MODIFICATION
A -- Quality Assurance Support
- Notice Date
- 4/24/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- RTP Procurement Operations Division (D143-01) Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- PR-NC-07-10068
- Response Due
- 6/14/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The purpose of this amendment is to delete the statement (I don't have an electronic copy of the draft COI clauses to post with this synopsis)" from the following sentence: A draft copy of COI clauses (I don't have an electronic copy of the draft COI clauses to post with this synopsis) to be included in the solicitation can be found at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. The draft copy of the COI clauses is available at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. All other guidelines outlined in the synopsis remain unchanged. The Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement to provide support for the ambient air monitoring and quality assurance program in support of the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Central Operations and Resources. The ambient air monitoring and quality assurance program focuses on issues concerning implementation and operation of national, state/local, and tribal air monitoring networks. In addition, the program addresses the quality of the measurement data of the criteria air pollutants (carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), lead (Pb), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and various sizes of particulate matter (PM10, PM10-2.5, PM2.5), chemical speciation of particulate matter, air toxic compounds, and ozone precursors required to be measured by the Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) program. A principal objective of EPA=s monitoring and quality assurance role is to ensure that the quality of the data collected and reported by state/local/tribal agencies, federal agencies, and other parties, can be quantified and can be used to support programs such as the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), the federal reference and equivalency program, and the nation=s air quality management programs. Solid technical support is critical to the U.S. EPA=s ability to support air quality management policies and programs, as this support will directly impact federal, state, and local air quality monitoring activities. The efficient use of air quality data to obtain useful and defensible environmental protection results is also an important concern for EPA. The development and application of statistical techniques to meet this need involves areas, such as trends analysis, data screening, risk assessment, model performance evaluation, and comparisons with respect to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Key considerations in the successful implementation of these techniques are not limited simply to the validity of the statistical assumptions, but must address the feasibility of employing the technique, the practicality of implementation and how the underlying statistical framework relates to existing methodologies. In some cases, it may be necessary to develop and assemble alternative environmental indicators to help explain air quality trends and to reconcile these trends with emissions, modeling, health, and ecological information. The Contractor shall provide support for the U.S. EPA=s ambient air monitoring and quality assurance programs including, but not limited to, the associated federal regulations and policies, outreach activities, technical guidance, field activities, special studies, program and quality system development, statistical support, desktop publishing support, web site design and operation and data retrievals. The contractor shall provide the necessary labor, material, facilities, and expertise required for the performance of the following tasks: Task 1. General Technical Support; Task 2. Development and Revision of Guidance Documents and Technical Reports; Task 3. Facilitate Assessments and Audits; Task 4. Outreach Activities; Task 5. Conference, Seminars, and Workshops; Task 6. Cost Estimates; Task 7. Completion of Special Air Quality Studies; Task 8. Data Quality Objective (DQO) Development and Program Support; Task 9. Regulatory Support; Task 10. Statistical Support; Task 11. Desktop Publishing Support; Task 12. Precision and Accuracy Program; Task 13. Data Retrievals. The total duration of the proposed contract is sixty (60) months. The government anticipates the award of a cost plus fixed fee, level of effort type contract with a base period of performance of twelve (12) months, with four (4) additional twelve (12) month option periods. The contract will be awarded on the basis of full and open competition and will consist of 10,000 base quantity labor hours and 65,000 optional quantity labor hours for each of the five (5) periods, for a total contract maximum of 375,000 labor hours. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541620 with a size standard of 6.5 million. The anticipated contract award date is October 1, 2007. This effort is not a follow-on effort. The solicitation is scheduled to be issued on or around May 14, 2007 and proposals will be due thirty (30) calendar days after the RFP issuance date. A draft copy of COI clauses to be included in the solicitation can be found at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. The solicitation and amendments will be available at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd If you obtain a copy of the solicitation via internet, it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the solicitation is posted for any amendments. The Government is not obligated or committed to award any contract as a result of this notice. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Agency. See Numbered Note 26.
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