US Env. Protection Agency, CMD-RTP MD-33 (TN), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

U -- GRADUATE-LEVEL TRAINING ON EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT SOL UPA210 POC Otelia Newsome, Contract Specialist (919)541-3164/Vickie Presnell, Contracting Officer. The Environmental Protection Agency intends to negotiate sole source with Environmental and Occupational Health Science Institute (EOHSI) to teach graduate-level training on exposure assessment research on-site at EPA, RTP, NC. The contractor shall develop a 1-week course on exposure assessment research that is targeted to the training needs of an already scientifically sophisticated staff. For example, many of the students have a PhD or MS in chemistry and years of experience in monitoring, but lack training and experience in human exposure theories and practices. The course shall be taught within 9 months from the date of award. The course shall cover all major aspects of human exposure and contain state-of-the-art principles, designs, and practices. Key elements would include basic principles, measurement approaches, and modeling approaches. Course hand-outs and related materials shall be provided 1 week before the course. EOHSI is considered unique since they offer the only university degree program in exposure assessment. Furthermore, EOHSI's program is interdisciplinary; it has a mixture of modeling and measurements. A contractor must offer a PhD in exposure assessment and have a graduate academic program in exposure assessment that, in addition, to numerous areas, covers multiple pathways of human exposure and fundamental principles of human exposure. Interested parties who believe they can provide the required services should submit their qualifications in writing within 15 days. See Numbered Note(s): 22 (0215)

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