B -- ANALYSIS FOR ARSENIC AND LEAD IN PLACENTAL TISSUE, BLOOD, AND URINE

Notice Date

November 27, 2000

Contracting Office

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Program Contract Service Center (3803R), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460-0001

ZIP Code

20460-0001

Solicitation Number

PR-DC-01-00253

Response Due

December 13, 2000

Point of Contact

Yvonne D. Stiso/Contract Specialist/stiso.yvonne@epa.gov

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contract specialist (stiso.yvonne@epa.gov)

Description

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13 intends to issue a sole source purchase order to the American Registry of Pathology located at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC. The EPA is FACNET certified. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541710. In 1998, the Arsenic Tissue Registry was established at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington, D.C. under interagency agreement with the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the U.S. EPA. The purpose of the Registry is to archive tissue from arsenic-exposed persons for future analyses. Under cooperative agreement with the U.S. EPA, the University of Kentucky is currently conducting a study of reproductive effects that may be associated with the ingestion of arsenic-contaminated water. The samples are currently located at the AFIP where the American Registry of Pathology is co-located. The samples are frozen, and removal to another location could cause serious tissue damage invalidating the entire analysis. The contractor shall analyze core blood, urine, and placental tissue samples for lead and total arsenic by site and arsenic species. All work is to be completed within six (6) months from date of award. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. All questions should be directed VIA E-MAIL to the Contract Specialist. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001129/BSOL001.HTM (W-332 SN5074L8)