U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attention: CMB-A, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

B -- EMISSION FACTOR SUPPORT : AP-42 CHAPTERS 4-7, 9 AND 10 SOL PR-NC-97-10098 POC Kathy Moore, Contract Specialist (919) 541-3504/Sue Miller, Contracting Officer, (919) 541-3504 WEB: Click here to go to the web page where the solicitation will be posted, http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via e-mail, moore.kathyh@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement for technical support in the development of emission factors for stationary and area sources of air pollution. The successful contractor shall 1) develop emission factors for criteria and toxic air pollutants and 2) prepare technical reports and materials for addition to "Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, Volume I", commonly known as "AP-42". Specific qualifications desired include: 1) experience with conducting engineering evaluations of stationary and area air pollutant emission sources, 2) experience with the development of air pollutant emission factors and supporting materials for criteria and toxic air pollutants from stationary and area sources, 3) experience with development of software/databases related to air pollutant emissions from stationary and area sources, 4) familiarity with statistical approaches to evaluating and quality assuring air pollutant emission data, 5) experience in report preparation and graphical displays and 6) demonstrated technical writing and editing abilities. EPA anticipates the award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee level of effort type contract for a total of 89,250 labor hours consisting of a base requirement of 17,850 labor hours. In addition, the contract will allow for four twelve-month options for 17,850 labor hours each. SIC No. 8748 applies; size standard of $5M in average annual receipts over the last three years. This requirement is a partial follow-on to Contract numbers 68D20160 with Eastern Research Group, 68D30001 with Pacific Environmental Services and 68D20159 with Midwest Research Institute, which all expire on September 30, 1997. It is estimated that the RFP will be issued approximately 5/09/97 as full and open competition. Proposals will be due thirty (30) days after the RFP issuance date. The solicitation and amendments will be available via the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. Firms are encouraged to access the solicitation and amendments via Internet. If you will be obtaining a copy of the solicitation via Internet, it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the solicitation is posted for any amendments. Firms who do not have the capability to obtain the solicitation from Internet, may submit a written request for a diskette with the solicitation in WordPerfect 6.1 format from the contact point at the address above; however, only those firms who do NOT have the capability to obtain the solicitation from the Internet should request diskettes. Diskettes will not be sent to those firms who have Internet access. If you request a diskette of the solicitation, you will receive amendments by mail, unless you notify us otherwise. Telephone and fax requests will not be honored. Only one copy shall be sent 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 issued to all prospective offerors along with the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. See Numbered Note 26.***** (0105)

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