SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Current and Historical Human Exposure Assessment of Drinking Water and Air Pollution Sources in the PV Cluster Area in NE Pennsylvania
- Notice Date
- 2/26/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 622110
— General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-CDC-SS-2010-80405
- Archive Date
- 3/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- Thaddeus E Rollins, Phone: 770-488-2427, Vallerie M Redd, Phone: 770-488-2845
- E-Mail Address
-
tnr6@cdc.gov, gfj3@cdc.gov
(tnr6@cdc.gov, gfj3@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Introduction: "This is a Research and Development (R & D) Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential R & D requirement." The proposed NAICS code for this requirement is 622110. Background. The search for the cause of an identified cancer cluster is often fruitless due to the existence of multiple exposure sources, lack of historical exposure data, and a mobile population. When the cancer in question has no known cause, the challenge is even greater, as in the polycythemia vera (PV) cluster recently identified in northeastern Pennsylvania (1). The cluster area is roughly 200 square miles, bounded by Hazleton in the north and Tamaqua in the south, and has a long record of mining, industrial, and hazardous waste releases to the environment, both historical and ongoing. Many of the releases are associated either directly or indirectly with the mining of anthracite coal. Although anthracite coal is no longer actively mined in the area, previous surface and underground mining activities (from the 1880s through the 1960s) have left large residuals of coal refuse (culm). The coal refuse has been used to fuel fluidized bed combustion (FBC) cogeneration power plants, six of which have been in operation in the cluster area region since the early 1990s. Over the years, abandoned underground and surface mines have been used as a convenient way to dispose of a variety of industrial contaminants (e.g. McAdoo & Associates Site) and, more recently, ash from the FBC plants. Local residents and physicians in the cluster area are especially concerned about the elevated number of PV cases because of the nearby Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund sites (McAdoo Associates, Eastern Diversified Metals, and Tonolli Corp), and a waste-coal power plant (NEPCO). ATSDR is currently funding projects that will evaluate the surface water outflow from the McAdoo Site, and test soil, water, and indoor air at current and past residences of PV patients for environmental contaminants and radiation. Potential pathways of environmental exposure could include air inhalation, drinking water consumption, food ingestion, skin contact or a combination of exposure routes. Studying each of these pathways may be necessary to identify any empirical evidence that would suggest a correlation between the pathway and the incidence of PV in the tri-county area. The focus of the proposed work is on potential sources, pathways and exposures associated air and drinking water. ATSDR is currently compiling a data warehouse of all available environmental data from the cluster area (the PAPV Data Warehouse), which will be made available to the contractor. ATSDR will also assist the contractor in obtaining additional documents or data that are deemed relevant to this work from local, state and federal agencies. This exposure assessment analysis is an integral part of a comprehensive ATSDR public health response investigating the occurrence, trends, and associated risk factors of PV and other MyeloProliferative Diseases (MPDs), not only in the cluster area in Pennsylvania, but also on a national level. The data collected by ATSDR as a result of this work will allow us to better respond to cancer clusters with suspected environmental origins. In addition, our understanding of the etiology of MPDs and other hematological cancers will be greatly enhanced leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of these illnesses. Purpose and Objectives. To (1) examine the hydrogeology of the project area to evaluate relationships between present and past PV case residences in the cluster area and the sources of potable water (publicly owned water supplies, privately owned water supplies and the aquifers that supply private residential wells) used in these areas, (2) estimate the current and past exposures of study area residents to specific air pollutants from local and regional sources, and (3) address the informational needs of the community and establish regular lines of communication with the Community Action Committee on issues related to the project. Project requirements. 1. Cluster area hydrogeology and sources of potable water. This work will include a comprehensive review of existing studies, data and other information on the hydrogeology of the cluster area; identification of current and past sources of municipal and private drinking water throughout the cluster area, and the relationship of common drinking water sources to PV patient-occupied residences; evaluation of available water testing data to assess the quality of drinking water in the cluster area at the present time, and when possible, during specific time periods in the past (back to 1950) to determine whether specific contaminants are/were present in water supplies used in cluster areas; and field testing such as core sampling, tracer studies, and water analysis to fill gaps identified in the above work. 2. Air Pollution Exposure Assessment. This work will evaluate the present and past exposures of cluster-area residents to specific air pollutants from local and regional sources. Specific tasks include identification and characterization of air pollution sources, atmospheric dispersion modeling and analyses, air pollutant monitoring, and recommendations for supplemental work needed to fill gaps identified in the review. 3. Communications with Community Representatives. This effort will require working closely with the local communities, and addressing their informational needs by establishing regular lines of communication with the Community Action Committee (CAC) on issues related to the project. Anticipated period of performance. The period of performance shall be 24 months from the contract award date. Capability statement /information sought. Capability statement /information sought. Please explain, in detail, your experience, knowledge and ability to provide the following: Your opinion about the difficulty and or feasibility of the potential requirement or proposed acquisition, possible solutions and approaches that may currently exist in the marketplace, and information regarding innovative ideas or concepts. Your staff expertise, including your availability, experience, and formal and other training. Your current in house capability and capacity to perform the work. Your completed projects of similar nature. Your corporate experience and management capability. Provide any examples of prior completed Government contracts, reference, and other related information. Provide a rough order of magnitude of the effort or time that may be required for completion of the work. The Government will not return capability statements received Information Submission Instructions: Please include a cover page with the following business information: a.) DUNS: b.) Organization name and address c.) Do you have a Government approved accounting system? If so, please identify the agency that approved the system. d.) Business size classification, (e. g., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code 622110, size standards which is $34.5 M. e.) Point of Contact, phone, fax and email address of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the response. Page Limitation: Capability Statements shall be limited to 6 single-spaced pages including cover page. Pages shall be formatted as follows: MS Word, 8 ½ x 11, 12 pitch, Times New Roman font with one (1) inch margins. Response Due Date: Submit capability statements via email to Thaddeus Rollins, Contract Specialist at tnr6@cdc.gov. Should you have any questions concerning this sources sought, please direct your questions directly to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Vallerie Redd at gfj3@cdc.gov. Responses must be submitted not later than 2:30 pm, Eastern Standard Time (EST) by15 March 2010. Capability statements will NOT be accepted after the due date. The Government will not return capability statements received. "Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s)."
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