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B -- ENDOCRINE DISRUPTER SCREENING PROGRAM SOL PR-HQ-00-10584 POC Susan D. Meisner, Contracting Officer, 202/564-4776 WEB: Click here for further information on the procurement, http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/0010584/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer, meisner.susan=40epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Prevention,= Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Office of Science Coordination and = Policy, has a requirement for technical support of its Endocrine Disruptor = Screening Program, established to comply with requirements of the Food = Quality Protection Act and Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act of = 1996. The requirement entails comprehensive toxicological and ecotoxicolog= ical testing services, including chemical analytical, statistical and = quality assurance/quality control support, to assist the Agency in = developing, standardizing and validating a suite of in vitro, mammalian = and ecotoxicological screens and tests for identifying and characterizing = endocrine effects in pesticides, industrial chemicals and environmental = contaminants. The effort will include the conduct of laboratory studies = and associated analyses to validate the assays proposed for inclusion in = EPA*s Endocrine Screening Disruptor Program; management, testing and = consulting services for use in the development, demonstration, standardizat= ion and validation of endocrine disruptor screens and tests; design and = performance of toxicity test demonstrations and comparative studies; and = development of new guidelines for ecotoxicity and toxicity testing. This = requirement will be procured using FULL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES. = The SIC Code for this requirement is 8734. EPA anticipates awarding a = cost plus fixed fee contract with a period of performance totaling five = years (a two-year base period and three one year options). The level of = effort for all option periods and incremental options contemplated is = 375,500. The purpose of this CBD announcement is to notify potential = offeror*s of EPA*s requirement and to direct interested parties to the = EPA*s *Doing Business with EPA* Internet World Wide Web site, for further = information on this procurement as it becomes available. The solicitation,= amendments and other related items will be posted on the site and can be = downloaded. Hard copies will not be mailed out without written certificati= on that internet capability is unavailable. Posting of a draft Statement = of Work is contemplated in the near future. The solicitation will be = available on or about May 22, 2000. All responsible offerors may submit a = response which will be considered. =20 Posted 04/06/00 (D-SN441962). (0097)

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