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

R -- PRESOLICITATION FOR REGIONAL OVERSIGHT CONTRACTS (ROC) DUE 050799 POC Timothy Farrell, Contracting Officer (202) 564-4474 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the SOW, http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/farrell/roc2/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer, farrell.tim@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), through the Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office, desires to negotiate contracts to procure technical support services for its hazardous waste cleanup programs at Federal facilities. The anticipated LOE is estimated at an average of 20,000 hours per twelve-month period of performance. OSWER is seeking offerors with knowledge of Federal hazardous waste programs and expertise in waste streams and disposal practices unique to Federal agencies, especially the Department of Defense and Department of Energy. The contractor shall provide support services to the Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office. Under the resulting contracts, the Contractor shall provide technical assistance, advice, and data to EPA in support of the Agency's mission of oversight and enforcement of both CERCLA and RCRA activities at Federal facilities and, to a much lesser degree, with non-Federal potentially responsible parties at Federal facility sites. OSWER is seeking offerors with demonstrated skills and expertise to conduct testing, studies, surveys, analyses, and outreach to address and support all aspects of hazardous waste information and analysis. Under the Request For Comments, the purpose is to provide prospective offeror's an opportunity to review and commenton the requirement as described in the Draft Statement of Work, and to comment on other elements of the Request for Comments. In addition, EPA will provide answers to industry comments during the RFC on the Internet as it becomes available. Please indicate whether your company would consider bidding on this requirement. Please be specific in your comments and responses. Comments on the ROC SOW should identify any perceived ambiguities or inconsistencies. Questions or comments relating to the meaning or clarification of specific tasks under the SOW are also welcome. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Request for Comments (RFC).This RFC does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal. The majority of contracts are likely to be zone/regional contracts. Send all responses -- preferably by E-Mail by close of business 7 May 1999 to farrell.tim @epamail.epa.gov or US EPA, ATTN: Tim Farrell, (3805R), 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460. Posted 03/24/99 (W-SN311954). (0083)

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