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A -- STATISTICS SUPPORT FOR THE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT RESEARCH LABORATORY SOL PR-CI-00-10041 POC Kathleen Roe, phone: (513)487-2144, fax: (513)487-2109 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, roe.kathleen@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division (APPCD) has a requirement for statistical support in experimental design, in the analysis of data generated by APPCD-sponsored projects, and in the review of statistically-based reports and papers. APPCD researches, develops, and demonstrates air pollution prevention and control technologies for manufacturing and processing industries, power plants, incinerators, indoor environments, and sources of greenhouse gases. Research includes characterization and assessment of all sources of air pollution and verification of the performance of innovative technologies. The successful contractor shall develop optimal plans for laboratory and field studies, develop models that address bias and variability in measurements, apply time series methods to research measurements, and correlate studies for the development of surrogate analytes. A quick turn-around on specific tasks shall be required. The proposed contract is a 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. The applicable SIC Code is 2721 (500 employees). EPA anticipates the award of a five year, fixed rate, Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) task order type contract. The minimum ordering amount is expected to be $15,000. The maximum ordering amount is expected to bo $180,500. Solicitation No. PR-CI-00-10041 is expected to be issued in early January and close 30 days thereafter. It will be available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. Interested parties are expected to download the solicitation and subsequent amendments from the given web site. Hard copies be issued on a limited basis to those eligible firms without Internet access. Requests for hard copies may be mailed, faxed or e-mailed to the POC. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to frequently check the site for any amendments. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by EPA. See numbered Notes 1 and 26. Posted 12/09/99 (W-SN407064). (0343)

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