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U -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES SOL RFQ-DC-00-0005 POC John Nanartowicz 202-564-4756 WEB: U- Pollution Prevention and Clean Production Training, www.epa.gov/oam. E-MAIL: contracting officer, nanartowicz.john@epamail.epa.gov. THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE PROCURED UTILIZING FULL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES. One of the international goals under the Agency's strategic plan is to "increase the application of cleaner and more cost-effective practices and technologies in the U.S. and abroad through international cooperation." Based on EPA's experience, one way of achieving this goal is by developing and delivering environmental training courses and other technical assistance projects related to Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency. Part of the mission of the Office of International Activities (OIA) at the EPA is to "enlist the cooperation of other nations in solving environmental problems of concern to the United States work closely with other EPA Headquarters and Regional offices and manage the Agency's international technology diffusion and technical assistance programs." This effort will support the diffusion of international technologies and techniques in the areas of clean production, pollution prevention, environmental monitoring, and public communication. The purpose of this procurement is to make revisions to and facilitate the "Principles of Pollution Prevention and Clean Production" training course; develop and implement portions of the Industrial Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency project; and, to develop and implement portions of the Pollution Prevention and Clean Production Cross-Border project. Statement of Work: Tasks and Deliverables EPA Project Officer (PO) will review all deliverables in draft form and provide revisions and/or comments to the contractor. The contractors shall prepare the final deliverables incorporating the PO's comments. Task #1 International "Principles of Pollution Prevention and Clean Production" Training Course The purpose of this task is the coordinate the international presentation of the draft materials of the "Principles of Pollution Prevention and Clean Production" training courses and to revise the course materials based on these experiences. The contractor will travel internationally with an EPA team to evaluate the course materials, course presentation, and course format through facilitation. When the revisions are complete, the final course materials, including the Facilitator's and Participant's manuals, will be prepared in a format ready for publication and reproduction. Deliverables and schedule under Task 1: 1a. Draft P2 Course Materials- The Contractor shall submit a draft course Participants' manual and a draft course Facilitator's manual within 45 calender days of the final test delivery of the course. 1b. Final P2 Course Materials- The Contractor shall submit a final, reproduction-ready version of the course Participants' manual and Facilitator's manual within 30 calender days of the receipt of final comments by EPA reviewers of the draft materials. 1c. P2 Course Delivery- The Contractor shall coordinate international training courses as needed in order to evaluate the course. Task #2 Industrial Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency (P2/E2) project Thepurpose of this task is to develop and implement portions of the Industrial Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency (P2/E2) project as agreed upon with China SEPA. As part of this task, the contractor will research and recommend sectors to develop public-private partnerships between China and the U.S. in order to promote and integrate pollution prevention. Also, the Contractor will facilitate the development of these partnerships, including setting up and participating in relevant meetings and conferences, coordinating travel planning meetings to China and the U.S., and creating planning documents and project plans. Deliverables and schedule under Task 2: 2a. P2/E2 Sector Recommendations- The Contractor will research and recommend sectors to develop public-private partnerships between China and the U.S. in order to promote and integrate pollution prevention within 3 months of contract award. 2b. Facilitate P2/E2 Partnerships- The Contractor will facilitate the partnerships agreed upon by EPA through appropriate means. Task #3 Pollution Prevention and Clean Production Cross-Border Project The contractor shall develop and assist implementation of portions of the Pollution Prevention and Clean Production Cross-Border project. This includes working with Mexico and other central and south American countries in order to promote their implementation of pollution prevention and clean production technologies. Deliverables and schedule under Task 3: 3a. Develop Cross Border Projects -- The Contractor will develop and assist implementation of pollution prevention and clean production projects related to EPA's cross-border work Task #4 Environmental Monitoring and Pollution Awareness and Prevention Pilot Projects The purpose of this task is to determine how environmental monitoring and public communication can assist in large-scale pollution prevention and increase the awareness of the impact of pollution mobility. The contractor shall develop the concepts of a joint pilot project between EPA and UNEP/GRID SiouxFalls. The project will relate to how global data supplied by UNEP/GRID Sioux Falls combined with EPA monitoring data could be used by decision makers and the public to become aware of and prevent wide-spread pollution that impacts the U.S. Deliverables and schedule under Task 4: 4a. Develop Global Awareness Pilot Project -- The Contractor will develop and scope a pilot project using remote and ground based data within 3 months of the contract award date. Task #5 Dioxin Clean Production Pilot Communication Project The purpose of this task is to determine how cleaner production and increased monitoring in facilities that create air dioxin emissions could help generate greater public acceptance of these industries. This would be accomplished through participation in the implementation of the communication portion of an EMPACT real-time dioxin project. This project seeks to develop and test an on-line dioxin monitor that will help facilities such as incinerators optimize and prevent pollution, as well ascommunicate information about the facility to the public. The contractor shall assist development of the applicable communication and prevention uses of this real-time data both domestically and internationally. Deliverables and schedule under Task 5: 5a. Participate in Real-time Dioxin Prevention and Communication -- The Contractor will assist in the development of the real-time dioxin monitoring communication program and its use in facility clean production. Evaluation Criteria: (1) specific experience in International Pollution Prevention issues; (2) the contractor's proposal shall outline and describe the technical approach, resources, timeline and due dates for deliverables, a detailed cost estimate by task, and a staffing plan (3) specific experience in facilitating multi-party, problem-solving pollution prevention processes; (4) experience in developing pollution prevention and clean production train-the-trainer course materials; (5) demonstrated ability to conduct an objective evaluation of projects; (6) experience in coordinating with EPA regional and program office staff; (7) thoroughness and innovativeness in addressing the objectives of this announcement; (8) ability to complete the proposed work. Summary of deliverables: 1a. Draft P2 Course Materials 1b. Final P2 Course Materials 1c. P2 Course Delivery 2a. P2/E2 Sector Recommendations 2b. Facilitate P2/E2 Partnerships 3a. Develop Cross Border Projects 4a. Develop Global Awareness Pilot Project 5a. Participate in Real-time Dioxin Prevention and Communication Progress will be evaluated based on the completion of the development of the Principles of Pollution Prevention and Clean Production course, and the assistance and development of the other projects. Costs benefits will be evaluated on the value of the products developed and the work completed. E-mail the Contracting officer at "nanartowicz.john@epamail.epa.gov" to express your interest in this procurement action. It should be noted that specific instructions on the submission and contents of proposals will be contained in the solicitation document. No proposals or qualification statements should be submitted for this notice. You may be able to retrieve a copy of the solicitation package on or about October 25, 1999 from the EPA web site. The EPA website is www.epa.gov/oam. Posted 10/21/99 (W-SN393590). (0294)

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