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R -- DEVELOPMENT OF VEHICLE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM SOL RFQ-DC-99-00110 DUE 090799 POC Yvonne D. Stiso/stiso.yvonne@epa.gov/Contract Specialist WEB: Click here to access a copy of the RFQ, http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/dc9900110/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, stiso.yvonne@epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13 is seeking a contractor to provide consulting services for the development of the Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The SIC code for this requirement is 8742. The EPA is FACNET certified. You may e-mail the Contract Specialist at: stiso.yvonne@epa.gov. Please include the following: Company name, address, phone number, and e-mail address. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Two copies of the proposal must be submitted by the due date. US MAIL ADDRESS is- US EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Mail Code 3803R, Washington, DC 20460. ATTN: Yvonne D. Stiso. HAND CARRY (Such as Fed-Ex) should be submitted to Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Bid and Proposal Room, 6th Floor, Room 61107. Proposals are due NLT 2:00PM/EST September 7, 1999. BACKGROUND Development of Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. This Statement of Work outlines tasks for the implementation of an EPA program to provide assistance to the city of Shanghai, China to reduce mobile source pollution. Specifically, the contractor shall provide technical and policy advice in the design of Shanghai's Inspection and Maintenance program for motor vehicles, and shall develop a spreadsheet model, applicable to developing countries such as China, for vehicle emissions which will be piloted in Shanghai. Because of contingencies involved in project planning, this statement is largely definitive of the work to be undertaken under this purchase order but may be modified as project planning evolves. Project Period: Date of Award through March 31, 2001 Background: Shanghai currently has a centralized inspection program run by the Shanghai Security Police that covers "road worthiness" in addition to a simple emissions test at idle speed. The program is widely considered ineffective by the Shanghai government. Legislation has been introduced to transfer responsibilityand authority for the program to the Environmental Protection Bureau. EPA (Office of International Activities and Office of Mobile Sources) plans to provide technical assistance in developing the test program, devising a management structure, and recommending a process for implementation. This work would be based on international experience in the I/M area. Objectives: 1. To design a spreadsheet model for the estimation of vehicle emissions in developing countries. This spreadsheet would be piloted in Shanghai. 2. To conduct research and provide expert advice to the city of Shanghai, specifically the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau, in the design and implementation of an effective Inspection and Maintenance Program. Tasks 1. The contractor shall provide EPA project officer with a work plan and schedule of activities within thirty days of receipt of contract. 2. The contractor shall visit Shanghai three times, for seven days each time, in order to meet with officials involved in the transportation and environmental protection sectors, tour the existing program, assess factors related to program design and implementation, and provide expert advice. The approach to the project shall maximize the potential for use of the methods, analysis, options and recommendations in other parts of China, especially Beijing. As such, contractor shall visit Beijing in conjunction with Shanghai visits. A brief report outlining meeting itinerary and organizations, information obtained, and results of discussions will be provided to the EPA project officer after each trip. 3. The contractor shall complete a final report that provides options and recommendations for designing and implementing an effective inspection and maintenance program that meets the air quality needs of Shanghai, taking into consideration existing and planned national regulations as well as the existing and future vehicle fleet mix in the city. The report shall be provided to the EPA project officer via email in Wordperfect for review and approval. 4. Throughout the length of the contract, the contractor shall provide expert advice on other mobile sources pollution issues to Shanghai officials and to national mobile sources officials, including but not limited to integrated transportation planning, emissions monitoring and modeling, and emissions control regulations and technologies. 5. The contractor shall develop emissions prediction spreadsheet model and pilot-test the model using Shanghai data. The model shall be provided to the EPA project officer for review and approval. Deliverables 1. Brief (2-10 pages) trip reports with milestones subsequent to each trip to China funded through this contract, to be provided via email to EPA project officer. 2. Final report to EPA project officer for review and approval. This will be basis of report to Shanghai municipal government with options and recommendations. Due date to be determined, but no later than March 31, 2001. 3. Spreadsheet emissions model with documentation to EPA project officer for review and approval. Additional Conditions Contractor will be required to identify themselves as contractor employees for the EPA. This includes requirements for contractor to always identify themselves orally by their name and organization, and to physically display through their dress or identification cards their name and organization. Contractor is permitted to subcontract with other parties as needed, including sources in China, to facilitate the collection of Shanghai data or to carry out other analytical tasks. Contractor is aware that the project beneficiary, the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau, cannot act as a subcontractor under this contract. Evaluation Criteria EPA will evaluate submissions based on the following evaluation criteria: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of China's Vehicle Emissions Policies and Regulations as it pertains to China and the city of Shanghai as well as knowledge of organizations within China having the data necessary to complete this project as well as organizations which will be responsible for implementing EPA's recommendations. 2. Demonstrate knowledge of mobile-source programs and issues on the local, state, and federal level in the U.S., as well as international programs . 3. Demonstrate ability to form a written reasoned and defensible recommendation on mobile-source pollution control. 4. Demonstrate experience working in foreign locations and cultures, unfamiliar circumstances, and unusual work environments. See numbered Note 1. Posted 08/19/99 (W-SN370099). (0231)

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