U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division, Cincinnati, OH 45268-7001

B -- TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA: CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY SOL C600103T1 POC Contact Point, Cynthia Johnson, (513)366-2040, Contracting Officer, Lisa Bentley, (513)366-2041 DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN HEALTH CRITERIA DOCUMENTS, HEALTH ADVISORIES AND HEALTH GUIDANCE FOR CONTAMINANTS FOR THE OFFICE OF WATER, HEALTH AND ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA DIVISION (HECD), WASHINGTON D.C., Solicitation #C600103T1. POC: Cynthia Johnson (513) 366-2040. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking offers for a CPFF level of effort term contract to obtain from published scientific literature a detailed and comprehensive data base regarding the toxicity, occurrence and environmental fate of organic and inorganic chemicals, microbial contaminants, and radionuclides encountered in drinking water, ambient water, sediment, fish, wildlife and sludge. In performance of this contract, the Contractor shall be required to perform all writing and related functions necessary to produce the final draft criteria documents, external review draft health advisories or other technical guidance documents for the identified contaminants. The contractor shall consult pertinent publications and retrieve relevant information to be used throughout the development of each document. In the literature evaluation, primary emphasis should be placed upon the adequacy of results, and relevance to the assessment of toxicological effects from exposure to the contaminant in question. Health and environmental effects and risk assessments should be based on interpretation of the results of animal, clinical and epidemiological studies, aquatic life toxicology test, residue analysis test, including cancer risk estimates. Additionally, the Contractor shall be available on a fast response basis to provide technical information and advice concerning a ''problem'' contaminant. The contractor shall furnish facilities, materials, and the necessary professional, technical and supporting personnel for performance of the work required by this contract. This proposed contract shall involve access to TSCA and FIFRA Confidential Business Information (CBI) and shall require compliance with the security requirements of FIFRA and the OPP Confidential Business Inormation Security Manual. The period ofperformance is estimated to be a 12 month base period plus two 12 month options. The base LOE is 35,993 direct labor hours with an additional 35,993 hours for each option period. This is a follow on contract. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which, if timely, will be evaluated by the Agency in accordance with the technical evaluation criteria specified in the RFP. All requests for a copy of the solicitation must be in writing; no telephone requests will be honored.(0348)

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