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R -- CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR REGULATORY ACTIONS (POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT) SOL PR-HQ-99-15595 DUE 020499 POC John J. Nanartowicz III, Contracting Officer, 202-564-4756 WEB: Chemical Engineering Support for Regulatory Actions, http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/dc9915595/index.html. E-MAIL: John J. Nanartowicz III, Contracting Officer, nanartowicz.john@epamail.epa.gov. NOTE: THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY FROM SMALL AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. NO TELEPHONE CALLS REQUESTING A SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. RESPONSES SHALL NOT EXCEED 40 PAGES AND STANDARD COMPANY BROCHURES ARE NOT DESIRED. INFORMATION SHALL FOCUS ON THE CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES DEFINED BELOW. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is performing a market search for small and small dis-advantaged businesses possessing the technical capabilities to support the Chemical Engineering Branch (CEB) of the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in performing work under a number of statutes including the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA), and the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA). Key programs administered by OPPT include the new chemicals and existing chemicals review programs and the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). The Office also provides technical support to regulatory programs administered by other offices such as the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). The activities of OPPT require a number of different types of analyses including assessments of hazard, exposure, risk, pollution prevention opportunities and the economic impact of proposed regulatory actions. The CEB is one of several groups within the OPPT that provides technical support. CEB's areas of expertise include the characterization of methods for manufacturing and using industrial chemicals; and assessments of the potential for occupational exposure and environmental releases resulting from these industrial operations. CEB also identifies methods for reducing the potential for exposure and environmental release. These analyses help the OPPT to better understand the risks from the chemicals being evaluated and make decisions on appropriate actions to take. Any contractor awarded a contract for this support effort shall provide engineering support services which may include but are not necessarily limited to the assessments of hazard, exposure, risk, pollution prevention opportunities, and economic impact of proposed regulatory actions in support of the CEB mission as well as potentially supporting other branches within OPPT in areas defined through the contract's statement of work and its respective work assignments. Examples include: A) Environmental Release Assessment; B) Occupational Exposure Assessment; C) Use of Clusters and other Ranking system; D) Research and Estimation Methodology Development; E) General Outreach and Presentation Support; F)Green Engineering, Design for Environment and Other Pollution Prevention Support; G)Support to the Toxic Release Inventory(TRI) Program; H) General Site Surveys. A prerequisite of performing any environmental measurement work will be a quality assurance system that meets ANSI standard E4-1994. The applicable SIC Code is 8731 with a size standard of 500 employees. Vendors with the capability of providing these services are invited to submit, in writing, sufficient information within the page limitation (40 pages) which demonstrates their ability to fulfill this requirement. Responses must demonstrate capabilities/expertise in: (1)the manufacture and use of chemicals, (2) industrial hygiene and worker safety issues; (3) environmental and worker protection regulations; (4)control alternatives; (5) pollution prevention methods; (6) computer based modeling and economics, (7) the chemical industry market; (8) chemistry and biotechnology; (9) development and dissemination of outreach materials and technical information; (10) relevant past experience if any over the past three years. Responses, including the vendor's business status (e.g.: small, small dis-advantaged, minority-owned, 8(a), etc.) should be mailed to the following address: U.S. EPA; ATTN.: John J. Nanartowicz III (Mail Code: 3803R); 401 M Street SW, Washington DC 20460. HAND CARRY/COURIER/OVERNIGHT CARRIER ADDRESS: U.S. EPA; ATTN.: John J. Nanartowicz III (Mail Code: 3803R); Ronald Reagan Building; 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW; Bid and Proposal Room -- Room 61107; Washington DC 20004. Capability statements shall be submitted no later than February 4, 1999. Posted 01/18/99 (W-SN288890). (0018)

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