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

A -- RESPONSE ENGINEERING AND ANALYTICAL CONTRACT (REAC) SOL PR-CI-98-12119 POC Donna Reinhart (513)487-2114 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Donna Reinhart, Reinhart.Donna@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. EPA has a requirement for functions in support of the USEPA's Environmental Response Team Center (ERTC). The Response, Engineering, and Analytical Contract (REAC) utilizes government-owned equipment and facilities in Edison, New Jersey to provide support to the ERTC in conducting Agency missions under the authority of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Superfund Amendments and reauthorization Act (SARA), Oil Pollution Act (OPA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA), and other legislative acts. ERTC services are provided in support of the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), EPA Regional On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs), Remedial Project Managers (RPMs), and other Agency groups. The contractor shall provide support to ERTC by maintaining 24-hour response capability for national and international releases of oil and hazardous materials and uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. Services shall be provided in the following areas: biological/ecological studies engineering studies (treatability feasibility investigations, technology evaluations, process reviews, and plant inspections), multimedia studies (hydro geological investigations, soil gas surveys, risk assessments, field analytical surveys), health and safety activity, quality assurance programs, and other technical support services associated with the implementation of those listed above. It is anticipated that a 60 month contract will be issued. The anticipated contract type is cost plus award fee, level of effort. The 60 month contract period will consist of 1,248,880 direct labor hours. In addition, options will be included to grant the Government the opportunity to increase the level of effort by up to 102,520 direct labor hours during the contract period. The anticipated award date is June 1999. The solicitation will be processed under full and open competition procedures. The RFP release dateand closure date have not been established at this time. All responsible offerors may submit a proposal. Copies of the solicitation are available on the Internet. Offerors should visit EPA's Home Page (http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd) for continuous status. The sic code is 8744. "See Note 26." (0134)

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