SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- BioReD Biomarkers and Tools for Reductive Dechlorination Site Assessment, Monitoring, and Management
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- USACE HEC, Ft. Belvoir, ATTN: CEHEC-CT, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315-3860
- ZIP Code
- 22315-3860
- Solicitation Number
- W912HQ10SN0002
- Archive Date
- 10/17/2010
- Point of Contact
- Eileen Spears, 703-428-6384
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE HEC, Ft. Belvoir
(eileen.m.spears@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award a sole source cost type Research and Development contract to University of Tennessee as a follow-on to contract W912HQ-07-C-0036. The description of the requirement is as follows: The services are to further the understanding of BioReD; biomarkers and tools for reductive dechlorination site assessment, monitoring, and management. Aligned with this purpose, the main objective of this project is to identify biomarkers and develop a suite of nucleic acid-based tools for site assessment and bioremediation monitoring, with an accompanying guidance protocol for tools application and results interpretation. To overcome the current limitations and more accurately assess, predict, monitor, and manage reductive dechlorination processes at contaminated DoD sites, novel reductive dechlorination biomarker genes must be identified and MBTs and approaches developed that improve the understanding of target gene presence, abundance, and expression, and thus, contaminant detoxification. The resulting BioReD technology will provide a comprehensive suite of prognostic and diagnostic tools to describe the presence, abundance, and activity of key bacteria contributing to chlorinated ethene detoxification. The work to date has provided new insights into rdh gene diversity; identified new process-specific biomarkers; generated new understanding of Dhc metabolic networks; and monitored Dhc gene expression and activity. The objective of this the proposed work is to develop environmentally benign repair processes for the composites used in military applications that eliminate or significantly reduce the volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and hazardous waste generated by the current repair processes. Possible areas to be addressed include but are not limited to: the development of repair resins, repair adhesives with longer shelf lives, and alternative repair techniques. Proposed solutions must be able to meet or exceed current performance requirements for composite repairs and offer significantly reduced environmental impact. This is a special notice prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii), whereas It is necessary to maintain an essential research or development capability to be provided by an educational or other nonprofit institution for the developmental work calling for the practical application of investigative findings and theories of a scientific or technical nature in the case of the follow-on for the continued provision of highly specialized services. However, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 15 days from the date of publication of this announcement. Supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will proceed with awarding a cost contract to the University of Tennessee. Point of Contact for this requirement is Eileen Spears, Eileen.M.Spears@usace.army.mil 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315.
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- Record
- SN02209728-W 20100721/100719234301-42c5d1b5a2e23be98ce78194f51dd47b (fbodaily.com)
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