U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RCPB Superfund Procurement (3805R), 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460-0001

B -- CHEMICAL LABORATORY ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR MULTI-MEDIA INORGANICS SOL SOL PR-HQ-99-15909 DUE 061599 POC Hildy Pollard 202 564-4507 WEB: Click here to view or download a copy of the RFP, http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/pollard/hq9915909/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, pollard.hildy@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency has requirement for Chemical Analytical Services for hazardous waste field samples for multi-media, multi-concentration inorganic analyses of 23 metals and cyanide using Inductively Couple Plasma (ICP), Atomic Absorption (AA) Spectroscopy and Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometric (ICP/MS) techniques. In addition, the analysis of nine water quality parameters, hexavalent chromium and total recoverable petroleum hydrocarbons will also be required. The SIC code is 8734. Contractors will be required to utilize approved analytical methods, to follow quality control procedures and to prepare and submit hardcopy data and an electronic diskette deliverable within 21, 14, or 7 days, as specified in accordance with a defined format specified in the Statement of Work (SOW). Contractor may also be required to submit preliminary analytical results within 48 hours, followed by a full seven-day analysis, in accordance with the SOW. The analyses performed will be primarily Superfund related, but other government programs will utilize these services as appropriate. This procurement is a negotiated procurement. This requirement will utilize a three technical approaches where: (1) the contractor will be required to satisfactorily analyze one round of pre award PA-PE sample(s), and submit data within 14 days in accordance with defined format and (2) the contractor to pass a Contractor Compliance Screening audit. (3) In addition, the contractor will be required to meet additional technical requirements, past performance and lab inspection. Award(s) will be made to the lowest price, technically acceptable offerors (s). This procurement is anticipated to result in a maximum of 20 contracts. Three contracts have been set aside for small business concerns. Contracts will be competitively awarded as Fixed Price Indefinite Quantity/Delivery Order Contract. Base Period of (12 months) and Option I (12 months), Option II 12 months). The anticipated release date for the RFP procurement is April 30, 1999. A Service Contract Act Wage Determination will not be applicable to this procurement. The purpose of this CBD announcement is to notify potential bidders of EPA's requirement, generate the bidders' list and direct interested parties to the EPA's "Doing Business with EPA" Internet World Wide Web site at http://www.epa.gov/oam/. The RFP and other related documents for this procurement will be posted on this Web site and can be downloaded. Interested parties must forward request to be placed on the bidders list via Internet E-mail LINKURL: http//www.epa.gov/oam/EMAILADD: pollard.hildy@epamail.epa.gov, via facsimile (202) 565-2557, or to the mailing address; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 401 M Street SW, Superfund/RCRA Regional Procurement Operation Division, Enforcement and Laboratory Analysis Service Center, Laboratory Analysis Team (3805R), Washington, DC 20460-0001, Attn: Hildy Pollard (61170). If you do not have Internet capabilities, hard copies of the RFP, amendments and other related items will not be provided without written request on your firm's letterhead. You may submit written request via E-mail or facsimile to Hildy Pollard so that hard copies of these documents may be provided. Posted 03/11/99 (W-SN307293). (0070)

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