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

A -- 24 HOUR DATASET DESCRIBING RATES OF GASEOUS MERCURY EVASION FROM A NEAR BACKGROUND FRESHWATER AQUATIC SYSTEM SOL UKE038 DUE 090700 POC Karen Z. Gibson, Contracting Officer, (919)541-4556 WEB: Click here for the Statement of Work and Evaluation, http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd/. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, gibson.karen@epa.gov. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is UKE038, and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-18. The associated Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 8731 which has a size standard of 500 employees to qualify as a small business. THIS SOLICITATION IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. A firm-fixed-price purchase order is anticipated to result from the award of this solicitation. The Statement of Work and evaluation criteria related to this procurement can be found at EPA's web site at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd/ The contractor shall provide EPA with a price estimate on a per task basis as described in the Statement of Work. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Evaluation- Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Item. Evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212-2 are outlined in detail at EPA's web site at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd/. The evaluation criteria include the following: (1) TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES CRITERIA: (a) Proposed Methods of Accomplishing Technical Objectives; (b) Corporate Experience (c) Demonstrated Qualifications of Proposed Personnel; (2) PAST PERFORMANCE; and (3) PRICE. Award will be made to the offeror whose offer represents the best value to the Government considering all the criteria referenced above. Technical Capabilities and past performance when combined are significantly more important than price. All offerors are to include with their offers a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The following FAR clause applies to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses which are cited in clauses 52.212-5 are applicable to the acquisition: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Other than Central Contractor Registration. Price and technical information should be submitted in separate proposals. It is requested that the completed Representations and Certifications be included with the price proposal. It is the offerors responsibility to check EPA's web site (http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd/) to check the status of this procurement and to ascertain if any amendments have been issued. Please submit two copies of the technical proposal and two copies of the price proposal to Karen Z. Gibson, Contract Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MD-33, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Courier Delivery Address is: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Receptionist-Administration Bldg. Lobby, Attn: Karen Z. Gibson (MD-33), 79 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. All offers are due by September 7, 2000, 3:30 p.m. ET. No telephonic or faxed requests or offers will be honored. See Numbered Note 1. Posted 08/23/00 (W-SN489117). (0236)

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