SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Critiera documentation for E coli
- Notice Date
- 11/22/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Program Contract Service Center, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-DC-06-00065
- Response Due
- 12/7/2005
- Archive Date
- 1/7/2006
- Description
- NAICS Code: 541990 NAICS code 541990: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to negotiate on a sole source basis with Dr. Chuck Gerba of the University of Arizona. Negotiations shall be conducted pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), which allows for negotiations without full and open competition if there is only one responsible source. EPA is developing a new classification process for the selection of a new Contaminant Candidate List as required under the 1996 amended SDWA. This new process was recommended by the National Research Council and was recently evaluated by National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC). An EPA CCL microbiology workgroup has been working through the development of a scoring process for 5 microbial attributes (Severity, potency, prevalence, magnitude, persistence-mobility), for 36 microorganisms on the Preliminary CCL list. A lack of current data has hampered the completion of the scoring process as shown by inconsistent results stemming from old data. OST has been able to obtain occurrence summaries on 36 microbes. There is an urgent need to acquire more data on the health effects of E. coli 0157-H7. Which was one of the microbes on the CCL 36 microbe list completed recently by Dr. Charles Gerba. This need will be fulfilled by an expert microbiologist who is knowledgeable in the old EPA CCL list and the NRC new approach and who completed the occurrence summaries for EPA recently. Dr. Gerba reviewed the scoring criteria report, table and microbe list and made recommendations of any gaps and identified any potential or emerging pathogens, therefore, he is familiar and knowledgeable with the Office of Waters needs. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requiring by submitting documentation, to Thomas Martinez at the office identified above, by fax (703)308-2358 or by e-mail (Thomas.Martinez@epa.gov) , which establishes that their specifications meet EPA?s requirement. Documentation must be received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis to be considered by EPA. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
- Record
- SN00936525-W 20051124/051122212412 (fbodaily.com)
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