ICF Incorporated, 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031

B -- EXPERT CONSULTANT SERVICES TO SUPPORT CHEMICAL ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS Contact Mr. David Goldbloom-Helzner. ICF Incorporated is currently providing support to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office under Contract No. 68-W4-0032 for chemical accident investigations. In support of its efforts, ICF is interested in procuring the services of expert consultants with skills applicable to the field of chemical accident investigation. The following provides background on the role and skills of the expert consultants. If you are interested in providing such services and obtaining further information on qualifications and how to apply, you can request a detailed statement of work from ICF Incorporated. EPA, in a joint effort with OSHA, will be investigating select chemical accidents to determine the cause of the accident. The results of these investigations will be used to hopefully reduce the likelihood of similar accidents in the future. Upon notification of an incident, EPA and OSHA will decide whether to deploy an investigating team to the scene. The investigation is expected to be based on a ``typical'' investigation that proceeds in three phases: initial on-scene assessment and characterization; accident reconstruction; analysis and report writing. It is probable that most accident investigations will take two to six months to complete. The accident investigation experts will assist EPA staff and will broaden EPA's accident investigation expertise. These expert consultants will help satisfy EPA's need for rapid deployment of appropriate and varying expertise to assess and investigate a major accident. These resources will also assist EPA in determining their need for chemical sampling, analysis, materials testing, and other on- and off-site analyses. Consultants will work for ICF Incorporated, EPA's prime contractor for this task. Consultants will be required to travel, often quickly, to the accident scene and assess the accident scene with EPA and other investigators. This assessment could include providing advice to EPA on options for proceeding with the investigation, developing an initial hypothesis as to the cause of the incident, and assisting in determining what other skills or tests may be required to carry out the investigation. Consultants also will be expected to attend meetings, provide advice via conference calls, prepare parts of reports or other analyses, and be available for review and comment on EPA investigation reports. A mandatory requirement for all investigators is the ability/willingness to travel as needed-on short notice and possibly for extended periods. Consultants should expect to stay sufficient time (four to eight days) depending on the special circumstances of an accident and level of consequences or complexity of analysis. It is not the role of the consultant to lead an investigation. Broadly, the consultants must augment the EPA investigation team. ICF expects to be supporting EPA in this area for the next several years. Consultants will need to have expertise in several areas in order to offer the required advice and review and analyze technical reports, standards, and data that are relevant to the investigation. The skills required will vary depending on the nature of the incident. Some experts may need to possess general accident investigation skills whereas others may need a specific specialty (e.g., metallurgy). Three broad categories of skills required are: General accident investigation and related disciplines (e.g., metallurgy). Specific industry processes (e.g., refining, chlorine/caustics). Specific accident types (e.g., explosions, fires, and process-induced and natural disasters). For further information and an invitation for bid package, please send or fax a brief paragraph summarizing your qualifications to David Goldbloom-Helzner, ICF Incorporated, 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031 or FAX/(703)218-2668. The deadline for expressions of interest is two weeks after the publication date of this notice. (178)

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