A--On-Site Technical Support Services to NERL EERD Cincinnati OH

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has a requirement for on-site & field study technical support. The purpose of this contract will be to provide the personnel and services required to develop work plans that will involve 1) obtaining reliable environmental field samples ( e.g., vertebrate species (e.g., fish), macroinvertebrate species (e.g., insects), periphyton, phytoplankton, zooplankton, macrophytes, etc.), 2) sample analysis (e.g., sample login; sample preparation; sample analysis; and reporting results), 3) methods development and testing (ie, perform a needs analysis, plan the research, prepare project work plans and QA project plans, carry out the research, validate the results, and disseminate the research findings in the appropriate communications media (journals, presentations, symposia, etc.), 4) provide statistical and data base expertise, 5) improve and document the quality of the data being produced, 6) provide high-quality outputs that are readable/intelligible to a myriad of audiences ranging from the general public to the scientific community, and 7) operate /maintain the Aquatic Research Facility at the AWBERC which houses aquatic species (as well as some plant species) used for research activities. EPA anticipates the award of a five year Cost Plus Fixed Fee Level of Effort type contract. NAICS Code 541710 applies with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This will be a competitive small business procurement. Proposal submittals are to be sent to John Southerland Jr, Contract Specialist, at the following address: U.S. EPA, RTP Procurement Operations Division (D143-01), 4930 Page Road, Durham NC, 27703. A copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) with SOW will be posted on or about the date the RFP is issued. Any supporting documentation and/or relevant information (if applicable) concerning this procurement will be posted on website: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd/. The RFP is expected to be issued by December 06, 2005. Proposals will be due approximately 45 calendar days after issuance of the RFP and it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the RFP is posted for any amendments. A pre-proposal conference will be held approximately 10 days after the solicitation is issued. The date and time of the pre-proposal conference will be included in the solicitation.