U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Unit, 100 Alabama Street,S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303

R -- ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR REGION 4 SOL PR-R4-98-10005 POC Carole Wallace, 404/562-8391 (fax 404/562-8370) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to competitively procure the enforcement support services (ESS) for the EPA Region 4 enforcement program. The Contractor shall provide EPA Region 4 assisstance in analytical,litigation, financial, investigative, and management support related to enforcement activities at Superfund sites in accordance with all environmental statutes as appropriate {e.g., Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) (Superfund), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)}. The total estimated level-of-effort (LOE) for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is 75,000 hours. The contract will have a three-year base period with two one-year options. The geographical boundaries of Region 4 include eight states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,and Tennessee. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be released on or around May 26, 1998, and proposals will be due approximately 50 days thereafter. This procurement is a 100% Small Business Set Aside. The SIC Code for this requirement is 8721. Regarding the size standard for this solicitation, the annual average gross revenue for the preceding three fiscal years is not to exceed $6.0 million. The Contractor will be required to support the following areas of enforcement: POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY (PRP) SEARCHES -- 1) develop evidence of potential liability as defined in CERCLA, 2) search records at a variety of records sources during PRP searches, 3) photocopy substantial quantities of documents, often at remote locations, 4) based on elements of liability, recommend persons into the appropriate PRP categories for EPA consideration, 5) perform stoichiometric calculations, analyze material balances, and interpret manufacturing processes, 6) conduct individual and corporate research and financial analysis, 7) conduct investigations, 8) conduct title searches, and 9) provide general and special notice letter mailing processes; NEGOTIATION SUPPORT -- provide case support liability and viability analyses and cost documentation; EXPERT/LITIGATION SUPPORT -- 1) prepare litigation reports and establish the prima facie case, 2) locate and secure qualified experts to support EPA actions in science, technical and financial fields, 3) compile cost packages which document costs expended for a particular site, 4) assist in preparing and filing deed restrictions; and 5) Alternative Disputes Resolution; COST RECOVERY SUPPORT -- 1) collect and secure evidence at sites, 2) prepare cost documentation, establish liability and support response decisions, and 3) document and data management; MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT -- 1) general records management, 2) case/project analysis, 3) operations and system design, 4) operations, 5) physical preparation and maintenance of administrative records, 6) data management, 7) manage data collected in the course of CERCLA investigations and enforcement activities, and 8) training activities for enforcement processes and operations. Only written or electronic requests for RFP will be honored. Telephone requests will not be accepted. (0086)

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