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

B -- EXPLORATORY STUDY TO INVESTIGATE DISTRIBUTION OF PESTICIDE RESIDUE ON SKIN FOLLOWING CONTRACT WITH A CONTAMINATED SURFACE SOL U2F262 POC Pamela E. Smith, Contracting Officer (919) 541-4556 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFQ, http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, smith.pamela@epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement for a contractor to do a exploratory study to investigate distribution of pesticide residue on skin following contact with a contaminated surface. The specific aims of this project are: 1.) To investigate distributions of pesticide residue on hand following contact with contaminated surfaces. 2.) Identify important parameters for characterizing the distribution of residues on skin following contact with contaminated surfaces. 3.) Use data on pesticide residue distribution to link dermal exposure model predications and field measurements to dermal absorption and dose. This requirement will be issued under simplified acquisition procedures. This is Not a small business set-aside. The Request for Quotation will be issued on or about October 13, 1999 and will be available via the Internet World Wide Web at http://ww.epa.gov/oam/rtp-cmd only. Hard copies or diskettes will not be available. Telephone request will not be honored. It will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the RFQ is posted for any amendments. See numbered Note 26. Posted 09/23/99 (W-SN383699). (0266)

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