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

B -- SOURCE CHARACTERIZATION SOL PR-NC-97-10139 POC Eugenia Lee King, 919 541-3021 or Sue Miller, 919 541-3021 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via e-mail, king.eugenia@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement for emission testing and monitoring; method, monitoring, and quality assurance evaluation; preparation of recommended testing or monitoring related regulatory language; and data ompilation. The work areas include: (1) develop emission limits and standards for new source performance standards (NSPS), national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for source categories, and other Federal regulatory programs; (2) develop emission factors; (3) characterize emissions from a wide spectrum of controlled and uncontrolled sources; (4) develop and revise regulations or alternative approaches for control of air pollutants; and (5) promote proper and consistent application of stationary source emission test and monitoring methods in the development and enforcement of emission control programs nationally. Prospective contractors should have: (1) experienced personnel and equipment for performing EPA air pollution testing and monitoring methodsthat have been published in the Federal Register; (2) capability for extensive laboratory analyses; (3) experience in evaluating test methods; and (4) an understanding of EPA'S standard-setting procedures and policies for controlling emissions for stationary sources. EPA anticipates the award of two (2) cost-plus-fixed-fee level of effort type contracts with a base period of performance for each contract of twelve months, with two additional twelve-month option periods, for a total of 52,675 labor hours. The level of effort requirement of each contract is as follows: the base period is 18,375 labor hours; 17,885 labor hours for the first option period; and 16,415 labor hours for the second option period. The award will be through full and open competition; however, EPA reserves the right to award one of the two contracts as a small business set-aside. The SIC code number for both awards is 8734 with a size standard of $5M in average annual receipts over the preceding three fiscal years. This procurement is afollow-on to portions of contracts 68D20161 with SAIC (OMNI), 68D20162 with PES, 68D20163 with Entropy, 68D20164 with EERC and 68D20165 with MRI. The solicitation is expected to be issued approximately 6/11/97 and proposals will be due approximately 30 days after issuance of the solicitation. 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 a copy of the diskette. 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 Note(s) 26. (0121)

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