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

B -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER, WET WEATHER AND BIOSOLID TECHNOLOGIES SOL PR-CI-99-13835 DUE 070699 POC Toni Clay (513) 487-2158 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Toni Clay, clay.antoinette@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management, Municipal Support Division has a requirement for support services connected with the Municipal Wastewater, Wet Weather, and Biosolid Technologies. The EPA is also responsible for the management of national programs to ensure that Federal Agencies, States, Municipalities and industries are able to: (1) plan, design, construct, operate and maintain self-sustaining collection systems, wastewater treatment facilities, biosolids and manure handling systems; (2) successfully prevent, control and manage storm water, combined sewer overflows (CSOs), sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), and other point and nonpoint discharges; and (3) implement watershed management practices, beneficial reuse, conservation and water efficiency programs. The EPA is further responsible for development and publication of regulations, guidelines, national technical policies, guidance documents and strategies to implement the Agency's legislative mandate as provided for in the Water Quality Act of 1987 and subsequent legislation. The contractor shall provide technical support for the development of reports, brochures, guidance documents, surveys, statistical computations, inspection manuals, educational materials, economic analysis, tabulations, engineering models and process evaluations and for the organization and presentation of workshop conferences, and training seminars. The contractor shall provide support for conferences and expositions, workshops, international symposiums and technical meetings to include preparation of exhibit materials, reports and proceedings and transportation of exhibit materials and displays as they relate to other contract requirements. The contractor shall provide helpline services to support water efficiency programs in accordance with EPA guidelines for such services. The proposed contract type will be a Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Level of Effort. The proposed contract will have a base period consisting of 12 monthswith four serial options of 12 months each for a total potential performance period of five years. The base period, and each option period will consist of 12,200 direct labor hours with options for an additional 8,800 direct labor hours in each period. A solicitation is expected to be released August or September 1999. The applicable SIC code is 8742, and the size standard is $5 million. Any interested firm should submit a capability statement which demonstrates the firm's qualifications and ability to provide the required services. Firms shall indicate their size status for the above referenced SIC code. The deadline for submission of the capability statement is July 6, 1999. The point of contact for this action is Toni Clay at (513) 487-2158 or E-Mail address clay.antoinette@epamail.epa.gov. Submissions should be sent to: U.S. EPA, Contracts Management Division, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. Posted 06/08/99 (W-SN340614). (0159)

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