Enironmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division, Cincinnati, OH 45268-7001

B -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL RESEARCH, TREATMENT AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Sol. C500232T1. POC: J. Deanna Easley, 513/366-2027. The EPA, Office of Research and Development, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory (REEL), Cincinnati, OH requires technical support services to fulfill its responsibilities in the areas of environmental and economic evaluations of physical/chemical processes for managing, treating, and controlling hazardous wastes. The purpose of this acquisition is to provide EPA/RREL with information on hazardous pollutants by (1) characterizing the nature and seriousness of pollutant emissions; (2) evaluating the applicability of pollution prevention; and (3) conducting research, development and evaluation to advance the state-of-the-art on waste minimization/control/treatment of pollution. The primary focus of this acquisition is to provide technical support to RREL in its research activities relative to the physical/chemical treatment of soils, sediments, landfills, and solid, liquid and gaseous effluents contaminated with toxic and hazardous wastes. The personnel will encompass a variety of engineering and scientific disciplines and will require highly competent and experienced technical personnel conducting research, development, evaluation, and demonstration for enhanced environmental protection through improved treatment/control technologies, in-place management of contamination, and waste minimization via physical/chemical processes. The Agency anticipates the award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee, level of effort term contract with a Base period of 12 months, four (4) 12-month options to extend the contract term. The base level of effort will be 17,000 direct labor hours with options to increase the level of effort by 50% of the Base requirement to full and open competition (unrestricted). All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be evaluated by the Agency in accordance with the technical evaluation criteria specified in the RFP. For subcontracting purposes, the SIC code for this solicitation is 8731 (size standard of 500 employees). When requesting an RFP, all firms should identify their size and socioeconomic status as follows: LARGE BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESS, or SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS. All requests for a copy of the solicitation must be in writing; no telephone requests will be honored. (058)

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