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

A -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING CONTRACT SOL 68D20063 DUE 073195 POC Contact Harvey Hinton, 919/541-3103/Contracting Officer, James Kempf, 919/541-4278. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has in effect contract 68D20063 with Acurex Environmental Corporation, Mountain View, CA. The purpose of this contract is to provide research and development services to the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory of the EPA in Research Triangle Park, NC, through work assignments that typically range from 3 months to 1 year in duration. The agency has a requirement for an R&D effort to determine the multimedia processes and develop pollution control technology and/or process modifications for reducing emissions. The existing contract expires on September 30, 1995. The agency has initiated a follow-on RFP D500553M1 which will provide similar services. However, it is anticipated that the follow-contract will not be awarded prior to expiration of the existing contract. The follow-on is in the process of being recompeted, but because of complexities and changing policies and rules, an award is not anticipated before March 30, 1996. Shutdown of the ongoing activities by one firm and start-up by another firm twice during this short time period is not a practical option because of the learning time and expenses and because much of the experimental work cannot be cleanly severed and restarted. As a result, the Agency intends to extend contract 68D20063 by 6 months and an additional 15,000 technical labor hours. It is in the government's best interest to solicit and negotiate with one source (Acurex) pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 353(c)(1) for the 6 month extension and the additional level of effort to provide continued support during the interim period from the scheduled expiration of the existing contract until the award of the follow-on contract. To successfully perform the work required during this interim period, the agency requires the contractor to engage in process engineering research and analysis in the areas of process chemistry, reaction kinetics and other physical/chemical/biological phenomena, to engage in laboratory, bench-scale, pilot, or other testing to evaluate changes that may be required in process or equipment design. The outputs will be: 1) assessments of completeness and adequacy of laboratory and pilot-scale results; 2) evaluation of technical assumptions and consideration of commercial conditions pertinent to the field of application; 3) conclusions as to the technical assumptions and consideration of commercial soundness, and safety of the process; 4) recommendations as to optimum design and operating conditions for larger scale systems. This is a notice of intent to modify the existing contract and shall not be considered as a solicitation document. Interested parties who believe they can provide the required services are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response demonstrating an ability to immediately assume the above duties without disruption to the current operations and demonstrating a cost benefit to the agency in view of the short period of performance. Any written response must be received no later than 15 days after publication of this synopsis. All responsive sources shall submit their qualifications in writing to be considered responsive. A request for solicitation will not be considered an affirmative response. All questions and responses shall be in writing. See Note 22. No telephonic or faxed requests will be honored (0193)

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