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

A -- REFINEMENT TO EPA'S AGGREGATE SHEDS-PESTICIDES MODELS (FOCUSING ON LONGITUDINAL ESTIMATES, THE DIETARY ROUTE, AND MICRO ACTIVITY DATA INPUTS) SOL U2B556 DUE 071900 POC McDonald Morrison, Contracting Officer (919)541-4364; Antonio Leathers, Contract Specialist (919)541-2312 WEB: click here to download a copy of the referenced clauses, http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, leathers.antoni@epa.gov. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is U2B556 and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-16. This contract will be awarded as a result of a Simplified Acquisition with Full and Open competition. This procurement is NOT a small business set-aside. However, the associated Standard Industrial Code (SIC) Code is 8731 and the size standard is 500 employees. The Contractor shall (1) recommend technique(s) for extrapolating short-term human activity pattern data to longer-term exposure estimates; (2) develop methodologies and tools for refining the dietary exposure modeling algorithm in the SHEDS-Pesticides model; and (3) analyze results from a children's videography study to refine SHEDS-Pesticides input probability distributions from microactivity data. There are four (4) separate tasks referenced in the Statement of Work that should be priced separately. Payment of the fixed price for each task will follow successful completion of each of the tasks as evidenced by receipt of acceptable deliverables. Referenced Statement of Work can be found on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The award will be based on price and demonstration of past experience as indicated by publications on similar subject matter. Past publications involving similar subject matter shall be documented in 2 pages or less. Award will be made to the offeror that provides the best value to the Government. Allofferors are to include with their offers a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses which are cited in 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disables Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies. Please submit quotes to Antonio L. Leathers, Contract Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MD-33, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 or fax to (919)541-1075. All offers are due by July 19, 2000, 4:30p.m. EST. Referenced clauses can be found on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. Posted 07/11/00 (W-SN473536). (0193)

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