U -- RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK COMMUNICATION TRAINING

Notice Date

October 2, 2001

Contracting Office

Program Contracts Service Center (3803R), Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460

ZIP Code

20460

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contract Specialist (stiso.yvonne@epa.gov)

Description

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13, intends to issue a modification to existing contract 1W-0570-NAEX on a sole source basis. The contractor under the aforementioned purchase order number is the Center for Risk Science and Public Health(CRSPH) and the Writing Center of the George Washington University. The NAICS code for this requirement is 611430. The CRSPH already has a relationship established with the EPA by way of a Cooperative Agreement with EPA's Office of Water and the CRSPH staff has extensive background in the field of risk assessment and risk communication through the EPA Cooperative Agreement and a variety of other research activities in environmental and occupational health. The Health Effects Division of the EPA has a need to transition Scientific/Technical writers into competent writers of information intended for the lay public. They will be trained to produce risk assessments that are structured logically, that avoid redundancy, and that use active instead of passive voice. Each risk assessment will be written to express the hazard and exposure as well as the estimate of potential risks (e.g., exposure and safety factors for infants and children, assessing pesticide exposure from food, assessing pesticide exposure from drinking water, assessing residential pesticide exposure and assessing occupational pesticide exposure.) The risk estimates are used to support risk management decisions and are the basis of risk communication. All students under the original Statement of Work have been assessed and the first 10 have completed the training. This modification will order more extensive training, on-site in Washington, DC, for the remaining students based upon the completed assessments provided by the contractor as reviewed and approved by HED/OPP management. The proposed Simplified Acquisition action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed simplified acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All questions should be directed VIA E-MAIL to the Contract Specialist. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011004/SPMSC003.HTM (W-275 SN50Z7C1)