NOMINATIONS FOR PILOT STAKEHOLDERS GROUP REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS PILOT STAKEHOLDERS GROUP ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION PROGRAM ADVANCE MONITORING SYSTEMS (AMRD-001) The National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Office of Research and Development (ORD), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina 27711 is awarding an assistance agreement for an Environmental Verification Testing (ETV) Pilot Program for Advanced Monitoring Systems (Commerce Business Daily notice for December 19, 1997). This program is being designed to systematically conduct verification testing on commercially-available technologies that are used to characterize environmental species in air, water, and soil. A Stakeholders Group will be organized to assist the successful Applicant develop an overall verification testing strategy and verification test schedule. The strategy will include establishing media and technology verification priorities, test protocols (test plans), etc. The Stakeholders Group is anticipated to be comprised of 25-30 representatives from the following groups or organizations: EPA, other Federal Agencies, the States, the Regulated Communities, Technology Vendors/Small Businesses, Associations representing the Regulated Community and/or Technology Vendors/Small Businesses, Research Institutions, other Environmental Groups, and other interested organizations or representatives. It is important to note that the Stakeholder Group members cannot be associated with the successful Applicant as either a member of the Applicant's organization or team, a potential sub-contractor, or as an advisor. The Stakeholder Group is tentatively scheduled to meet once in Fiscal Year 1997 (August), twice during Fiscal Year 1998 (December and May) and once a year in Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000 at a location to be designated in Research Triangle Park, NC. No funds are currently available to assist Stakeholder Group members defray costs for travel to/from or pay/per diem for participation in the Stakeholder Group meetings. The Applicants were asked to provide nominations for consideration for membership in this Stakeholders group. In addition, NERL/RTP is also soliciting nominations of potential Stakeholder Group members from other public and private sector organizations. This list of nominations will be provided to the successful Applicant who will select the members of the Stakeholders Group. Nominations should include the name, organization, and phone/fax numbers of the nominating official, the name of the nominee, and a list of specific qualifications and credentials (not to exceed one typed page) the nominee will bring to the Stakeholders Group and the overall success of this pilot verification testing program. Nominations for potential Stakeholder Group members should be forwarded in writing in such a manner as to: Ms. Shari Pricer, US EPA, 79 T. W. Alexander Dr., Mail Drop 78A, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, so as to be received no later than April 11, 1997. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Acquisition Specialist via e-mail., pricer.shari@epamail.epa.gov.

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