US EPA Region 8, Attn: 8TMS-G(Simplified Acquisitions), 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202-2466

B -- FIELD SUPPORT FOR WYOMING PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM SUPERVISION PROGRAM SOL RFQ-CO-00-00016 DUE 120699 POC Maureen Doughtie @ (303)312-6262 or Maureen Martin @ (303)312-7089 WEB: Request for Quotations 11/18/99 -- Field Support for, http://www.epa.gov/region08/water/drink/rfq-wyom.html. E-MAIL: martin.maureen@epa.gov, doughtie.maureen@epa.gov. Request for Quotations This Request for Quotations is restricted to SMALL BUSINESSES ONLY. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII Office, is soliciting quotations from individuals and companies that may have the qualifications to complete several activities for the public water system supervision (PWSS) program. Please review the Statement of Work (SOW) found on the Region VIII website at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/region08/water/drinkrfq-wyom.html. (If you cannot access this web site, please call Ms. Maureen Doughtie at (303)312-6262 for the Statement of Work. If you are interested, please submit the following: (1) A statement of qualifications which should be brief, but should include the resumes of the staff who would be completing the SOW tasks. When listing these qualifications, please identify staff experience in working with public water systems (PWSs), either as a consultant or as a PWS operator. Please also list all relevant degrees that the staff may have. (2) A statement of staff availability. EPA is particularly interested in knowing how much lead time a contractor would need to respond to individual work requests. It is important that those submitting quotations be able to visit a site on very short notice, particularly when problems, such as bacterial contamination, should arise at a PWS facility. (3) The fully-loaded hourly rate(s) of the staff person(s) who would do the work. Under this contract, billing will be done as hourly rates plus expenses. All indirect costs and administrative costs must be folded into the hourly rate. Expenses are limited to those incurred by the field staff while performing their duties. (4) A list of any public water systems that the contractor currently retains as a client. Also, please note which staff currently act as PWS operators for any Wyoming public water system. (NOTE: This information will not necessarily disqualify a candidate from consideration). The full package should be no more than 20 pages in length. Please submit this information to Minnie Adams at the address listed below. U. S. EPA, Region VIII (8P2-W-MS) 999 18th Street, Suite 500 Denver, CO 80202-2466 The deadline for submittal is 4 pm on Monday, December 6, 1999. Please note that more than one award may be made from this solicitation, based on geographic location. (As mentioned in Item # 2 above, it is imperative that the contractors be able to respond quickly in the event of an emergency at a public water system.) Quotations may also be faxed to Ms. Minnie Adams at (303)312-6339 or (303)312-6363. Awards will be made based on price and best value. To determine best value, EPA will evaluate the quotations using the following criteria: (1) Technical expertise (2) Geographic location of field staff (3) Familiarity with the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141) (4) Ability to respond to individual work requests in a timely manner (5) The proposed hourly rate If you have any questions about this proposal, please contact Maureen Doughtie, Drinking Water Program, at (303) 312-6262. This Request for Quotations is issued by the US EPA Region 8 (Denver, CO) Simplified Acquisitions Team. See FAR, Chapter 13 for Simplified Acquisitions guidelines. Posted 11/19/99 (W-SN402324). (0323)

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