MODIFICATION
B -- Collaborative Workshop on Water and Wastewater Toxicity Testing
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- CPODUS Environmental Protection Agency26 West Martin Luther King DriveMail Code: NWDCincinnatiOH45268USA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SOL-CI-11-00081
- Response Due
- 8/30/2011
- Archive Date
- 9/29/2011
- Point of Contact
- William Yates
- E-Mail Address
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yates.william@epa.gov
(yates.william@epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This amendment to Combined Synopsis/Solicitation number SOL-CI-11-00081 will be to add the Performance Statement Of Work. You can see the combined synopsis/solicitation and amendment 1 with the SOW at the following link: http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd/ You may also request a hard copy to be emailed to you by contacting the Contracting Officer at yates.william@epa.gov or 513-487-2055. STATEMENT OF WORK Collaborative Workshop on Water and Wastewater Toxicity Testing I. TITLE Collaborative Workshop on Water and Wastewater Toxicity Testing II. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance for the tasks detailed in this Statement of Work (SOW) shall be eight months from contract execution. III. BACKGROUND The US Environmental protection Agency?s (EPA) National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC) conducts research to detect, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks on the nation?s water and wastewater infrastructure. One scenario that must be examined is the potential for purposeful contamination of a public drinking water distribution system by injection of toxic industrial chemicals, pesticides, or chemical warfare agents. Before restoring the water system to normal operation following such an incident, contaminated water in the distribution system pipes must be removed and disposed of quickly and safely. Experience has shown that water contaminated by dangerous materials should not be discharged to public sewer systems or the environment without adequate pretreatment. NHSRC is planning projects to investigate the use of advanced oxidation processes (AOP) for the treatment and disposal of contaminated water in such situations. The intent is to expeditiously and safely clean up the drinking water system and return it to normal operating conditions. As a preferred approach, the contaminated water would be treated and then discharged to the public sewer system. A critical question is the potential toxicity of the treated water discharged to the public sewage plant processes and the water environment when advanced oxidation processes are used. EPA?s research proposes to examine the effectiveness of ozone with hydrogen peroxide, other AOPs, and traditional oxidants like chlorine to break down contaminants to a relatively non-toxic effluent suitable for discharge to a public sewer. Future research will include gas chromatographic and liquid chromatographic analysis to detect and identify any residual chemicals after exhaustive oxidation of contaminated water in the laboratory. Appropriate testing following AOP treatment is needed to ensure that resulting effluent is not detrimental to wastewater processes or the receiving waters (i.e., toxic to wastewater treatment microorganisms). On at least two recent occasions, public sewerage systems have refused to accept contaminated water after it had been treated using AOPs. The result was that the water had to be disposed of by hauling it to alternative disposal sites. A potential contamination event resulting in thousands of gallons of water would likely make this infeasible and discharge to the local sewer might be the most expeditious, if not the only reasonable option. For this reason use of AOPs as a pretreatment of contaminated water destined for public sewer discharge should be supported by some type of toxicity testing of experimentally treated effluents. The question arises as to the types of tests suitable to meet the needs of entities at local and state levels charged with handling such wa stewater while protecting the environment and public health. IV. OBJECTIVE The Contractor shall organize and provide logistical support for a one-day expert workshop on toxicity testing of water undergoing pretreatment by advanced oxidation processes prior to discharge and deliver a written summary report to EPA with recommendations for research on such testing. The toxicity issues to be covered are the potential for upset of the biological processes within the wastewater treatment plant and potential discharge of toxic levels of contaminants into the water environment. V. SCOPE EPA?s NHSRC needs guidance on the types of testing needed for determining the post-treatment toxicity of contaminated water to public wastewater systems. NHSRC will use the final report resulting from the workshop to guide its research on AOPs for treatment of public drinking water distribution systems contaminated by toxic industrial chemicals, pesticides, and chemical warfare agents. VI. TASKS The Contractor shall perform the following tasks: Task 1. Provide technical and logistical support necessary to plan, organize, and conduct a one-day workshop. Support includes developing and distributing an agenda and research problem statement and identifying and inviting 15 to 20 technical experts, such as researchers, plant operators, state and federal pre-treatment staff, and other stakeholders. The Contractor shall mail or email invitations providing details of the workshop to invitees within 10 days following contract approval. The EPA Project Officer will approve all aspects of the meeting prior to the Contractor sending invitations, including location, agenda, facilitation, etc. Task 2. The Contractor shall arrange for meeting space suitable for the workshop in the Washington DC metropolitan area and for required audio visual equipment (laptop computer, microphone, LCD projector) and flip charts. The Contractor shall also provide for up to four participating nonfederal subject matter experts from outside the Washington DC metro area, with prior approval by the EPA Project Officer. The Contractor shall be responsible for the travel expenses of the subject matter experts. Task 3. The Contractor shall facilitate and take notes for the one-day work shop. It is important to record the thoughts, observations, and recommendations of the participants as accurately as possible, including dissenting positions. The Contractor shall provide to EPA all meeting notes within 30 days following the workshop. Task 4. The Contractor shall deliver a draft report summarizing discussions, conclusions, and research recommendations to the EPA Project Officer within 30 days following the workshop for review and approval. EPA will review the first draft and provide changes and comments to the Contractor. The Contractor shall incorporate changes and deliver a final draft to EPA within 21 days following receipt of review comments for EPA approval. Within 10 days following EPA approval, the Contractor shall mail a copy of the final draft to the EPA Project Officer and all workshop participants for their review and written comment over a 60 day period. The Contractor shall collect all review comments received and, within 10 days after the completion of the 60-day review period, deliver them to the EPA Project Officer.
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