U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division, Cincinnati, OH 45268-7001

B -- TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA: CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY SOL C600103T1. Contact Point, Cynthia Johnson, (513) 366-2040, Contracting Officer, Lisa Bentley, (513) 366-2041. DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN HEALTH CRITERIA DOCUMENTS, HEALTH ADVISORIES AND HEALTH GUIDANCE FOR CONTAMINANTS FOR THE OFFICE OF WATER, HEALTH AND ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA DIVISION (HECD), WASHINGTON D.C., (AMENDMENT #001) Solicitation #C600103T1 and #C600257T1. POC: Cynthia Johnson (513) 366-2040. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking offers for two CPFF level of effort term contracts to obtain from published scientific literature a detailed and comprehensive database regarding the toxicity, occurrence and environmental fate of organic and inorganic chemicals, microbial contaminants, and radionuclides encountered in drinking water, ambient water, sediment, fish, wildlife and sludge. In performance of this contract, the Contractor shall be required to perform all writing and related functions necessary to produce the final draft criteria documents, external review draft health advisories or other technical guidance documents for the identified contaminants. The contractor shall consult pertinent publications and retrieve relevant information to be used throughout the development of each document. In the literature evaluation, primary emphasis should be placed upon the adequacy of results, and relevance to the assessment of toxicological effects from exposure to the contaminant in question. Health and environmental effects and risk assessments should be based on interpretation of the results of animal, clinical and epidemiological studies, aquatic life toxicology test, residue analysis test, including cancer risk estimates. Additionally, the Contractor shall be available on a fast response basis to provide technical information and advice concerning a ``problem'' contaminant. The contractor shall furnish facilities, materials, and the necessary professional, technical and supporting personnel for performance of the work required by these contracts. This proposed contract shall involve access to TSCA and FIFRA Confidential Business Information (CBI) and shall require compliance with the security requirements of FIFRA and the OPP Confidential Business Information Security Manual. The period of performance is estimated to be a 12 month base period plus two 12 month options. The Agency anticipates that two RFPs and two separate contracts will result from the program requirements. One contract in the amount of 30% of the total effort has been set-aside to be competitively awarded to small business. The remainder of the level of effort 70% will be subject to unrestricted competition. For the small business set-aside procurement, the request number is RFP C600257T1. The base level of effort for the small business procurement, will be 6,718 direct labor hours with two option periods to increase the LOE at 100% of the base. Each term contains quantity options to increase the level of effort by approximately 45-50% of the base requirement. For the unrestricted procurement, RFP C600103T1, the base level of effort will be 16,995 direct labor hours with two option periods to increase the LOE at 100% of the base. each term contains quantity options to increase the level of effort by approximately 45-50% of the base requirement. These are follow-on contracts for #68-C3-0332 & 68-C3-0342. If you have already submitted a request for C600103T1 you will be forwarded a copy of the unrestricted RFP. If you would like a copy of the small business set-aside (C600257T1), please submit or fax a request to this office at (513) 366-2004. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which, if timely, will be evaluated by the Agency in accordance with the technical evaluation criteria specified in the RFP. All requests for a copy of the solicitation must be in writing; no telephone requests will be honored. (051)

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