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A -- HYBRID CHASSIS ENGINEERING SUPPORT SOL PR-CI-99-14168 POC Elizabeth Faykus, 513-487-2011 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, Faykus.Elizabeth@epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency has a need for a contractor to provide the Office of Air and Radiation, National Vehicle Fuels Emission Laboratory, Advanced Technology Support Division, Ann Arbor, MI, with specialized engineering support for the development, design, modification, fabrication, test, and installation of power train subsystems and electronic control systems for drive trains of experimental vehicles, such as light-duty mid sized passenger cars but may include work on larger or smaller vehicles. The vehicle power train components may include advanced Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, or other advanced types of engines, transmissions, electronic control systems, electrical and hydraulic control valves and actuators, hydraulic accumulators, pumps and hydraulic motors and their components. The contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, services, equipment and facilities to perform work in response to written work assignments involving one or more of the tasks specified to design, develop, modify, fabricate, procure, calibrate, and perform engineering tasks on the requisite power train components. All vehicle, engine, power train, and/or fuel system components required to perform work will either be commercially acquired or designed and fabricated by the contractor or furnished by the Government. The contractor may be required to convert appropriate equipment to alternate-fuel operation. The Government anticipates the award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee level-of-effort type contract with a twelve-month base term and two (2) twelve-month options to extend the term. The base level of effort for each term will consist of 27,000 direct labor hours. In addition, options will be included to increase the level of effort by up to 33,750 direct labor hours during each term in five increments of 6,750 hours. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. The applicable SIC Code is 8711 with a size standard of $2.5 million. Solicitation PR-CI-99-14168 and any amendments to it will appear on the internet. It may be accessed through EPA's homepage on the World Wide Web (www.epa.gov). The direct link URL is http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. See Note 26.***** Posted 07/22/99 (W-SN357832). (0203)

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