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D -- FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION RESOURCES II SOL PR-HQ-00-10323 POC Margaret Milligan, Contracting Officer, (202) 564-4752 WEB: Click here for further information, http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/adp_placement/0010323/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer, milligan.margaret@epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD) is seeking a contractor to provide Information Technology (IT) operations and maintenance support services for offices, laboratories, and research centers in Washington DC, RTP, NC, and nationwide. The FAIR II acquisition will provide contractor support in the areas of operations and maintenance, inclusive of (a) end-user services (help desk, training, facilities administration, and visual information support); (b) hardware and software operations and maintenance of all systems; and (c) minor enhancements to existing systems maintained under FAIR II. Currently this effort is being supported by OAO Corp. under EPA contract number 68-W5-0065. This requirement will be procured using FULL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES. The SIC code for this requirement is 7379. EPA anticipates awarding a cost-plus-award-fee indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract with a maximum potential period of performance of 84 months (a 12- monthbase period and six 12-month options). The maximum level-of-effort for all option periods contemplated is 4,416,360 hours. The purpose of this CBD announcement is to notify potential offerors of EPA's requirement and to direct interested parties to EPA's "Doing Business with EPA" Internet World Wide Web site for further information on this procurement as it becomes available at http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/adp_placement/0010323/index.htm . The solicitation, amendments and other related items are being posted on the site and can be downloaded. Hard copies will not be mailed out without written certification that Internet capability is unavailable. The solicitation will be available on or about June 12, 2000. All responsible offerors may submit a response which will be considered. Posted 05/26/00 (W-SN459295). (0147)

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