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

B -- ECONOMIC AND REGULATORY ANALYTICAL AND EVALUATION SUPPORT SOL PR-CI-98-10437 DUE 052298 POC Matthew J. Growney (513) 487-2029 WEB: Office of Acquisition Mangement -- Cincinnati Contracts Mgmt. Division, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Matthew J. Growney, cincinnati Contracts Management Division, Growney.Matthew@epamail.epa.gov. 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. 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (US EPA) Office of Water (OW), Office of Science and Technology (OST), Engineering and Analysis Division (EAD), Economic and Statistical Analysis Branch (ESAB), is performing a market search for a contractor to provide economic, regulatory, analytical, and evaluation support needed to meet the Agency's requirements under the Clean Water Act, executive orders, and, as appropriate, other environmental statutes. The contractor will provide technical and analytical support for the following general program areas: industrial effluent limitations guidelines and standards; water quality standards, contaminated sediment, and biological criteria and standards; multimedia analysis; pollution prevention; economic and market incentives; treatment and disposition; water permits and pretreatment standards analysis; other OW projects; Administrator's priorities; economic methodologies; training; risk analysis; small business analysis, and peer review. The successful contractor will be expected to provide technical support services to aid the Agency in the following task areas: (1) Industry Profiles, (2) Economic and Regulatory Analysis, (3) Cost Analysis, (4) Benefits Analysis, (5) Cost-Benefit Analysis, (6) Economic Analyses, (7) Methodology Development, (8) Regulatory Flexibility/SBREFA Analysis, (9) Financial Analysis of Industry, (10) State and Local Governments, (11) Information Collection, (12) Risk Assessments, (12) Technical/Economic Review, (13) Multi-Media Programs, (14) Review and Analysis of Public Comments, (15) Quick Turnaround, (16) Collection/Preparation of Reports, (17) Databases, (18) Expert/ Peer Review Support. The applicable SIC Code is 8742 with a size standard of $5 million in average annual receipts over the preceding three years. The proposed contract will be a cost plus fixed fee type with a base period of one year and four one year option periods. The government anticipates a total maximum potential level of effort of 150,000 direct labor hours over the five years. ANY INTERESTED FIRM SHOULD SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE FIRM'S ABILITY TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. FIRMS SHALL INDICATE THEIR SIZE STATUS FOR THE ABOVE REFERENCED SIC CODE (LARGE, SMALL, SMALL DISADVANTAGED). THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE CAPABILITY STATEMENT IS 5/22/98. THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE TO MATTHEW GROWNEY, CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, W. MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45268. (0117)

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