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B -- EPA REGION IX ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL PROCUREMENT FOR ANALYSIS OF ORGANICS AND INORGANICS. SOL PR-R9-00-10041 DUE 042800 POC Marlon Mezquita, Technical POC, (415)744-1499 and Jeri Simmons, Contractual POC WEB: REAP FOR ORGANICS AND INORGANICS REGION IX, http://www.epa.gov/oamreg09/00-10041/index.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, simmons.jeri@epamail.epa.gov. Laboratory ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR ORGANICS AND INORGANICS (SIC 8734): The US EPA, Region IX, San Francisco, has a requirement for a Regional Environmental Analytical Procurement (REAP) which seeks to provide EPA with analytical data for use by Region IX in support of its investigation and clean-up activities. Services to include application of methods for the isolation, detection, and quantities measurement of VOCs, semivolatiles, pesticides, and metals. EPA anticipates that up to 10% of analyses will include non-standard methods and matrices. Analysis of hazardous waste samples will include GC/MS, GC/EC, GC/FID and GC/NPD technologies for organics; and ICP, AA, and graphic furnace technologies for inorganics. Analysis of low, medium and high concentrations will be required. There are defined procedures for analytical methods, QA/QC, and preperation and submission of data. SCHEDULE: Data will be required, depending on the concentration levels, with 7, 14 and 35 days. If you have technical questions, please contact Marlon Mezquita, phone: (415) 744-1499 and e-mail: mezquita.marlon@epamail.epa.gov. SOLICITATION INFORMARTION: Anticipated date of issuance of the solicitation, Request For Proposals (RFP) # PR-R9-00-10041 is MARCH 29, 2000. See Notes 1 and 26. The RFP will be available on-line at EPA's wedsite "Doing Business with EPA" at http://www.epa.gov/oam, or by contacting the Contract Specialist shown below. Hard copies of the RFP will not be provided without written certification that internet capability is unavailable. Written certification can either be faxed (Facsimile (415) 744-1680), or mailed to the Contract Specialist at the the EPA Region IX address shown above. Procurement is being set-asid for small business concerns. Selection will be based on technical merit and quality, with price as a factor. The Government intends to utilize a two-step source selection approach. Step 1 requires the submittal of a technical proposal and proposed prices. Proposals will be wiighted and ranked. Proposals placed in the competitive range will go on to Step 2, and proposers in Step 2 will be required to satisfactorily analyze one round of Performance Evaluation (PE) samples. EPA will then score PE results and validate the data, and competitively negotiate the requirement. Award will be based on best value to the Government utilizing the best practices approach of FAR Subpart 15 (see FAR infromation below). The Government rewerves the right to do a facility inspection of the recommended source. Also the Government reserves the right to award one to two contracts. For information on small business set-aside, reference Subparts 6.203 and 19.5 of the Federal Acquistion Regulation (FAR), which can be accessed at http://www.arnet.gov/, in the Public Library, or by calling the Contract Specialist below. Size standards for small business can be found in FAR 19.102 (13 CFR 121). CONTRACT INFORMATION: It is the intent of the Government to award one to two Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite quantity contracts with fixed unit prices to a small business concern. It is planned that the resultant contract, or contracts, will be for a Base Period of One Year, with two one-year options, and a guarenteed MINIMUM of $100,000 per contract for the Base Period. For solicitation or contract information, contact the Contract Specialist, Jeri Simmons, at (415) 744-1616, and e-mail: simmons.jeri@epa.gov. The Contracting Officer for this procurement will be David Katzki. Posted 03/09/00 (W-SN432874). (0069)

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