U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268

B -- ANALYTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY SUPPORT. SOL PR-CI-97-10412 POC Andr Reinhart or Norm White WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Contracts Management Division, Cincinnati, http://epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. The Environmental Protection Agency is performing a "market search" for a contractor to provide analytical support services to the EPA Offcie of Water (OW) in suppport of the development of effluent limitation guidelines under the Clean Water Act as well as analytical chemistry support on efforts related to the Safe Drinking Water Act. The services to be provided include scientific and technical support related to analytical methods and sampling, analysis, and data handling of water and sludge samples. The successful contractor must possess superior levels of technical expertise in the fields of chemistry, analytical mehtods of analysis for water, sludge and sediments, analytical laboratory quality control, computer programming, automated management information systems, and field sampling. The contractor shall collect information and conduct studies of a technical or scientific nature, including the coordination of sampling and analyses and database management. The applicable SIC Code is 8731 with a size standard of 500 employees. It is anticipated that a cost plus fixed fee/level-of-effort contract will result from the award of this solicitation. The Government anticipates a level of effort of 25,000 direct labor hours for the twelve month base contract year. Two option years will be included, and are anticipated tio contain 25,000 direct labor hours each, for a total potential of 75,000 direct labor hours over 36 months. The Government anticipates including quantity options amounts of 23,000 hours for the base period, and 22,500 for each of the option periods, which brings the maximum total potential on the contract to 143,000 direct labor hours over 36 months. ALL INTERESTED SMALL BUSINESSES SHOULD FURNISH STATEMENTS INDICATING THEIR CAPABILITIES BY 6/20/97. THE CAPABILITIES STATEMENT MUST DEMONSTRATE THE FIRM'S ABILITY TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. This documentation should be submitted in duplicate to Norm White, OSDBU, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268. It is anticipated that this solicitation will be issued on or around late July, 1997. (0148)

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