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

B -- ANALYTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVLOPMENT OF EFFLUENT LIMITATION GUIDELINES AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY SUPPORT SOL PR-CI-97-10412 POC Andre Reinhart or Norm White WEB: Offcice of Acquistion Mangement -- Cincinnati Contracts Mgmt. Division, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, reinhart.andre@epamail.epa.gov. The sources sought notice posted to the Commerce Business Daily on May 28, 1997 with the subject ANALYTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY SUPPORT is modified to read as follows: THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. NO TELEPHONE CALLS REQUESTING A BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A MARKET SEARCH WHEREBY THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. The Environmental Protection Agency is performing a market search for a contractor to provide analytical support services to the EPA Office of Water (OW) in support of the development of effluentlimitation guidelines under the Clean Water Act as well analytical chemistry support on efforts related to implementation of the Safe Drinking 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 methods 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 options years will be included, and are anticipated to 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 option amounts of 23,000 hours for the base period, and 22,500 hours for each of the options periods. The total maximum potential level of effort is therefore 143,000 direct labor hours over 36 months, including all option quantities. ANY INTERESTED FIRM SHOULD SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE FIRM'S ABILITY TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. FIRM'S SHALL INDICATE THEIR SIZE STATUS FOR THE ABOVE REFERENCED SIC CODE (LARGE, SMALL, 8(a)SMALL DISADVANTAGED) THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE CAPABILITY STATEMENT IS 6/27/97. 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 in late July, 1997. (0162)

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