Addendum 1 DEQ Covered Product Leakage Needs Assessment RFP.pdf

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ADDENDUM #1

OregonBuys Bid Solicitation #S-34000-00015010 ADDENDUM # 1, Dated 10/6/2025

A. This is Addendum No. 1 to OregonBuys Bid Solicitation #S-34000-00015010 issued 10/1/2025.

B. The Bid Solicitation is hereby amended as follows. New language is indicated by bold and underlined font, deleted language is indicated by strikethrough font.

COVER PAGE

Department of Environmental Quality is issuing this Intermediate Procurement under S-34000-00015010 for

PLASTIC COVERED PRODUCT LEAKAGE NEEDS ASSESSMENT

2.2 DEFINITION OF TERMS

2.2.2 Project Specific Definitions

Leakage: mismanaged waste, including litter, micro-, and nano-particles, that accumulates anywhere in the natural environment (e.g. in soil, air, rivers, coastlines, etc). This term is used as an umbrella to encompass marine debris and litter (as well as other mismanaged waste), the two statutory focuses of the needs assessment.

Plastic Leakage: mismanaged plastic, including plastic litter, microplastics, and nanoplastics, that accumulates anywhere in the natural environment (e.g. in soil, air, rivers, coastlines, etc).

This term is used as an umbrella to encompass marine debris and litter (as well as other mismanaged plastic), the two statutory focuses of the needs assessment.

2.4 SCOPE OF WORK/SPECIFICATIONS

DEQ is seeking a Contractor to carry out the following tasks:

PHASE 1:

a. Assess the location and quantify the amount of plastic leaked into Oregon’s environment through littering and other intentional and uncontrolled sources of origin. DEQ envisions this work being accomplished primarily through literature review of previous studies conducted in the region (see DEQ literature review in Appendix H) and modeling, possibly supplemented with limited primary research focused on waterways, where there is greater uncertainty with respect to plastic leakage quantities.

i. Sources of leakage to consider include but are not limited to: litter, end-of-life management of plastic waste, and microplastic emissions from tires and textiles.

ii. The degradation of leaked macroplastics into micro- or nanoplastics should be addressed to the extent feasible.

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iii. At a minimum, the assessment should differentiate among leakage into coastal areas (e.g. marine debris), rivers, and the terrestrial environment. If it is possible to further subdivide the terrestrial environment into sub-media – wildlands, roadways, interchanges, rest areas – that is welcomed.

iv. Provide information speci�ic to individual plastic polymers (e.g. #1 through #7) if possible.

b. Assess the composition of the plastic leakage in Oregon, determining the fraction attributable to products covered under the RMA vs. attributable to other products managed through active stewardship programs in the state of Oregon (e.g. beverage containers, mattresses, electronics, paint, pharmaceuticals, etc) vs. attributable to products without extended producer responsibility programs. As with part (a), DEQ envisions this work being accomplished primarily through literature review of studies conducted in the region and modeling, possibly supplemented with limited primary research focused on waterways.

c. Complete steps a. and b. for other, non-plastic materials leaked to the environment, to the extent possible (e.g. for paper, metal, and metal).

d. Evaluate direct and indirect costs of the plastic leakage in Oregon attributable to covered products, and assign the costs to speci�ic subcategories of covered products to the extent possible.

i. Direct costs consist of the costs of cleanup.

ii. Indirect costs could include but are not limited to crime, insurance price increases, and disaminity (loss of happiness) resulting from litter and other plastic leakage.

iii. If it is possible to additionally quantify toxic and health impacts of leakage on humans and the ecosystem, it would be desirable to include;

if not, provide qualitative information.

e. Assess the economic and environmental impacts of various possible solutions to address plastic leakage attributable to covered products (e.g. costs to clean up litter, a state reuse mandate, bans of particular non-essential products, etc.).

i. Quantify the reduction in leakage that can be achieved through a particular policy to the extent possible – e.g. represent policy solutions as tiers or wedges.

f. Assist DEQ to engage local governments, the Oregon Department of Transportation, the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department, producer responsibility organization Circular Action Alliance and the Oregon Recycling System Advisory Council in the accomplishment of the needs assessment.

i. Engagement could include subcontracting with local entities to carry out primary research or share primary research results.

g. Report �indings (a) to (e) to DEQ as they are concluded (e.g. throughout the contract) and advise DEQ with its compilation of the �indings into a report to the Oregon legislature, due September 15, 2026.

PHASE 2:

Much of the scope described above is explicitly required by the statute at 2021 c.681 §26a for inclusion in the report to the Oregon legislature, due September 15, 2026, but some of the work is not therein required (for example, the allocation of plastic leakage to products managed

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3.1 MINIMUM OFFER REQUIREMENTS

3.1.1 BUSINESS

To be considered for evaluation, Offeror must demonstrate how Offeror meets all of the following business requirements:

o Research expertise capabilities with access to latest data relevant to the topic.

o Consistent engagement in the topic of interest and demonstrated adherence to ethical use of secondary research.

3.1.2 TECHNICAL

To be considered for evaluation, Offeror must demonstrate how the proposed solution meets all of the following technical requirements:

o Demonstrated technical subject expertise related to modeling of plastic leakage during the life cycle of covered products, e.g. during material production, consumption, and waste disposal.

o Demonstrated proficiency with material systems and life cycle approaches considering broad global and specific regional and local scenarios.

o Demonstrated ability to model scenarios of interest utilizing a combination of generic and context specific data.

C. Except as expressly amended above, all other specifications, terms and conditions of original solicitation notice are still in full force and effect.