U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (NCCM-KM, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

A -- PREPARATION OF NEPA, WETLANDS AND MARINE RELATED STUDIES FOR EPA'S REGION I SOL D500045M1 DUE 041795 POC Kathy Moore, Contract Specialist (919) 541-3504/Janice White, Contracting Officer (919) 541-3504. The Environmental Protection Agency's Region I has a requirement for the preparation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Wetlands, and Marine-Related studies. Engineering and scientific support are sought for studies which might include subjects such as NEPA reviews of steam electric generating facilities, ocean disposal site selection, air quality, marine pollution loading identification and evaluation, noise and traffic assessments for proposed facilities, development of watershed management plans, preparation of ocean discharge evaluations, wetland protection studies, and development of mitigation plans. It is anticipated that solicitation D500045M1 will be release on or around March 17, 1995 and that proposals will be due approxoimately 30 days after issuance. Two contracts, a ''primary'' and a ''secondary'' contract, will be awarded as a result of this solicitation. It is anticipated that the resulting cost-plus-fixed-fee, level-of-effort type contracts will have twenty-four month base periods and three twelve month options. The total duration of the proposed contracts is sixty months. The ''primary'' contract will have a minimum of 1032 hours, with option increases up to a maximum of 10320 hours in the base period and 5160 hours in the option periods, with a total contract maximum over the sixty month period of 25,800 hours. The ''secondary'' contract will have a minimum of 430 hours, with option increases up to a maximum of 2580 hours in the base period and 1290 hours in the option period, with a total contract maximum over the sixty month period of 6450 hours. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the solicitation by submitting a written request. Please include five self-addressed labels with your request. A copy of the source list will be included with the solicitation. FAX requests for the solicitation will not be honored. A limited number of copies is available. Only one copy shall be issued to a corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geographic locations. Copies will be issued on a first come, first serve basis. (0048)

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