U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RCPB Superfund Procurement (3805R), 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460-0001

J -- FACILITY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE FOR THE MANCHESTER EPA LABORATORY SOL PR-HQ-99-16031 POC Michael Grivnovics, (202) 564-4448 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist, grivnovics.michael@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Acquisition Management (OAM)will issue a solicitation for operation and maintenance services at the EPA Manchester Environmental Laboratory, Port Orchard, Washington. The facility support services covered by the statement of work includes as primary function the operation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration systems; the maintenance and operation of plants, buildings, laboratories and equipment; and ground maintenance. As part of the services provided under this procurement, the contractor shall perform all maintenance and repairs necessary to provide the Manchester EPA Laboratory with smooth running mechanical systems with little or no breakdowns. The contractor is expected to perform this support with an on-site work force and to have (3) years experience in the operation and management of facilities. The facility has eleven buildings and two trailers. Skills required include, but are not limited to, a manager, heating/ventilation/air conditioning/refrigeration mechanics, maintenance mechanics, electrician, plumber, painter, general labor, and other skills common to building operations and maintenance trades. One contract will be issued from this solicitation and the contract period will be for five years. The Service Contract Act will apply to this acquisition. The proposed contract is 100% set aside for small business concerns. The Invitation for Bids (IFB) will be released within approximately 15 days. The purpose of this CBD announcement is to notify potential offerors of EPA's requirement and generate the source list, and to direct interested parties to the EPA's "Doing Business with EPA" Internet World Wide Web site at http://www.epa.gov/oam for further information on this procurement as it becomes available. The IFB, amendments and other related items for this procurement will be posted on this Web site and can be downloaded/viewed. Interested parties must forward requests to be placed on the source list via Internet E-mail as stated below, via facsimile (202) 565-2558, or to the mailing address that follows: U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Superfund/RCRA Procurement Operations Division, Headquarters Contract Service Center, (3805R), Washington, DC 20460-0001, ATTN: Michael Grivnovics. Hard copies of the IFB, amendments, and other related items will not be provided without written certification that INTERNET capability is unavailable. Interested parties must submit their written certification via facsimile stating such to Michael Grivnovics or Michelle Barrett so that hard copies of these documents may be provided. See Note 1 and 26. Posted 06/10/99 (W-SN341479). (0161)

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