U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, Contracts and Procurement Section, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100 (MCP), Boston, MA 02114-2023

B -- MINI-REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL PROCUREMENT FOR ORGANICS SOL PR-R1-99-10722 DUE 041299 POC Hilary E. Kelley, Contracting Officer, 617-918-1904 WEB: Mini-Regional Environmental Analytical Procurement, http://www.epa.gov/oamreg01/99-10722/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, kelley.hilary@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency has a need for organic analysis for hazardous waste field samples for various organic compounds using GC/MS, GC/MS with purge and trap, GC/EC, GC/FID, and GC/NPD technologies. Analyses for medium and low concentration levels will be required. Procedures have been defined for analytical methods, QC and preparation and submission of data. Data will be requested with a 35 or 14 days turnaround. There will also be a Labor Hour Pool component which will be used to analyze samples that contain interferences, are comprised of complex matrices, require lower concentration levels, and/or require parameters not specified in fixed methods component of SOW. The SIC Code is 8734. This Mini-REAP, Organics represents a subset of the region's requirements which has been set-aside for Small Business. See Note 1. It is the Government's intention to competitively negotiate a Fixed Unit Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for 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 (2) satisfactorily analyze one round of Performance Evaluation (PE) samples, perform Method Detection Limit (MDL) studies and participate in an oral presentation. In addition an offeror may be required to meet additional technical requirements with an acceptable laboratory evaluation. Award will be based on the proposal which represents the best value to the Government. The anticipated release date of the RFP is March 10, 1999. See Note 26. Offerors are directed to EPA's "Doing Business with EPA" Internet World Wide Web site (http://www.epa.gov/oam). The RFP, amendments and other related items for this procurement will be posted on the web site and can be downloaded. Hard copies will not be provided without written certification that internet capability is unavailable. Submit a written certification via Email (kelley.hilary@epamail.gov), facsimile (617-918-1909), or mail (U.S. EPA, Region I, Contracts & Procurement Unit (MCP),1 Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Telephone requests or inquiries shall not be honored. Posted 02/18/99 (W-SN299575). (0049)

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