U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268-7001

B -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY SOL C600503T1 POC Contact Point, Richard Makepeace, (513)366-2044, Contracting Officer, Ruby Sugg, (513)366-2146 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Cincinnati Contracts Management Division and the Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology, Engineering and Analysis Division have a requirement for support services connected with the study, technical documentation and regulation of hazardous and toxic wastes from direct discharges and sources discharging into municipal treatment systems from the Iron and Steel Industry. This will require the development of information relating to applicable levels of technology by evaluating, documenting, and verifying the full range of wastewater control and treatment technologies that may be available to a given industry, as well as the development of cost data for alternative pollution control options including pollution prevention options. This contract requires superior levels of technical expertise in the fields of chemical, environmental, metallurgical, civil, sanitary, and/or industrial engineering, and water pollution analysis and control. The complete effluent limitations guidelines and standards development process generally requires five to six years to accommodate the statutory and legal requirements including appropriate public participation and preparation of legally defensible technical documentation and records. Promulgated national effluent limitations guidelines and standards are typically challenged in court by industry and environmental groups. Judicial review of national guidelines generally requires two to three years. The Iron and Steel rulemaking technical support activity is new. EPA anticipates that the Iron and Steel regulation will be proposed in 1998, with final promulgation of the regulation anticipated by 2000. The proposed contract will provide support from inception to near completion of work supporting the proposal, response to comments, final promulgation, and any litigation. The resulting contract will require management of multiple, concurrent work assignments which will require long-term as well as quick turn-around responses essential to the statutory responsibilities of the Office of Water. The proposed contract will have a base period consisting of approximately 17,000 hours and running 12 months with four serial options of 12 months each for a total potential performance period of five years. The base year will also have an option for an additional 34,000 hours. The first serial option will consist of 11,000 direct labor hours with an option for an additional 22,000 direct labor hours. The second serial option will consist of 11,000 direct labor hours with an option for an additional 22,000 direct labor hours. The third serial option will consist of 8,000 direct labor hours with an option for an additional 16,000 direct labor hours. The fourth serial option will consist of 8,000 direct labor hours with an option for an additional 16,000 direct labor hours. A cost type, level of effort contract is anticipated. All responsible sources who submit a proposal will be considered by the Agency. All requests for the solicitation must be in writing; NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED. (0123)

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