U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

A -- REPORT ON STATIONARY AMBIENT PM2.5 MONITOR MEASURES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO MEAN ESTIMATES OF STUDY SUBJECT EXPOSURE. SOL 4E1002 POC Karen Z. Gibson, Contract Specialist (919)541-4556/Vickie Presnell, Contracting Officer. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via e-mail., gibson.karen@epamail.epa.gov.. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency intends to negotiate sole source with The University of Texas School of Public Health, P.O. Box 20186, Houston, TX 77225 for analysis of existing air quality data to evaluate mean group exposure for PM2.5 using data from the Houston Asthma Study conducted by the University of Texas School of Public Health. The contractor shall write a draft report describing the analysis and interpreting the results of the analysis. Information is being sought on the measure that stationery ambient monitors provide for estimating PM 2.5 personal exposure and mean group exposure. EPA believes that The University of Texas School of Public Health is the only vendor capable of satisfying the requirements stated above. The University of Texas School of Public Health participated in the design, implementation, quality controls, and analysis of hte data set to be used to produce the report specified in the scope of work. The period of performance is expected to be from date of award through April 1, 1998. No solicitation is available. All interested parties must respond within 15 days of the date of this announcement. Interested vendors shall: 1)include information on the proposed services which clearly supports the requirements outlined above and; 2) provide itemized pricing that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. Submit response to the U.S. EPA, Attention: Karen Gibson (MD-33) Contracts Management Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. No telephonic requests will be honored. See numbered Note 22. (0063)

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