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

Z -- OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND MODIFICATION OF HUMAN STUDIES FACILITY SOL PR-NC-00-10005 POC Ramona G. Evans, Contract Specialist (919/541-4749) / Cheryl Saliby-Puzynski, Contracting Officer (919/541-3053) WEB: Click here to visit the site that has information about, http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, evans.ramona@epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory/Human Studies Division, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is seeking qualified sources to provide the services listed below at government owned facilities located at: EPA Human Studies Facility, 104 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7315. Services include operation, maintenance, repair, modification, and improvement of eleven (11) human exposure chambers and their associated support systems, an aerosol particle concentrator and exposure chamber, two non-exposure test rooms, four (4) in vitro exposure chamber pairs and their support systems, and a Medical Station with associated biomedical equipment. The support systems include a high capacity clean air supply system, associated computers, pumps, filters, fans, heated and chilled glycol supply equipment, a large capacity heat exchange system for generating 550 degree oil, electrical supply equipment and wiring, pollutant generation and control equipment and associated computers, and eight computer controlled individual air handling units providing custom conditions to the human exposure chambers. The contractor is expected to perform this support with an on-site work force and to have experience in the operation, maintenance, and repair of environmental systems and complicated test equipment. This procurement is a follow-on to EPA Contract 68D50170 with TRC Environmental Corporation. EPA anticipates awarding a combination fixed price/cost reimbursement type contract. The SIC code is 8733 with a size standard of $5M in average annual receipts over the preceding three fiscal years to be considered a small business; however, it is anticipated that contract award will be as a result of full and open competition (no set-aside). EPA anticipates initially issuing a draft RFP for the purpose of soliciting questions/comments from interested sources before issuance of the solicitation. The draft solicitation is expected to be issued on or about 01/04/2000 with the actual solicitation being issued on or about 03/01/2000. The draft RFP, the actual RFP, and any amendments will only be available via the Internet World Wide Web at the following site: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. It will be the responsibility of each firm to frequently check the same site where the RFP is posted for any amendments. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. See Numbered Note 26. Posted 12/08/99 (W-SN406928). (0342)

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