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B -- EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PRODUCT AND RESIDUE CHEMISTRY DATA ON PESTICIDES SOL PR-HQ-98-10855 DUE 081498 POC gerald alston 202 564-4771 WEB: http://www.epa.gov.oamhpod1/, http://www.epa.gov.oamhpod1/. E-MAIL: ALSTON.GERALD.@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV., ALSTON.GERALD.@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV.. The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) has a requirement for the Review and Evaluation of Products and Residue Chemistry Data for Pesticides. The contractor shall provide technical and scientific support for the review and evaluation of Chemistry Data in the registration and reregistration of Pesticides under the mandates of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and FIFRA Amendments of 1988, the Food, Drug and and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, and to support the EPA cooperative efforts with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)and the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA) in monitoring pesticide, and EPA cooperative efforts with CODEX Alimentarius Commission of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization (FAO/WHO), NAFTA and CUSTA members. The contractor shall identify data gaps and report any studies that indicate adverse effects and conduct a thorough, comprehensive examination of all product chemistry and residue chemistry data of pesticides, including the chemistry and metabolism of pesticides in plants, animals and the resulting dietary exposure. Based on these reviews and thorough examination of the data, the contractor shall prepare documented compilations of the current knowledge of product chemistry and residues in food and water resulting from the use of each specific pesticide, and shall describe additional data needed to support continued use of said pesticide, if any. Proposals shall be due approximately thirty (30) days after the RFP issuance date. This procurement is a 100% small business set aside. The applicable SIC Code is 8731. The Small Business Size Standard is 500 Employees or Less. It is anticipated that the resulting cost-plus fixed-fee, level of effort type contract will have a One Year Base Period and four One Year Option Periods. The basic quantity for the Base Period and Option Period IV will be 12,000 hours, with an Option to increase the quantity 8,000 hours; the basic quantity for Option Period I, II and III will be 14,000 hours, with an Option to increase the quantity 12,000 hours. The solicitation will be posted at the following internet address when it becomes available. http://www.epa.gov.oamhpod1/. See Note 1. Posted 08/11/98 (W-SN235705). (0223)

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