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A -- ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THREE SELECTIVE INDUSTRIES SOL CC0004 DUE 010397 POC Melissa Revely-Brown, 202-260-1225 WEB: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE OF THE RFP, HTTP://WWW.EPA.GOV/OAMHPOD1/. E-MAIL: CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE CONTRACTING OFFICER VIA E-MAIL, REVELY-BROWN.MELISSA@EPAMAIL.GOV. The EPA is issuing a request for proposal for services to which the Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Par 13. The EPA is FACNET certified. Any contractor/vendor able to meet requirements must demonstrate in writing by closing date. All responsible sources solicited may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered. Interested person may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice is intended for competitive proposals. All proposals received within 15 days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/service, or the manufacturer meets qualification requirement at the time of award in accordance with FAR clause 52.209-1. The solicitation identifies the office where additional information can be obtained. Title: Environmental Risk Assessments for Three Selected Industries Background: EPA's Office of Science and Technology regulates the discharge of Toxic Pollutants (e.g. heavy metals, organics) by establishing effluent guidelines. These guidelines are developed using Best Available Technology (BAT) and include (1) an assessment of treatment technologies; (2) an assessment of the economics to install and operate the technology; and (3) an assessment of the environmental improvement anticipated after the implementation of the guidelines. Increased attention and emphasis is being given to the environmental impact of BAT guidelines. This impact includes the potential reduction in pollutant loadings. However, it also looks at the more specific changes in water quality that may occur along selected stream reaches, including chemical and biological changes. EPA is responsible for understanding these anticipated changes in water and the effects of water quality on stream ecology that may result from the implementation of BAT guidelines. An evaluation of the potential changes and the resulting benefits is performed on an industry-wide basis. The technical depth of each such evaluation (benefits analysis) will vary according to a number of factors. These factors include the availability and quality of data, specific industrial characteristics such as size and locations, the regulatory strategy, and the estimated cost to implement the regulations. These evaluations are compiled in an environmental risk assessment. Services Required: Environmental risk assessments shall be completed for the following three industries: (1) landfills, (2) incinerators, and (3) transportation equipment cleaning. Each of these environmental risk assessments shall include the following five elements: (1) documented environmental problems; (2) an industry profile that identifies facility locations, receiving streams and POTWs, that quantifies pollutant releases to the environment, and that includes industrial risk-based rankings; (3) a categorized list of released pollutants based on physical-chemical/fate properties and toxicity, and toxic weighting factors for both water and air exposures; (4) projected potential aquatic life and human impacts using localized, simplified stream dilution modeling and reach-specific data such as ambient levels and other pollutant sources including air emissions, sludge disposal modeling, and other modeling as appropriate; and (5) a benefits and risk analysis of the regulation by assessing fate, exposure, human health concerns, and ecological concerns. Landfills: Drafts of the five elements described above have been completed for this industry. The contractor shall incorporate any comments provided by the Project Officer upon award of this contract, and shall update or expand elements as directed in these comments. Incinerators: Drafts of the industry profile (element 2) and the categorization of the released pollutants (element 3) have been completed for this industry. The contractor shall incorporate any comments provided by the Project Officer upon award of this contract, and shall update or expand them as directed by these comments. The contractor shall draft the remaining elements listed above (elements 1, 4, and 5) using any provided by the Project Officer upon award of this contract. Transportation Equipment Cleaning: A draft of the categorization of the released pollutants (element 3) has been completed for this industry. The contractor shall incorporate any comments provided by the Project Officer upon award of this contract, and shall update or expand it as directed by these comments. The contractor shall draft the remaining elements listed above (elements 1, 2, 4, and 5) using guidance provided by the Project Officer upon award of this contract. Sources of information include but are not limited to: 308-Questionnaire data EPA studies and reports EPA development documents and background decision documents National Water Quality Inventory U.S. Census File National Study of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife Associated Recreation (USFW) Computer software programs, models, and databases to facilitate this work include: STORET Water Quality File Industrial Facilities Discharge File (IFD) GAGE File DFLOW program Toxics Data Base (TDB) Drinking Water Supply Files DIALOG and EPA's National On-Line Library System Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS) Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Permit Compliance System (PCS) REACHSCAN Stream Dilution Water Quality Model POTW/Sludge Model OST-HECD Sludge Exposure Models MMSOILS Model TRIAIR and TRIWATER models in the Graphical Exposure Modeling System (GEMS) Deliverables: The preliminary summary tables for the Landfills industry are due to the Project Officer by February 7, 1997. The preliminary assessment along with the final summary tables are due to the Project Officer by March 31, 1997. The final draft assessment is due to the Project Officer by September 1, 1997. A copy of each of these deliverables shall also be provided in electronic (3.5 inch floppy disk) format at the time they are due. The preliminary summary tables for the Incinerators industry are due to the Project Officer by February 14, 1997. The preliminary assessment and the final summary tables are due to the Project Officer by April 7, 1997. The final draft assessment is due to the Project Officer by September 8, 1997. A copy of the each of these deliverables shall also be provided in electronic (3.5 inch floppy disk) format at the time they are due. The preliminary summary tables for the Transportation Equipment Cleaning industry are due to the Project Officer by February 21, 1997. The preliminary assessment and the final summary tables are due to the Project Officer by April 14, 1997. The final draft assessment is due to the Project Officer by September 15, 1997. A copy of each of these deliverables shall also be provided in electronic (3.5 inch floppy disk) format at the time they are due. The contractor shall maintain a file of all documentation, including raw data, calculations, assumptions, telephone contacts, and sources of information used. Confidential data shall be maintained in accordance with Office of Water CBI provisions. Contractor shall return all files to the Project Officer on completion of contract. Period of Performance: Through September 30, 1997 SEND ALL PROPOSALS TO: US. EPA 401 M STREET, SW MAIL CODE 3803-F WASHINGTON, DC.20460 ATTN: MELISSA REVELY-BROWN HANDCARRY TO: US. EPA 499 SOUTH CAPITOL STREET, SW MAIL CODE 3803-F WASHINGTON, DC. 20460 ATTN: MELISSA REVELY-BROWN (0347)

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