U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268

R -- TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA FOR WATER MEDIA (HUMAN HEALTH EMPHASIS) SOL RP-CI-10764 DUE 110797 POC Matthew Growney WEB: Office of Acquisitions Management -- Cincinnati Contracts Mgt. Division, http://www.usa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Matthew Growney, Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, Growney.Matthew@epamail.epa.gov. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268 R -- TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA FOR WATER MEDIA (HUMAN HEALTH EMPHASIS) SOL RP-CI- 10764 POC Matthew Growney WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn cmd. E-MAIL: Matthew Growney, Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, Matthew Growney@epamail.epa.gov. THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION REQUESTS. NO TELEPHONE CALLS REQUESTING A BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A MARKET SEARCH WHEREBY THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is performing a "market search" for a contractor to provide technical and regulatory support services to the EPA Office of Water (OW), Health and Ecological Criteria Division (HECD), Office of Science and Technology (OST), during the development of human health criteria, health advisories, maximum contaminate level goals, and pollutant limits, with an emphasis on human health criteria. Criteria are developed under the authority of both the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act. 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 the Agency in the following task areas: conducting literature reviews, conducting hazard exposure risk assessments, performing statistical analyses, evaluating pollutants selected for review by the EPA, assessing the potential impact of criteria on sensitive populations, preparing criteria documents, preparing health advisories, preparing technical guidance documents, preparing technical support documents for regulatory requirements, analyzing samples for chemical or microorganisms, conducting laboratory and field studies, preparing the index of references for proposed and final regulations, summarizing comments on proposed regulations, preparing presentation materials, and arranging and conducting workshops. Criteria may be developed for drinking water, surface water, sediments, waste water, and sewage sludge. The applicable SIC Code is 8999 with a size standard of $5 million in average annual receipts over the preceding three years. It is anticipated that an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract will result form the award of his solicitation. The Government anticipates a total maximum potential level of effort of 115,000 direct labor hours over five years. ANY INTERESTED FIRM SHOULD SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE FIRM'S ABILITY TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. FIRMS SHALL INDICATE THEIR SIZE STATUS FOR THE ABOVE REFERENCED SIC CODE (LARGE, SMALL, 8(a) SMALL DISADVANTAGED). THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE CAPABILITY STATEMENT IS 11/07/97. THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE TO MATTHEW J. GROWNEY, 26 W. MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45268. (0279)

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