"Statistical and Technical Support for the Assessment of Toxic Substances"

Added: Jul 24, 2008 12:56 pm Modified: Jan 12, 2009 3:43 pmTrack Changes The purpose of this notice is to inform interested parties that an amendment to the solicitation has been posted to the EPA website:http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/0812896/index.htm. This amendment is to respond to questions, make administrative/corrective changes and to extend the due date for receipt of proposals to Thursday, January 22, 2009.

Added: Jul 24, 2008 12:56 pm Modified: Dec 17, 2008 3:05 pmTrack Changes The solicitation has been issued and is available at http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/0812896/. Proposals are due on January 16, 2009 at 3:00 PM.

Added: Jul 24, 2008 12:56 pm Modified: Nov 24, 2008 10:27 amTrack Changes The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) has a requirement for statistical, mathematical, field data collection, and technical analysis support and planning for OPPT programs. The period of performance will consist of a 12-month base period, beginning on or about March 3, 2009, with four one-year option periods. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 541620. The solicitation will be posted on or about December 8, 2008. This will be a full-and-open competitively awarded Request for Proposals (RFP). The RFP, amendments, and other related items will be posted on the Internet and should be downloaded from the Headquarters Division (Washington, DC) location at EPA?s webpage at ?http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/0812896/index.htm?. Interested companies must forward requests via email to ?hargrove.sharon@epa.gov?, Hard copies of the RFP will not be mailed out.

Added: Jul 24, 2008 12:56 pm The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) of the Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, is conducting a sources sought for information purposes only, to determine whether a small business capability exists to support this requirement.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Under the North American Industry Classification System Code 541620, the EPA is in search of Small Businesses to provide statistical, mathematical, field data collection, and technical analysis support and planning for OPPT programs. This capability is needed to identify long and short term program objectives, develop well formulated data collection programs, provide the means to track progress made toward meeting stated programs objectives and to conduct those statistical, technical, and scientific studies that will provide for technically feasible, fiscally affordable and effective programs.

The Contractor shall perform tasks, as specified by Work Assignments, in the following areas: Collection and Analysis of Data; Technical Program Support; and Physical Testing. Collection and Analysis of Data will be accomplished using Level of Effort Contracting. Technical Program Support and Physical Testing will be accomplished both as a Level of Effort Contracting and as Performance-Based Contracting only. The Contractor shall be required to perform approximately 28,400 hours of labor per Option Period. The Contractor is required to comply with all Section 508 requirements in work areas that are held to the requirements under EPA Order 2100.

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should be no longer than ten (10) pages and mailed to: U.S. EPA, Program Contract Service Center, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., ATTN: Ms. Sharon Hargrove, (3803R), Washington, DC 20460. Firms shall ensure responses are documented to the extent the government can determine the firms qualifications to perform this requirement. Interested firms may obtain a copy of the draft Statement of Work at http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/0812896/index.htm. This Sources Sought Notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Sources Sought announcement or otherwise pay for any information or inquiry. The response date for all submissions is 25 August 2008, 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).