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A -- HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (HAPS) TEST RULES SUPPORT SOL 271003 DUE 052298 POC Hans Schellhas E-MAIL: U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, schellhas.hans@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. EPA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) in order to provide a written report to address public comments made in reference to the Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) test rule program which was developed to address the data needs required for implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments. Also, Syracuse Research Corporation will also review the literature on health effects, emissions, and environmental persistance and provide summary tables on the remaining chemical candidates for the HAPs II test rule. The basis for sole source negotiations is provided below. SRC's involvement with the HAPs program since 1992 under EPA contract 68-D2-0141, developing the health assessment documentation in support of the test rule, and continued support under contract 68-D5-0012 has provided unique historical experience with the HAPS program as it has evolved significantly over time. In addition SRC has evaluated and summarized in tabular form the available health and exposure data for a group of 79 HAPs. The next test rule, HAPS II, will utilize the information on the remaining compounds from that original set of 79. SRC's compilation of support documentation from the attendance of public meetings, preparation of meeting notes, extensive collection of public comments and assistance in response to public comments has been maintained in their in-house archive, which is essential to ensure consistency between HAPs II and the first test rule. In addition, SRC also helped to develop one of the testing guidelines referenced by the HAPS test rule, OPPTS 870.1350 Acute Inhalation Toxicity with Hispathology. Because SRC is the only organization outside of EPA with a full set of this documentation related to the HAPs rule test program and the only organization with the unique historical experience identified above, sole source negotiations are being conducted. If a party believes that they can offer this same unique documentation support and experience, they must submit documentation that shows that they have the same experience/capabilities to meet each and every factor described above. Documentation must be submitted within fifteen days of this notice. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS! Documentation may be sent by facsimile to Hans Schellhas at 513-487-2107. (0126)

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