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H -- WATER QUALITY MONITORING SOL DTFH7195B00012 DUE 051595 POC Sue Stanton, Contract Specialist, 800-892-8776, Mary W. Daigle, Contracting Officer 703-285-0009 Conduct water quality monitoring on the Tellico Plains - Robbinsville Road project between Tellico Plains, Tennessee, and Robbinsville, North Carolina. The purpose of water quality monitoring on this project is to prevent environmental degradation from the construction of Tellico Plains - Robbinsville Road. This will be achieved through the use of biological and chemical monitoring. This project is situated in the rugged regions of Monroe County, Tennessee, and Graham County, North Carolina. The contractor shall furnish all necessary equipment, materials, and personnel for the collection, testing, and reporting of biological and chemical monitoring parameters. The water quality monitoring consists of two phases: construction and post construction. The tests to be conducted on the chemical monitoring samples are pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, turbidity, acidity, alkalinity, total suspended solids, and water temperature. During the biological monitoring, the streams will be sampled for fish and macroinvertebrates. In addition the following water quality parameters will be collected and analyzed: sulfates, aluminum, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oil and grease. The anticipated period of performance will be for 22 months with an option to renew for 1 additional year. This shall be a fixed-price type of contract. This procurement shall be a Small Business Concern set-aside. The SIC Code for this requirement is 8734. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered. Documents may be obtained on or about April 10, 1995. Date for receipt of bids will be on or about May 15, 2:00 p.m. The following is informational: For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For futher information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0094)

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