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

B -- ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ASSISTANCE TEAMS (ESAT) SOL D500055R1 POC Vickie Presnell, Contract Specialist, 919-541-3564/Dana Lloyd, Contracting Officer, 919-541-3564. EPA requires contractor support in establishing and staffing a dedicated Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT) in each of EPA's ten regions to perform work in the following task areas: Task I - Analytical Support, Task II - Data Review, Task III - Logistical and Administrative Support, Task IV - Quality Assurance/Quality Control Support, Task V - Other Tasks-Related Activities, and Task VI - Management and Reporting. The Analytical Support task includes analysis of organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, hazardous waste characteristic testing, field analysis, and other miscellandous analytical support functions, i.e. shipping QA/QC samples, cleaning glassware, etc. The contractor must perform the hazardous waste characteristic testing employing acquatic toxicity, bioaccumulation, seed germination, microbial tests and other biological tests. The contractor shall conduct biological sampling and perform biological assessments, e.g., biodiversity studies, bioaccumulatioan studies, biological toxicity testing, specimen examination and biological and ecological risk assessments. Data Review tasks will include review of organics, inorganics, dioxin, and other analytical data to assess data quality and completeness. This review may require use of Computer Aided Data Review and Evaluation (CADRE) or other automated data review systems. Logistical and Administratiave Support shall be provided to field, analytical, and QA and Regional Sample Control Center activities as follows: scientific peer review, maintain databases, acquire and track sample analysis projections, etc. QA/QC Support includes such activities as preparing QA project and/or sampling and analysis plans, prepare and/or review ecological risk assessments, biodiversity assessments, etc. To accomplish this effort, EPA anticipates the issuance of one solicitation with the award of four contracts, one to support Region 7, one to support Region 4, one to support an eastern zone (Regions 1, 2, 3, and 5), and one to support the western zone (Regions 6, 8, 9, and 10). The Region 4 award is a total small-business set-aside. The applicable SIC Code No. is 8744 which has a size standard of 500 employees. The work will be performed in various EPA provided laboratory facilities in each of the regions. The contractor will be required to furnish office space within commuting distance of the laboratory. Locations of lab facilities are as follows: Region 4, Athens, GA; Region 7, Kansas City, KS; Region 1, Lexington, MA, Region 2, Edison, NJ; Region 3, Annapolis, MD; Region 5, Chicago, IL; Region 6, Houston, TX; Region 8, Lakewood, CO; Region 9, Richmond, CA; and Region 10, Port Orchard, WA. EPA anticipates the award of cost-plus fixed fee (Regions 4 and 7) and cost-plus-award fee (eastern and western zones) level of effort type contracts for a base period and four option periods as follows: Region 4 - basic quantity of 45,600 hours for each period with option quantities of 1,900 for the Base Period; 7,600 for Option Period I; 17,100 for Option Period II; 24,700 for Option Period III, and 24,700 for Option Period IV. Region 7 - basic quantity of 43,700 for each period with option quantities of 19,000 for the Base Period; 26,600 for Option II, 38,000 for Option Period III, and 43,700 for Option Period IV. Eastern Zone - Basic Quantity of 180,500 hours for each period with option quantities of 39,900 for the Base Period; 60,800 for Option Period I; 74,100 for Option Period II; 79,800 for Option Period III, and 81,700 for Option Period IV. Western Zone - Basic Quantity of for each period with option quantities of 192,000 hours for the Base Period; 159,500 for Option Period I; 191,800 for Option Period II; 229,800 for Option Period III; and 243,100 for Option Period IV. RFP will be issued approximately 3/1/95. Proposals will be due approximately forty (40) days after the RFP issuance date. A separate preproposal conference will be held at Athens, GA for the Region 4 small business set-aside. A preproposal conference for the Region 7, eastern and western zones will be held at Research Triangle Park, NC. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the solicitation by submitting a written request. No telephone or faxed requests will be honored. Include five self-addressed mailing labels with your request. Only one copy shall be issued to a corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geographic locations. A copy of the preliminary source list will be mailed with the solicitation. A separate request is not required. (0026)

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