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Scientific Health and Environmental Assessment and Document Processing Support for New and Existing Chemicals and Products of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

Scientific Health and Environmental Assessment and Document Processing Support for New and Existing Chemicals and Products of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Acquisition Management (OAM) intends to issue a solicitation as competitive full and open procurement on behalf of EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) based in Washington, DC on or about August 10, 2015. The subject requirement will provide scientific technical support for EPA's OCSPP, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). The purpose of this requirement is to provide support for hazard evaluation, exposure assessment, risk screening and assessment functions of OPPT related to programs for Premanufacture Notice (PMN) reviews and existing chemicals reviews.



It is the government's intent to award a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for a potential period of performance of 5 years including all available options. It is anticipated that the level of effort for each performance period will be 25,000 hours with an available optional quantity amount of 10,000 hours for a total level of effort of 175,000 for the contract.



In order to be awarded a contract under this requirement, a contractor and any sub-contractors who may require access to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Confidential Business Information (CBI) must have the ability to receive and maintain TSCA clearance. For additional information on the requirements of the TSCA clearance refer to the TSCA CBI Protection Manual which is available at the following website: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/pubs/tsca-cbi-protection-manual.pdf.



Interested parties will be able to find the Request for Proposal (RFP) number SOL-DC-14-00041 and all related information on FedConnect. When the RFP is released all documentation will be available on FedConnect only and all correspondence and proposal submission will be required to be submitted via FedConnect. FedConnect is a web portal that connects agencies and contractors to streamline the process of doing business with the federal government. There is no charge to use FedConnect. Contractors can register with at www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/. For assistance in registering, or for other FedConnect technical questions, contractors should call the FedConnect Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net.