapel Hill and Durham. As EPA's new permanent facility located in the Research Triangle Park is completed, transition from eight of the current facilities to the new facility will be required. Occupancy into the new facility is expected on or about January 1, 2001. The successful offeror will provide a variety of services to include facilities support services, technical analysis of studies, reports, designs and drawings of projects, equipment maintenance, snow removal, road maintenance, and maintenance of closed circuit television and security systems, i.e., card access systems. Facilities support services include, but are not limited to the following: 1) Alterations, modifications, and repair of buildings, plants, and facilities; 2) Planning, estimating and scheduling work; 3) Carpenter, machine, and metal shop services; 4) Preventive maintenance inspections and repairs of facilities and equipment; 5) Laboratory fume hood and electrical safety inspections; 6) Electronic security system maintenance; 7) Fire extinguisher inspections and maintenance; and 8) Inspection, maintenance, and repair of government-owned Fire Alarm systems. There will also be requirements for close out of the current facilities and commissioning requirements for the new permanent facility. EPA anticipates the award of a level-of-effort type contract for a total of 544,620 hours. It is anticipated that this procurement will be a small business set-aside. The contract will consist of a twelve (12) month base period of 48,800 hours with an optional 40,000 hours. Four option periods are estimated as follows: Option I: 52,920 hours, with an optional 60,000 hours; Option II: 60,240 hours, with an optional 60,000 hours; Option III: 51,420 hours, with an optional 60,000 hours; Option IV: 51,240 hours, with an optional 60,000 hours. The maximum period of performance is 60 months. A DRAFT Statement of Work, consisting of two parts, A and B, is being issued at this time. Comments are due two weeks after issuance. The mailing address for comments appears at the end of this notice. There are currently two draft Statements of Work available: Statement of Work "A" contains the requirements for the existing EPA facilities and Statement of Work "B" contains the requirements for the new EPA Research and Administration Facility. These two draft Statements of Work are currently available for comment via the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. Upon issuance, the solicitation and amendments will also be available at the same web-site. Firms are encouraged to access the draft Statements of Work, the solicitation, and amendments via Internet. If you will be obtaining a copy of the solicitation via Internet, it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the solicitation is posted for any amendments. However, firms who do not havethe capability to obtain the draft Statements of Work or the solicitation from Internet, may submit a written request for a diskette with the draft Statements of Work or the solicitation in WordPerfect 6.1 format from the contact point at the address above. Only those firms who do NOT have the capability to obtain the solicitation from the Internet should request diskettes. Diskettes will not be sent to those firms who have Internet access. If you request a diskette of the solicitation, you will receive amendments by mail, unless you notify us otherwise. Telephone and fax requests will not be honored. For firms without Internet access, only written requests will be considered. Written requests should be sent to: U.S. EPA, Contracts Management Division, ATTN: Cheryl Saliby-Puszynski, MD-33, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711. Only one copy shall be sent to a corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geographic locations. It is anticipated that this procurementwill be a small business set-aside. The SIC Code is 8744 with the size standard of $20 million per year. The requirements of FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, do NOT apply to this procurement. No further notices of this procurement will be posted on the Internet. Posted 10/15/98 (W-SN262530). (0288)

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