SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Populations, Usage and Emissions of Diesel Nonroad Equipment in EPA Region 7
- Notice Date
- 9/1/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Contracts Management Division 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive Cincinnati, OH 45268
- ZIP Code
- 45268
- Solicitation Number
- PR-CI-05-10873
- Response Due
- 9/15/2005
- Archive Date
- 10/15/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL), located in Ann Arbor, MI, intends to acquire, on a competitive basis, a research study designed to improve the methods and tools used by the Agency to estimate emissions from nonroad equipment. Data to be collected include populations, usage rates (activity) and in-use or real-world emission rates. This study will combine rapid in-use measurement capability with statistical survey design to improve the representation of nonroad engine populations. Performance of field work will involve the installation and operation of portable on-board instruments to measure exhaust emissions and equipment usage. Data will be collected during normal operation at participants? facilities or work sites. Prior to and during field work, statistical sampling will be applied to randomize the recruitment and screening of participants and the selection of equipment pieces. Emissions and usage will be measured using portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS) and portable activity measurement systems (PAMS), respectively. The PEMS will measure carbon dioxide (CO2) and several air pollutants on an continuous basis during normal operation over a period of one to three days. Air pollutants to be measured include carbon monoxide (CO), total hydrocarbons (THC), oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulate matter (PM). The PAMS will measure engine on/off over a period of approximately three months. The target population includes nonroad equipment used by commercial establishments in the Mining, Construction, Manufacturing and Agricultural sectors. The study area for this collection will be EPA Region 7, which includes the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. To estimate the prevalence of equipment ownership in the target sectors, 1,540 establishments will be requested to respond to brief interviews regarding their equipment ownership and use. The total sample size for instrumented measurement is 360 equipment pieces, with 150 and 210 pieces targeted for emissions and usage measurement, respectively. Following quality-assurance and analysis, the data will be stored in OTAQ?s Mobile Source Observation Database. This requirement is BRAND NEW. There is no predecessor contract. The solicitation will be issued as a 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. EPA anticipates the award of a single firm-fixed-price type contract. The period of performance will be for 20 months from the date of award. EPA anticipates an award around December 15, 2005. Solicitation No. PR-CI-05-10873 is expected to be issued around October 1, 2005 and close 30 days thereafter. It will be available on the Internet at www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. Draft copies of the statement of work, pertinent attachments, and technical evaluation criteria are currently available for download. Interested parties are expected to download the solicitation and subsequent amendments from the web site. Hard copies will not be distributed. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to frequently check the site for amendments. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by EPA. Contract award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The applicable NAICS code is 541710.
- Web Link
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The Environmental Protection Agency
(http://www.epa.gov/oam/solicit)
- Record
- SN00885339-W 20050903/050901212935 (fbodaily.com)
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