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RFQ-DC-08-00220 Atmospheric Mercury Monitoring Services
July 31, 2008 Update:
- Questions and Answers 5-10 Posted in Microsoft Word format July 31, 2008.
July 21, 2008 Update:
- Questions and Answers 1-4 Posted in Microsoft Word format July 21, 2008.
The last date for receipt of questions is July 28, 2008.
Posted Date: July 15, 2008
Procurement Office: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Headquarters Procurement Operations Division (3803R) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460
Response Date: August 4, 2008 4:00 p.m. ET
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking contractors to provide monitoring services for the acquisition of speciated atmospheric mercury data from sites across the country. Over the past five years, a number of states and academic mercury scientists have been measuring speciated atmospheric mercury at sites located throughout the United States and Canada. While most measurements are generally based on automated and/or manual methods as described by Landis et al., 2002, the specific protocols by which measurements are taken can vary across sites, and in some instances, are undocumented. Thus, accurately comparing measurement data across sites is currently a significant challenge. Common protocols for mercury sampling and analysis are needed to facilitate the site data inter comparison over time. Moreover, a centralized archive for data distribution is needed to enable mercury policy assessments, evaluate and improve mercury deposition models, and enhance mercury research. To meet some of the mercury data and information needs, EPA is collaborating with mercury scientific community, including the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) membership of federal agencies, states, tribes, academic institutions, and other organizations to establish a new, national, standardized network to monitor mercury in the atmosphere. The network seeks to measure air concentrations of mercury in its gaseous and particulate forms, event-based mercury wet deposition, and meteorological and land-cover variables needed for estimating dry deposition fluxes. The network envisioned will serve many functions:
- Facilitate the calculation of wet, dry, and total deposition;
- Provide data for evaluating predictive and diagnostic models and for assessing source-receptor relationships; and
- Build a data set for analyzing spatial and temporal trends.
- Statement of Work Posted in Adobe Acrobat PDF July 15, 2008 (43.9 KB)
- Evaluation Factors Posted in Adobe Acrobat PDF July 15, 2008 (24.2 KB)
- Quote Submission Instructions Posted in Adobe Acrobat PDF July 15, 2008 (21.9 KB)
The point of contact for this procurement is Nicole Schuller, Contracting Officer, at schuller.nicole@epa.gov.