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B -- ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS SUPPORT FOR THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT SOL PR-CI-98-00003 POC David Plagge (513) 487-2022 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts Mgmt. Divison, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact David Plagge via e-mail, plagge.david@epamail.epa.gov. The purpose of this amendment is to change the proposed contract type that was listed in the original CBD notice (appearing in the CBD approximately on February 23, 1998) for solicitation PR-CI-98-00003. It is now anticipated that the Government will award a Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Level-of-Effort contract with a Base Period and two (2) one year options. It is anticipated that the base amount of level-of-effort for each period will be approximately 29,750 hours. It further is anticipated that each period will have the option for increased quantity of approximately 15,000 hours. It is currently anticipated that the solicitation will be issued in late May or early June. Solicitation PR-CI-98-00003 will appear on the Internet. It may be accessed through the EPA's homepage on the World Wide Web at the following direct link URL: http//www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. (0118)

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