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B -- REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR INORGANICS, EPA REGION I SOL PR-R1-98-10007 DUE 063098 POC Hilary E. Kelley, Contracting Officer, 617-565-4783 WEB: Regional Environmental Analytical Procurement for Inorganics, http://www.epa.gov/oamreg01/98-10007/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via email., kelley.hilary@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency, Region I New England, Superfund Program, has a need for the analysis of hazardous waste field samples for various inorganic analytes using ICP, flame AA, furnace AA, cold vapor AA, spectrophotometric techniques, TOC analyzer, an array of sieves, hydrometer, and muffle furnace. Analyses for both medium level and low concentraction levels are required. Digestion preconcentration procedures, as specified in the Statement of Work (SOW), may be required to achieve the Contract Required Quantitation Limits(CRQL's) for the low concentration level analyses. Contractors will be required to use specific analytical procedures, follow quality control procedures, and prepare and submit data in the format specified in the SOW. Data will be requested with a turnaround time of either 35 days or 14 days. There will also be a Labor Hour Pool component of the contract which will be used to analyze samples that contain interferences, are comprised of complex matrices, require lower levels of detection, and/or require parameters not specified in the fixed methods of the SOW. The SIC Code is 8743. It is the Government's intention to competitively negotiate a Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for analytical methods and labor hour categories. The resulting contract will be for a Base Period of 2 years with one 1-year option period. This procurement will utilize a two step technical approach where (1) an offeror will submit a written technical proposal and satisfactorily analyze one round of Performance Evaluation (PE) samples and (2) an offeror may then participate in oral presentations. In addition an offeror will be required to meet additional technical requirements with an acceptable laboratory inspection. Award will be based on the proposal which represents the best value to the Government. The anticipated release date of the RFP is May 29, 1998. A Service Contract Act Wage Determination will be applicable to this procurement. See Numbered Note 26. The purpose ofthis notice is to direct you to EPA's "Doing Business with EPA" Internet World Wide Web site a http://www.epa.gov/oam. The RFP and other related documents for this procurement will be posted on this Web site and can be downloaded. Hard copies of the RFP, amendments and other related items will not be provided without written certification that internet capability is unavailable. Interested parties must submit this written certification to the Contracting Officer via Email to kelley.hilary@epamail.epa.gov, facsimile to 617-565-9464, or mail to U.S. EPA, Region I, Contracts and Procurement Unit (MCP), JFK Federal Building, Boston, MA 02203-0001 stating such so that hard copies of these documents may be provided when they become available. (0096)

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