SOLICITATION NOTICE
b -- Sole source Justification for Delima Asscciates.
- Notice Date
- 7/23/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- SRRPODUS Environmental Protection AgencyAriel Rios Building1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.Mail Code: 3805RWashingtonDC20460USA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SOL-HQ-13-00011
- Response Due
- 7/29/2013
- Archive Date
- 8/28/2013
- Point of Contact
- Frank Bottalico
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- It is the intent of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) to award on a sole source basis to DeLima and Associates of McLean, Virginia for the purchase of a non-exclusive license. (No funds will be used to develop a database.) The CPID was developed by, is maintained by, and is fully owned by DeLima Associates with no database development or maintenance funds provided by the EPA. CPID is a commercially available database that provides chemical ingredient and health effects information for over 11,000 brand name automotive, personal care, home maintenance, inside home, pet care, pesticide, hobby and crafts, home office and landscape and yard products. JUSTIFICATION DeLima Associates is the only known source that is capable of providing a fully-functional health effects database of over 11,000 household products. The database is unique in that, it compiles in one place, brand names of household products, and identifies, for each brand name, its chemical ingredients by chemical name and the chemical's universal identifier, the CAS Registry Number. This linking of brand names to individual chemical ingredients is a valuable component in integrating this information with the existing TEHIP databases that currently contain a wealth of health data on exposure to individual chemicals. In addition, for each brand, the CPID provides: acute and chronic health effects information, carcinogenicity and first aid information. The CPID developed by DeLima Associates is the only commercially available household products health effects database approved by National Center for Environmental Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DeLima associates have received a copyright registration number TX-5-446-126 from the U.S. Copyright Office for this database. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 541511 and the business size standard is $25M. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance shall be twelve (12) months from date of award. BACKGROUND EPA is in the process of developing personal chemical exposure information tool to enable consumers to access their exposure to chemicals in products that they purchase or are exposed to in the home environment. To develop these tools there is a need to obtain the identity of specific chemicals associated with products found in the home. EPA specific needs are: 1.Individual products connected to Category-Type-Usage 2.Individual products connected to all its published ingredients (with CAS or other identifiers) with percent composition (when published) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS DeLima Associates will provide data and updates for: 11,000 products 1. Database Tables to be Licensed DeLima Associates will provide the following database tables under the terms and conditions of the non-exclusive license: Brands: Brand name and product specific fields CAS No Brands Connect: Brand names connected to its ingredient CAS numbers Chemicals: Identify chemicals with CAS numbers or IDs Handling and Disposal: Instructions for handling, storage and disposal of products Health Effects: Label Warnings, First Aid, Acute and Chronic Health Effects, Carcinogenicity and Health Ratings Manufacturers: Contact information for manufacturers Synonyms: Synonyms for Chemicals in database Brand and Purpose: Identification of purpose and use for each product 2. Material Safety Data Sheets DeLima Associates will provide the full text of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for all products added with each license renewal (when available from product manufacturers.) 3. Updating of Content DeLima Associates will update content such as the glossary and F.A.Qs and introduce new product categories as needed. This is not a Request for Quotations (RFQ), nor is a RFQ available. However, if any interested party believes it has the capability to fulfill the above requirement; it may submit a statement of capabilities. The capabilities statement should demonstrate that the interested party is able to provide the professional technical services as specified above. Capability statements must be received in the contracting office by 3:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on July 29, 2013.. Capability statements and questions must be submitted in writing to Frank Bottalico at Bottalico.Frank@epa.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No collect calls will be accepted. In order to receive an award, contractors must be registered and have valid certification in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Online Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NERL LV 1US Environmental Protection AgencyNational Exposure Research Lab944 East Harmon AvenueLas VegasNV89193-3478USA
- Zip Code: 89193-3478
- Zip Code: 89193-3478
- Record
- SN03124860-W 20130725/130723235724-dfcd2f0d965786d023c8e1e692dbdfb4 (fbodaily.com)
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