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B -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR TOXICOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, HUMAN RESOURCE, ENVIRONMENTAL FATE AND ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS OF PESTICIDES SOL PR-HQ-00-10800 DUE 052300 POC John J. Nanartowicz III, Contracting Officer, 202-564-4756 WEB: Technical Support for Toxicology, Chemistry, Human, http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/dc0010800/index.htm. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, nanartowicz.john@epamail.epa.gov. THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE PROCURED UTILIZING FULL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES!!  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS), Office of Pesticide Programs, Anti-Microbials Division (OPP/AD), in Washington, D.C., is required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996, to institute procedures for the registration and reregistration of pesticides.  OPP develops data requirements and study guidelines that are used to assess the potential impact pesticides may have on human health and the environment.  Before using these data for regulatory purposes, OPP must evaluate the studies to determine their adequacy and to guarantee that appropriate quality assurance (QA) procedures were carried out.  OPP also convenes workshops and seminars to discuss and resolve scientificissues related to the registration and reregistration of pesticides.  Accordingly, OPP/AD has a need for the following support services for the registration and re-registration of pesticides: (1) technical support for the review and evaluation of product and residue chemistry data; (2) technical support for the evaluation of toxicological data; (3) provide for the assessment of health effects from exposure to pesticide chemicals in accordance with published EPA guidelines and standards for toxicological data development; (4) provide for the evaluation of data pertaining to the chemistry and fate of pesticides in the environment; (5) provide for the assessment of ecological hazards associated with pesticide use; and (6) provide technical support for the summarization and compilation of science products produced under the Contract. In order to perform works under this proposed contract, the contractor may require access to FIFRA Confidential Business Information (FIFRA CBI) submitted by pesticide registrants to EPA. Disclosure of FIFRA CBI to contractors is provided for under Section 10(e) of FIFRA and in 40 CFR 2.307. Consequently, the contractor must be cleared for access to FIFRA CBI and must control FIFRA CBI according to the requirements specified for contractors in the EPA publication, "FIFRA Information Security Manual, dated July 1988. Access of the contractor to FIFRA CBI is intermittent and will not require allocation of office space at Government facilities. Identification of contractor personnel will, however, be made by EPA while on site at EPA. Control measures for protecting FIFRA CBI are be in accordance with the following sections of the FIFRA Information Security Manual: (a) "Disclosure of FIFRA CBI to contractors," Section 3 ; (b) "Procedures for Gaining Access to FIFRA Sensitive Information," Section 4; and (c) "Operational Procedures for Protecting FIFRA Sensitive  Information," Section 5. Any contract resulting from the proposed solicitation will incorporate clauses that describe action to be taken by the contractor with regard to FIFRA sensitive information. These clauses are contained in 40 CFR 2.301 (h)(23)(ii). For complete copies of the Request for Proposal, please visit the U.S. EPA Website at http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/dc0010800/index.htm, or E-mail the Contracting Officer at "nanartowicz.john@epamail.epa.gov" for a copy of the solicitation package. Due to the anticipated large volume of interest, we will be unable to return phone calls for this procurement. The Contracting Officer can be reached at 202-564-4756. You may be able to retrieve a copy of the request for proposal package on or about April 17, 2000. NOTE: An original plus five (5) copies of all proposals should be delivered on or before the closing date of the solicitation to the following address (fax/e-mail copies will not be accepted): U.S. EPA, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Mail Code 3803R, Washington, D.C. 20460 Attn: Mr. John J. Nanartowicz III -- -HAND CARRY ADDRESS  -- -Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Bid and Proposal Room 6th floor, Washington, D.C. 20004 Attn: Mr. John J. Nanartowicz III. Posted 03/08/00 (D-SN432387). (0068)

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