SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Testing and Evaluation of Homeland Security Related Technologies for the Measurement, Sampling, Removal, and Decontamination of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Agents.
- Notice Date
- 4/10/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, EPA/Ohio, Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive Cincinnati, OH 45268
- ZIP Code
- 45268
- Solicitation Number
- PR-CI-09-10042
- Response Due
- 5/31/2009
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2009
- Point of Contact
- MATTHEW J. GROWNEY, Placement Contracting Officer, Phone: 513-487-2029, E-Mail: growney.matthew@epa.gov<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The EPA has a requirement for a contractor to provide the Office of Research and Development (ORD), National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC) with support for its research efforts in the detection and decontamination of chemical, biological, or radiological (CBR) contamination that may be intentionally introduced into drinking water distribution systems, ambient (indoor and outdoor) air, buildings and other surfaces. The EPA is seeking a contractor to establish and implement a mechanism for testing, evaluating, and reporting on the performance of homeland security related technologies for addressing CBR warfare agents. Specific homeland security related technologies include the following: (1) Decontamination/surface cleaning (indoor and outdoor surfaces) of large buildings, structures, and other surfaces; (2) Analytical techniques for continuous measurement of fumigant chemicals; (3) Decontamination of drinking water distribution systems and wastewater treatment plants; (4) Water quality monitoring and detection; (5) Ambient air quality monitoring and detection; (6) Air cleaning methodologies for use in buildings and other structures; (7) CBR sampling methods - including water, air, soil, and from surfaces; (8) Point-of-use and point-of-entry drinking water treatment technologies; (9) Treatment of wastewater generated during decontamination; (10) Computer software programs for use in designing water system or building monitoring networks; (11) Personal protective equipment. The contractor shall expect that pilot scale testing will be required for testing of sample cases. Full-scale, large-item testing may be required for a more realistic evaluation of technologies using certain CBR agents, surrogates, or both. It may also be necessary to conduct testing using real chemical and biological warfare agents; therefore, the contractor shall have the capabilities, expertise, and a Biosafety Level 3 facility for handling pathogenic organisms. The contractor must also have an active chemical surety laboratory and a bailment agreement with the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM). Other aspects of this effort will include: (1) the development and management of stakeholder groups and subordinate technical panels; (2) establishing and maintaining a continuous project information dissemination and diffusion capability (outreach); and (3) developing standards that can be used by others to test and evaluate technologies. The Government anticipates award of a cost plus fixed fee term (LOE) contract with a twelve-month base term and four (4) twelve month options to extend the term. The base level of effort for each term will consist of 7,500 direct labor hours. The Government anticipates including quantity option amounts of 300% for the Base and the option periods, which brings the maximum total potential on the contract to 150,000 direct labor hours over five (5) years. The solicitation will be issued on a full and open competitive basis; it will not be a small business set-aside. Copies of the solicitation will be available to all offerors on the Internet at the following website: http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. Interested parties are expected to download the solicitation and subsequent amendments from the website and to monitor the status of the RFP. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by EPA. The anticipated solicitation release date is mid May and the close date shall be approximately 30 days thereafter. Contract award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The NAICS code is 541712, (research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences [except biotechnology] with a size standard of 500 persons. The point of contact for this procurement is Matthew J. Growney at 513-487-2029. See Note 26.
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