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R -- SUPERFUND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE TEAM (START-2) SOL PR-HQ-00-11400 POC Sallie McElrath 202-564-4441 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/rpssc/hq0011400/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer by email, mcelrath.sallie@epa.gov. The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Acquisition Management will issue a solicitation to provide technical support services to EPA Region IX for emergency response, removal, site assessment, and related technical and administrative services as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund) as amended, the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan and other environmental statutes. The contractor will provide services to support response and site assessment activities related to the release or threat of release of oil, petroleum products, hazardous substances, or pollutants and contaminants,that pose an actual or potential threat to human health or welfare, or to the environment. The Standard Industrial Classification for this requirement is 8744 with a size standard of 500 employees. It is the Government's intent to issue one contract with two pricing arrangements. The cost reimbursement portion of the contract will have a five year period of performance and will include a base quantity level-of-effort of 40,000 hours with options for an additional 100,000 hours. The Fixed Price -- Level of Effort portion of the contract will have one base year and four one year option periods. The base quantity in each of the five years of the fixed price portion will be comprised of the services of twenty (20) full-time dedicated personnel. The contract will also include fixed price options for up to five (5) additional dedicated team personnel in each of the five years. Request for Proposal PR-HQ-00-11400 will be released around June 20, 2000. A definite due date for proposals will be established at that time. The purpose of the CBD announcement is to notify potential offerors of EPA's requirement, generate the source list, and to direct interested parties to the EPA's "Doing Business with EPA" Internet World Wide Web site at http://www.epa.gov/oam for further information on this procurement as it becomes available. Hard copies of the solicitation and amendments will not be sent to firms with electronic capabilities. The Request for Proposals (RFP), amendments and other related items for this procurement will be posted on the EPA Web site and can be downloaded through the date of contract award, estimated on or around December 1, 2000. EPA's "Doing Business with EPA" Web site is at the following URL address: http//www.epa.gov/oam. At this Web Home Page, select the "Superfund/RCRA Procurement Division (Washington,DC)" link. Under "Current Procurements," select "Region IX Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START-2)", RFP#PR-HQ-00-11400." Interested parties must forward requests to be placed on the source list to the contracting officer via Internet E-mail at mcelrath.sallie@epamail.epa.gov. If Internet capability is unavailable, interested parties must submit written verification via E-mail or facsimile stating such to Sallie McElrath so that hard copies of these documents may be provided. Upon receipt ofwritten verification, the documents will be sent by U.S. mail. Posted 05/31/00 (W-SN459936). (0152)

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