SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Human and Ecological Exposure Monitoring Research
- Notice Date
- 9/5/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- RTP Procurement Operations Div. (D143-01) Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- PR-NC-03-10626
- Response Due
- 10/7/2003
- Archive Date
- 11/7/2003
- Point of Contact
- ANTONIO L. LEATHERS, Contract Specialist, Phone: 919-541-2312, E-Mail: leathers.antonio@epa.gov; MCDONALD J. MORRISON, Placement Contracting Officer, Phone: 919-541-4364
- E-Mail Address
-
ANTONIO L. LEATHERS
(leathers.antonio@epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Environmental Protection Agency's National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) has a requirement for Human and Ecosystems Exposure Monitoring Research Support. This contract will provide quality technical support for the planning, conduct, analysis, and reporting of the Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division (HEASD) exposure research field study programs. HEASD/NERL is responsible for planning and conducting exposure field studies in support of the Office of Research and Development's (ORD) high priority research topics: High Priority Air Pollutants (Particulate Matter), Emerging Environmental Issues (Endocrine Disrupting Compounds), Research to Improve Ecosystems Risk Assessment,and Research to Improve Health Risk Assessment. The tasks to be accomplished include, but are not limited to: development of statistical surveys and study designs for small-scale pilot and large-scale exposure studies; development, refinement, and validation of exposure methods, protocols, and survey methods and instruments; recruitment of participants and locations into field monitoring studies; collection of survey questionnaire and time activity pattern data; collection of source, ambient, micro-environmental, and personal multimedia samples ant the analysis of these samples for the EPA-determined environmental pollutants and/or degradation products; collection of human biological samples and analysis of theses samples for EPA-determined environmental pollutants, metabolites, and degradation products; development of appropriate quality systems implementation plans and the implementation of quality assurance (QA) associated with field and laboratory studies as outlined in Agency QA policies and procedures; analysis and reporting of the field study results; compilation of all data (numerical, meta-, etc.) into EPA-approved computerized databases; preparation of technical reports and manuscripts describing the field research and exposure findings; and, transfer of resulting technologies, techniques, and information through symposia, manuals, guidelines, or other appropriate publications or media, to include the Internet. The applicable NAICS Code is 541710 with a size standard of 500 employees. EPA has determined that this solicitation will be processed as a full and open competitive requirement. This requirement is a follow-on to contract number(s) 68-D-99-011 and 68-D-99-012 with Battelle Memorial Institute and Research Triangle Institute. It is anticipated that the contract will have an effective date of March 28, 2004. EPA anticipates award of a cost-plus fixed-fee, level-of-effort term type contract with a 12-month based period and four (4) option periods of 12 months each. The base period will consist of approximately 4,000 hours and each option period will consist of approximately 10,000 hours. In addition the contract will allow for options to increase the quantity of hours in the base period and each option year by 50,000 hours. The solicitation, PR-NC-03-10626, will be available on or about October 07, 2003. Proposals will be due approximately 30 days after the RFP issuance date. No further synopsis will be issued. The solicitation and any subsequent amendments will be available via the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd only. Hard copies or diskettes will not be available. Telephone and Fax requests will not be honored. It will be the offeror's responsibility to frequently check the same site where the solicitation is posted for any amendments.
- Web Link
-
The Environmental Protection Agency
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/EPA/OAM/CMD/PR-NC-03-10626/listing.html)
- Record
- SN00428134-F 20030907/030905221203 (fbodaily.com)
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