US Env. Protection Agency, CMD-RTP MD-33 (NCCM-DD), Research Triangl Park, NC 27711

L -- PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF ADDITIONAL LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL 68D40095 POC David A. Donnelly Jr., Contracting Officer, (919)-541-7888. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency currently has a contract with Research Triangle Institute, Contract No. 68D40095, which was awarded under Full and Open Competition procedures for Quality Assurance(QA) Support for the NHEERL's health effects research divisions in the Environmental Research Center (ERC), Research Triangle Park. The original contract was awarded in FY95 and expires on September 30, 1999. The additional work requires the Contractor to conduct routine performance evaluations of additional instruments at NHEERL-RTP involving systematic or regularly scheduled audits by providing manpower and audit materials for on-site evaluation of NHEERL-RTP laboratory measurement systems. The Contractor shall evaluate all NHEERL-RTP instruments which are auditable and active use. Such instrument inventory, now totalling 327, includes pH meters, balances, and spectrophotometers used throughout the laboratory, plus infrared spectrophotometers and gas chromatographs, gases analyzer, temperature sensors, and humidity sensors used in the animal inhalation exposure facilities. The recent increase in the number of instruments and in the number of NHEERL-RTP sites at which the instruments in this category are located has warranted the renegotiation of one of the line item. The Contractor shall conduct nonroutine performance audits at specific NHEERL-RTP project locations. The Contractor shall provide manpower and reference materials or devices to determine the accuracy of a measurement system or a number of measurement systems at a single or multiple location on a one-time basis. The Non-routine audits are designed to handle special one-time audits which are not covered by the routine semi-annual audits. Typical non-routine audits to be performed by the Contractor include (1) reaudit of instruments which are part of the newly acquired OHR instruments, not yet scheduled for routine audit; and (2) audit of instruments belonging to a contractor or financial assistance recipient who is working on a OHR-sponsored spectrophotometers and chromatographs has warranted the breakout of the task, hence therefore the establishment of two new line items within the non-routine performance audits category. The incumbent contractor has in place a qualified/trained contract acclimated staff in place which matches the unique immediate needs of the Agency to complete the on-going project. Interested parties who believe they can provide the required services are invited to submit, in writing, an affirmative response demonstrating an ability to immediately assume the on-going projects without disruption to the current operations and demonstrating a cost benefit to the Government. Any written response must be received no later than 15 days after publication of this synopsis. In order to be responsive, the correspondence must be accompanied by a written narrative statement of capability, including detailed technical information sufficient to permit agency analysis in order to determine a bonafide capability to meet the Government's requirements. Responses without the required documentation will be considered non-responsive. This is NOT a formal notice of solicitation. No telephone or facsimile request will be honored. No telephonic or faxed requests will be honored (0222)

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