SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Technical Support for a Prospective Cohort Study: Health Effects of Microbial Pathogens in Recreational Waters
- Notice Date
- 3/6/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- RTP Procurement Operations Division (D143-01) Attn: Robin S. Harris Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- PR-NC-03-10243
- Archive Date
- 4/20/2003
- Point of Contact
- ROBIN S. HARRIS, Contract Specialist, Phone: 919-541-0955, E-Mail: harris.robin@epa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to ROBIN S. HARRIS
(harris.robin@epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The purpose of this synopsis is to conduct a market search for qualified small businesses to submit capability statements outlining their technical and managerial capability, and personnel qualification for the following proposed procurement. To be considered a small business, this procurement will utilize NAICS Code 541710 with a size standard of 500 employees or less. The information submitted will be evaluated and used to determine whether or not this procurement will be set aside for small businesses. Otherwise, this procurement will be subject to full and open competition. The US Environmental Protection agency intends to award a contract for planning, developing, designing, implementing and conducting a prospective cohort study involving a multi-phase project addressing environmental risks to persons utilizing marine and fresh water bathing beaches. Study participants shall be evaluated for the adverse health effects potentially associated with recreational water use. This study is composed of methods development, study design, pilot studies, core activities and includes participant recruitment, records maintenance, data management, analysis, and related research activities which investigate specific hypotheses. The information being collected under this study is part of a research program consistent with Section 3(a) (v) (1) of the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 and the strategic plan for EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of Water entitled "Action Plan for Beaches and Recreational Water" found at ttp://www.epa.gov/ORD/WebPubs/beaches/600r98079.pdf. A key capability of the Contractor relies on the ability to conduct multiple beach studies (minimum of 2 - 3) in a single season (Memorial Day to Labor Day). Each summer approximately 5,000 people per freshwater beach and approximately 8,000 people per marine beach shall be enrolled in the study. The Contractor shall provide support services for the technical and professional aspects of these field studies. Examples of work include, but are not limited to, enrolling and providing incentives to participants; preparing and administering health effects questionnaires; collecting and transporting biological, physiologic, and environmental samples; methods development and validation studies to characterize environmental exposures; methods development to obtain Global Information System (GIS) information and Global Position System information (GPS); aggregate exposure measurements; environmental modeling; statistical analysis; development of data quality objectives; development of study protocols, standard operating procedures and data collection forms; development of quality assurance and quality control procedures; capability to convene institutional review boards (IRBs); and reporting/presenting activities to appropriate stakeholders related to the research. Provide your experience and capability to perform these requirements. All capability statements will be due 15 days from the posting date of this synopsis. If you plan to send your capability statement via the United States Postal Service, please use the following address: US Environmental Protection Agency, Attention Robin S. Harris, RTP Procurement Operations Division (E105-02) Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. If you plan to send your capability statement via courier, please use the following address: US Environmental Protection Agency, Attention Robin S. Harris, RTP Procurement Operations Division (E105-02), 4930 Page Road, Durham NC, 27703. No facsimile or telephonic responses will be accepted.
- Web Link
-
The Environmental Protection Agency
(http://www.epa.gov/oam/solicit)
- Record
- SN00272764-W 20030308/030306213822 (fbodaily.com)
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