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

B -- PROGRAM REVIEW AND TRACKING SUPPORT SOL PR-NC-00-10006 POC Otelia Newsome, Contract Specialist (919) 541-3164/Sue Davis, Contracting Officer (919) 541-3164 WEB: Click here to visit the site that has EPA-RTP solicitations., http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, newsome.otelia@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has a requirement for program review and tracking support. This effort will be performed within the context of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and related environmental statute. The primary focus will be on sections of the CAA dealing with, but not limited to, National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs). The support will primarily include technical review analysis and tracking as well as technical support. For technical review analysis and tracking, the contractor shall provide regulatory, monitoring, compliance, data base, mobile sources, planning analyses, and modeling support. The technical support effort requires the contractor to provide public hearing/meeting support; training, workshops, and seminar support; public comments/docket support; public outreach; document preparation; technical/peer review of documents; risk communication; technical/scientific review and editing; and computer software documentation and training. EPA anticipates the award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee level of effort contract for a total of 107,000 labor hours consisting of a base requirement of 7,000 and four twelve-month options of 7,000 labor hours each. In addition, the contract allows for options to increase the quantity of hours for the base and four option periods by 14,400 labor hours in each period. A DRAFT copy of the Conflict of Interest (COI) related clauses, provisions, and representations and certifications are posted on the Internet for information purposes at: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. SIC number 8748 applies with a size standard of $5M in average annual receipts over the last three years. The solicitation is expected to be issued approximately February 8, 2000, as a total small business set aside. Proposals will be due approximately 30 days after issuance of the solicitation. This is a follow-on to contract number 68D98052 with E.H. Pechan. 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 the Internet. If you obtain a copy of the solicitation via the Internet, it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the solicitation is posted for any amendments. Firms who do NOT have the capability to obtain the solicitation from the Internet may submit a written request for a diskette with the solicitation in WordPerfect 8.0 format from the contact point at the address above. However, only those firms who do NOT have the capability to obtain the solicitation from the Internet should request a copy of the 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 request 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 Note(s) 1 and 26. Posted 12/20/99 (W-SN410117). (0354)

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