U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attention: OARSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

B -- INTEGRATED IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATING PERMITS SOL PR-NC-00-10009 POC Sandra Clark, Contract Specialist (919)541-2213/Sue Davis, Contracting Officer (919-541-2213 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP., http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, claark.sandra@epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement for technical support, technical support studies, and administrative support for the review, revision, and/or development of critical environmental guidance/regulations, including Air Toxics Program, Title V Operating Permits Program, New Source Review (NSR) and prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) provisions of the Clean Air Act and related programs that cut across agency lines to the EPA. The successful offeror will be tasked with planning; logistics; materials; on-site duties for meetings/workshops/events; and provide feedback, minutes of meetings, and verbatim transcripts for meetings, outreach, workshop, conference, technical training and similar presentations. The successful offeror will also be tasked with technical support in the form of guidance; developing approaches; data collection; public access; analyses; responses; implementation; and other various technical support. The successful offeror will perform and provide studies andreports that may include analytical studies; developmental studies; technical studies; evaluation studies. Also, the successful offeror will provide other support, including, but not limited to, assistance with studies/reports addressing State, Local and Tribal program requirements/approval status. The successful offeror will need to demonstrate a high degree of competence by demonstrated understanding reflected by such factors as sound technical approach, sound technical results, choice of subcontractors/consultants, attention to detail, presentation format, effective administrative information gathering techniques, and sharing within the management process; and demonstrate the magnitude and breadth of capabilities/experience of the personnel and subcontractor/consultant resources that your company will employ to accomplish work under this requirement, including detailed resume for all personnel to include: education, employment history, relevant background, experience as related to requirement, percentage of availability for contract, professional level labor category, and specific responsibility related to the requirement. The EPA anticipates that a cost-plus-fixed-fee/level-of-effort/work assignment type contract will result from the award of this solicitation. The Government anticipates award of a total level-of-effort of 80,500 direct labor hours consisting of 17,000 labor hours for the first twelve-month period. In addition, the contract will allow for 17,000 labor hours for the second twelve-month period, and 15,500 labor hours for three additional one-year options. A DRAFT copy of the statement of work and the Conflict of Interest (COI) related DRAFT clauses, provisions, and representations and certifications are posted on the Internet for information purposes at http://www..epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. SIC No. 8748 applies and the size standard of $5M in average annual receipts over the last three years. This requirement is a follow-on to contract numbers 68-D-98-024 with E.H. Pechan & Associates and 68-D-98-025 with Pacific Environmental Services. It is estimated that this solicitation will be issued on or around 1/20/00 as a total Small Business Set-Aside, and that proposals will be due thirty (30) days after the RFP issuance date. The solicitation and amendments will be available via the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. Firms are encouraged to access the solicitation and amendments via Internet. If you will be obtaining a copy of the solicitation via Internet, it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the solicitation is posted for any amendments. However, only those firms who do NOT have the capability to obtain the solicitation from Internet, may submit a written request for a diskette. Diskettes will not be sent to those firms who have Internet access. If you request a diskette of the solicitation, you will receive amendments by mail, unless you notify us otherwise. Telephone and fax requests will not be honored. Only one copy shall be sent to a corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geographic locations. A copy of the preliminary source list will be posted along with the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. See Numbered Notes 1 and 26.***** Posted 12/01/99 (W-SN404723). (0335)

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