A--Public Access and Analysis and Support

This requirement is in support of the Environmental Protection = Agency's (EPA) Strategic Plan for the Agency to increase the value of= its information for stakeholders by providing access to new analytic= al or interpretive tools for easier and more accurate use and interpr= etation, making information tools available in multiple formats and d= istribution vehicles, and developing new analytical tools to enable s= takeholders and partners to query data for their own specific purpose= s. For this effort, EPA plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) = for competition.=20 Contemplated requirements include: 1) The Contractor will be required= to provide communications support for outreach and guidance in the i= mplementation of existing and new projects or policies. 2) The Cont= ractor will be required to provide technical support and analyses tha= t will include performing public access, information, and Web technol= ogy analyses and assessments; 3) The Contractor will be required to p= rovide support for public access research activities and 4) The Contr= actor will be required to analyze public access management and functi= onal requirements andto develop technical requirements leading to sys= tem and process design and development.=20 It is anticipated that the resulting contract type will be Fixed Pric= e, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), with one year base= period and two one-year option periods. The one-year base period an= d each option period will consist of up to 5100 labor hours with two = optional quantities in the base year and each option period of up to = 2600 labor hours each. The applicable NAICS code for this acquisitio= n is 541620. The size standard for this NAICS code is $6M. This req= uirement will be procured under Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part = 15. TELEPHONIC REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION WILL NOT BE HONORED. The sol= icitation PR-HQ-03-10134 will be issued as a REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RF= P) on or about November 19, 2002. Proposals will be due approximat= ely 30 days later. No printed copies of the RFP will be distributed.= All questions and comments regarding this pre-solicitation notice = shall be submitted in writing to Katrina Brisbon at Brisbon.Katrina@e= pa.gov or via fax (202)565-2559.=20