A -- RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES FOR EMISSIONS DATA ANALYSIS FOR NEW GENERATION MOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONS MODEL

Notice Date

June 26, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

45268

Solicitation Number

PR-CI-01-12239

Point of Contact

Jim Dinwoody 513-487-2030

E-Mail Address

US EPA Contracts Management Division Cincinnati, OH (dinwoody.james@epa.gov)

Description

EPA is undertaking an effort to develop a new set of modeling tools for the estimation of emissions produced by the on-road and off-road mobile sources, to be put forward for use in all official analyses associated with regulatory development, compliance with statutory requirements, and national/regional inventory projections. This effort is known as the "New Generation Mobile Source Emissions Model", or NGM; more information is available on the New Generation Web site, (http://www.epa.gov/otaq/ngm.htm). A critical element of the proposed NGM approach is the use of emissions measurement devices. The purpose of this solicitation is to provide EPA with possible strategies for using on-board emissions data as the basis for estimating emissions for both on and off-road sources in the New Generation Model. The contract will consist of four tasks: 1) develop a conceptual analytical methodology for analyzing on-board emission data, and demonstrate this methodology on a pilot data set provided by EPA; 2) develop a recommendation for the role of alternate emissions data (such as traditional laboratory-based data) in estimating emissions in the NGM; 3) develop a recommended testing strategy for on-board data gathering over the next five years for on-road and off-road sources; and 4) draft a report containing the results of tasks 1-3, and present the results in-person to EPA staff in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Because EPA is interested in assessing a variety of approaches for analyzing on-board data, this solicitation will be awarded to up to four bidders. The period of performance for this contract is September 4, 2001 through November 30, 2001. The Request for Quotes is anticipated to be issued on or around July 3, 2001 with an estimated quote closing date of July 20, 2001. The point of contact for this action is Jim Dinwoody, telephone number is (513) 487-2030, E-mail address is dinwoody.james@epamail.epa.gov, Fax Number is (513) 487-2107.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010628/ASOL001.HTM (W-177 SN50Q0A9)