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Research Laboratory Support for APPCD and DCMD(PR-CI-08-10214)
ABSTRACT
The EPA has a need for a contractor to provide the Office of Research and Development
(ORD); National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), Air Pollution
Prevention and Control Division (APPCD) and the National Homeland Security Research
Center (NHSRC), Decontamination and Consequence Management Division (DCMD)
research in the areas of air pollution characterization, prevention, control,
decontamination and consequence management research. APPCD provides a variety of
research products that assist other EPA Offices and Regions to develop, implement, and
enforce regulations and guidance and provides data that is used by other ORD
Laboratories and Centers to support ORD-wide objectives. DCMD seeks to identify and
develop optimal technologies and procedures for effective and efficient decontamination
while maximizing protection of decontamination crews, the general public, and the
environment. The successful contractor shall provide support services including P4, P3,
P2, P1 engineers, scientists and chemists, and T3 and T2 technicians to provide expertise
related to: (1) quality assurance and quality control activities for laboratory and field
operations; (2) the design and operation of laboratory and pilot-scale air pollution
control and prevention devices; (3) the collection and analysis of air pollution samples
in order to characterize emissions from laboratory-based stationary and mobile source
facilities; (4) the performance of laboratory studies to investigate technologies to be used
for the decontamination or disposal of materials that are contaminated with biological,
chemical, radiological or foreign animal disease agents; (5) the maintenance of research
facilities and property; (6) the performance of technical sampling and process monitoring
services; (7) analytical chemistry; (8) conducting field tests off-site to measures emission
sources and to research air pollution prevention, control, decontamination and
consequence management approaches; and (9) the presentation of findings at technical
conferences, seminars or symposia. U.S. EPA intends to award a single cost plus fixedfee
(CPFF) contract consisting of one (1) 12-month base period including 100,000 base
hours plus 50,000 quantity option hours, and four (4) 12-month option periods including
100,000 base hours plus 50,000 quantity hours each for a potential contract term of 60
months and maximum LOE of 750,000 labor hours over the five year period. The RFP,
amendments and other related items for this procurement will be posted to the EPA
Website http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd/ and must be downloaded by interested
parties. It is the responsibility of prospective offerors to frequently check this website for
any amendments. Telephone or faxed requests will not be honored. The RFP will be
processed in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. It will be issued
on a fully open and competitive basis on or about September 22, 2008 and close 30 days
thereafter. The period of performance is estimated to begin on or around March 1, 2009.
All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Agency.
The NAICS code is 541712. See Numbered Note 26.