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

B -- IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM SUPERVISION PROGRAM SOL 68-C5-0061 POC Linda J. Ketchum 513-487-2001 WEB: iOffice of Acquisition Managment-Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Linda Ketchum, Ketchum.Linda@epamail.epa.gov. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Cincinnati Contracts Management Division and the Office of Water, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water has a requirement for technical assistance and support services connected with the implementation of the Public Water Systems Supervision (PWSS) Program. The required support services will cover such activities as State primacy oversight, compliance information collection and analysis, mobilization/State capacity, training, enforcement, regulatory development and direct program implementation. In 1995, EPA entered into an updated consent decree with the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund (SCLDF). In order to meet the statutory and court ordered deadlines for the Class V rule, Class V Study, and maintain the Needs Survey schedule, EPA must increase the level of effort for the existing contract (contract No. 68-C5-0061) with the Cadmus Group, Inc. EPA intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, an increase in the level of effort for this contract of 36,989 hours and $2.53 million dollars as well as extend the period of performance for the final period to December 31, 1999. This is necessary to meet the mandated deadlines and cover the period from now until the end of the fiscal year, when the current contract expires and a new vehicle is expected to be in place. Negotiations shall be conducted pursuant to the authority of 42 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), which allows for negotiations without full and open competition if there is only one responsible source. The basis for the determination is that The Cadmus Group, Inc. is the only contractor that has the expertise and knowledge to continue the work currently being done under the active work assignments for this contract. It is critical that the activities be a continuation of the previously conducted research and analysis to ensure the reliability of the work completed and without duplication of costs or previous effort. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Sources wishing to be considered must submit documentation to the office identified above which establishes that (1) the company has the expertise to do the analysis required from the current point forward, (2) they have the facilities and personnel available; and (3) that they can provide continuity in the studies and analysis required to meet the Congressional Mandate and court ordered deadlines and to maintain the reliability of the data without duplication of costs or effort. Documentation should be submitted within 15 days of publication of this notice. Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division Email: ketchum-linda@epamail.epa.gov URL: http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cin U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268 NOTES: 22 and 26 Posted 02/12/99 (W-SN297987). (0043)

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