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A -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO DEVELOP EPA ENERGY STAR MANUFACTURED HOME QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM SOL EC0472 DUE 080400 POC C. Richardson, 202-565-2554 WEB: NOT AVAILABLE, NOT AVAILABLE. E-MAIL: NOT AVAILABLE, NOT AVAILABLE. The EPA is issuing a request for proposal for services to which the Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13. The EPA is FACNET certified. Any contractor/vendor able to meet requirements must demonstrate in writing by the closing date. All responsible sources solicited may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered. This procurement was a Sole Source Requirement. All proposals received within 15 days of the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Governement not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/ service, or the manufacturer meets qualification requirement at the time of award in accordance with FAR clause 52.209-1. The solicitation identifies the office where additional information can be obtained. Title: Technical Support to Develop EPA Energy Star Manufactured Home Quality Assurance Program. Qualifications needed to be considered for this order: *National recognition as an authority on manufactured housing by HUD, DOE, FEMA, and other. *Highly trained staff with extensive experience in quality auditing and manufactured housing. *Numerous staff that are Certified Quality Auditors (CQA) and Certified Quality Engineers (CQE) as designated by the American Society of Quality of Quality Control (ASQC). *Familiarity with principles and standards of the International Standards Organization (ISO) including ISO-9000. *Key staff that have served as expert witnesses on manufactured housing issues. *Knowledge and experience with the ENERGY STAR Homes Program voluntary guidelines for energy efficiency and Housing and Urban Development (HUD)codes. *Extensive experience with the evaluation of field auditdata and preparation of annual evaluation reports for third party design review (DAPIA) and inspection (IPIA) agencies involved with the manufactured housing industry. *Extensive experience with the review and verification of designs, specifications and standards relating to manufactured housing. *Experience handling consumer complaint cases involving nonconforming manufactured homes. *Access to previously developed quality assurance manuals, inspection guidebooks, auditing manuals, training and education manuals and materials specific to manufactured housing, including the existing draft EPA ENERGY STAR Manufactured Homes Quality Assurance Program and associated public review comments. *Knowledge and experience with ENERGY STAR Homes Program. *No conflict of interest or no vested interest in the manufactured housing industry, manufacturers, or related products. For a copy of the complete Statement of Work please fax C. Richardson @ 202-565-2554. All proposals/ bids can be faxed to the above number or mailed to: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Attn: C. Richardson, mail code 3803R Posted 07/21/00 (W-SN477506). (0203)

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