A--Engineering Support for Design, Evaluation, Fabrication & Calibration For Advanced Vehicle Projects

The Environmental Protection Agency has a need for a contract to provide specialized engineering support for the design, development, evaluation, modification, fabrication, test, and installation of powertrain systems and subsystems and electronic control systems for drivetrains of experimental vehicles, such as light-duty mid sized passenger cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles. The vehicle powertrain components may include hydraulic systems (pumps, motors, and accumulators), electrical and hydraulic control valves and actuators, electronic control systems, advanced Otto cycle or Diesel cycle engines and transmissions. The contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, services, equipment and facilities to design, develop, evaluate, modify, fabricate, test, procure, calibrate, and perform engineering tasks on the requisite powertrain components. A detailed statement of work will be issued with the solicitation. It is anticipated that the solicitiation will be issued in the April/May 2004 time frame, providing for a response time of a minimum of thirty days. The proposed contract shall be a cost plus fixed fee/level-of-effort type contract with a twelve month base term and three (3) twelve month options. The base year and each option year level of effort shall consist of 10,000 direct labor hours each. In addition, options shall be included within each year to increase the level of effort by up to 20,000 additional direct labor hours each year. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OFFER WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. The applicable NAICS code is 541330 with a size standard of $2.5 million. Solicitation PR-CI-04-10472 and any amendments to it shall appear on the Internet. It may be accessed through EPA's homepage on the World Wide Web (www.epa.gov).The direct link URL is http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. NOTE 26 APPLIES.