U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attn: ORDSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

A -- SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH SOL PR-NC-99-13350 DUE 101399 POC Kathryn Peele, Contracting Officer: (919)541-5293 The Environmental Protection Agency contemplates awarding approximately 40 fixed price contracts under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, Phase I, during Fiscal Year 2000. The SBIR Program is a phased process uniform through the Federal Government of soliciting proposals and awarding funding agreements for research (R) or research and development (R&D) to meet stated agency needs or missions. During Phase I (covered by this solicitation) contractors shall conduct feasibility-related experimental or theoretical research, or R&D efforts on the described agency topics listed below. The Phase I awards are expected to be made by August 30, 1999. Upon successful completion of an EPA SBIR Phase I contract, with a Period of Performance of 6 months, the Phase I contractors will receive the Phase II solicitation, and may submit proposals for competitive evaluation. During Phase II, contractors shall perform the principal research or R&D effort. Funding for Phase II shall be based upon the results of Phase I and scientific and technical merit of the Phase II proposal. During Phase III, commercial application of the R&D conducted in Phases I and II is pursued. Phase III is normally funded from non-federal sources. However, Phase III may also involve follow-on non-SBIR funded R&D or production contracts with Federal agencies for potential products or processes. Proposals submitted in response to the solicitation must directly pertain to EPA's environmental mission and must be responsive to the program interests included in the topic descriptions identified in the solicitation. The topics for the FY 2000 Phase I solicitation are as follows: A. Pollution Prevention and Clean Technologies; B. Prevention, Control and Monitoring of Mobile Source Emissions; C. Prevention and Control of Indoor Air Pollution; D. Prevention and Control of NOx, VOC's, SO2, Particulates and Toxic Air Emissions; E. Drinking Water Treatment; F. Municipal Wastewater Treatment, Septage and Biosolids Management;G. Industrial Wastewater Treatment Including Mining and Feedlots; H. Stormwater Management and Wet Weather Pollution Control; I. Rehabilitation of Urban Infrastructure Systems; J. Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste; K. Prevention, Recycling, Treatment and Disposal of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Solid Wastes and Sediments; L. Remediation of Organically Contaminated Soil, Sediments, and Ground Water; M. Treatment or Removal of Heavy Metals at Contaminated Sites; N. Monitoring and Measurement Technologies for Hazardous Waste Sites; O. Advanced Monitoring and Analytical Technologies. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. The SIC code is 8731 and the Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. The solicitation will be available on or about August 13, 1999, with proposals due on October 13, 1999. The solicitation will be available on the Internet at the following Internet address: www.epa.gov/ncerqa/sbir/. Firms are encouraged to download the solicitation from the Internet. The solicitation document is approximately 87 pages in length, and includes all the requirements, instructions, and forms needed for proper proposal submission. Firms may obtain a facsimile of the solicitation when it becomes available by calling 1-800-490-9194, or obtain a diskette containing a WordPerfect 6.1 version of the solicitation by sending a written request to the address listed above. Only one copy shall be issued to a corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geographic locations. Firms that submitted proposals last year will NOT automatically receive a hard copy of this solicitation. Questions arising in response to the solicitation shall be directed to Kathryn Peele, Contracting Officer, on Internet: peele.kathryn@epa.gov or by leaving a voice mail at (919)541-5293 for a return call. Firms that download the solicitation from the Internet should check periodically for any amendments, information, or status postings. Firms that receive a hard copy of the solicitation will receive any amendments to the solicitation in hard copy by mail. No telephonic requests for the diskettes will be honored. The EPA does not intend to award this procurement in accordance with FAR Part 12, Commercial Items. See Note #1. Posted 07/30/99 (W-SN361544). (0211)

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