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R -- TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE LEAD ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM SOL PR-HQ-99-15963 DUE 041299 POC John J. Nanartowicz III, Contracting Officer, 202-564-4756 WEB: Technical and Administrative Support for the Lead Abatement, http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/dc9915963/index.html. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, nanartowicz.john@epamail.epa.gov. THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE PROCURED UTILIZING FULL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES!! The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Progran Chemicals Division (NPCD) of the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in Washington, D.C., has the responsibility to ensure the availability of a nationally trained and qualified workforce to identify and address lead-based paint hazards, and to protect the general public from exposure to lead-based paint hazards (40 CFR Part 745 Subpart L-Lead-Based Paint Activities). Effective August 31, 1998, the regulation referenced above mandated that the EPA begin administering a lead-based paint training, certification and accreditation program in States, Indian Tribes, and Territories that do not have an EPA authorization to administer such a program. The purpose of this procurement is to acquire a contractor established process for distributing applications, reviewing and evaluating applications, recommending Agency approval or denial of applications, and communicating with the public about the specifics of individual applications. The contractor selected shall be required to offer support to training programs applying for accreditation and individuals and firms applying to receive certification to conduct lead-based paint abatement activities. Additionally, the contractor shall be required, under EPA guidance, to address phone, facsimile, and mail inquiries about lead-based paint program activities as well as provide data entry and database support. Specifically, under EPA guidance, the contractor shall transfer the appropriate information from the applicant's package into a database for use by EPA, state personnel, potential applicants and the general public (for example, accredited training course schedules may be available through the database once the contractor has entered the data into the system). The contractor shall also establish an information help line to answer specific questions about an individual, firm, or training program's application. Payment for services rendered by the contractor will be divided into two (2) distinct parts: (a) Firm-Fixed Prices paid for by EPA appropriated funding; (b) Firm-Fixed Fees for Services paid for by individuals,firms, and training programs directly benfiting from the services of the contractor (commercial enterprises). It should be noted that hard copies of the Request for Proposals (RFP) will not be mailed out, but will be available for down-loading from the EPA website. The EPA website address is: http://www.epa.gov/oam/hpod. Email the Contracting Officer at "nanartowicz.john@epamail.epa.gov" to express your interest in this solicitation package. Due to the anticipated large volume of interest, we will be unable to return phone calls for this procurement. You may be able to retrieve a copy of the proposal package on or about March 8, 1999. Posted 02/16/99 (W-SN298716). (0047)

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