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

A -- REANALYZE THE EXPOSURE TO DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS (DBPS) ON PREGNANCY OUTCOMES SOL HCB099 DUE 102297 POC Diane L. Pierce, Contracting Officer, (919) 541-0184 The Environmental Protection Agency intends to negotiate a sole source requirement with Public Health Institute, 2001 Addison Street, 2nd Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704-1103, for the analysis of trihalomethane in drinking water and spontaneous abortions. The Foundation has data on a 5,000 cohort of pregnant women. This cohort is unique in the high quality of data, the wide range of disinfection by-product exposure and large geographic area. Public Health Institute previously completed a study on this same subject area. The objective of this project is to reanalyze the exposure to disinfection by-products in the prospective study on pregnancy outcomes. Because this data is held solely by investigators with the Public Health Institute, EPA believes Public Health Institute is the only vendor capable of satisfying the requirements stated above. The period of performance is expected to be from date of award through September 15, 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 pricing information that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. Submit a response to the U.S. EPA, Attn: Diane L. Pierce, (MD-33), Contracts Management Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 within 15 days. No telephone requests will be honored. (0281)

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