U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

A -- COMMUNITY ENTERIC EPIDEMIOLIGIC STUDY SOL EPSTUDYDP DUE 092397 POC Diane L. Pierce, Contract Specialist, (919) 541-0184; Barbara Stearrett, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via E-mail., pierce.diane@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Office of Water has a requirement for regulatory and programmatic support for the control of microorganisms in drinking water. The National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory is responsible for providing technical support to the Office of Water under the Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR), the Information Collection Rule, the proposed Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, and the proposed Groundwater Disinfection Rule. The Surface Water Treatment Rule stipulates that all public water systems using any surface water or ground water under the direct influence of surface water must disinfect and may be required by the state to filter, unless certain water quality source requirements and site specific conditions are met. Treatment technique requirements are established in lieu of Maximum Contaminant Levels for Giardia lamblia, viruses, heterotrophic place count bacteria, Legionella and turbidity. The proposed Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, the proposed Ground Water Disinfection Rule and the Information Collection Rule all require knowledge about the baseline level of intestinal illness in the United States and the proportion due to drinking water. The purpose and objectives of this procurement are (1) Estimate the endemic intestinal illness rate in Worcester, MA and evaluate the relative source contribution of all environmental risk factors; (2) Evaluate the quality of drinking water prior to installation of filtration and compare with the same quality parameters after filtration has been on line; (3) Evaluate the health status of the served population prior to and following installation of filtration; (4) Evaluate the engineering aspects of drinking water treatment prior to and following installation of filtration. The successful contractor will supply all necessary labor, material, services, equipment, and facilities in support of the effort delineated by the statement of work. The successful contractor will be expected to provide technical support services to aid the Agency in the following task areas: Longitudinal Study, Health Event Study, Environmental Water Sampling, and Supplemental Surveillance. The applicable SIC Code is 8731 with a size standard of no more than 500 employees. The period of performance is expected to be from the date of award through January 31, 1998. This simplified acquisition will be awarded on a firm fixed price basis. This procurement is for a follow-on to an existing contract. The Request for Quote is expected to be issued approximately September 11, 1997 as a full and open competition. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the Request for Quote by submitting a written request via fax to (919) 541-4273 or e-mail to pierce.diane@epamail.epa.gov. Telephone requests will not be honored. Only one copy shall be sent to a corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geographic locations. (0253)

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