SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Sew Pollen Filter Panels and Insect Screens
- Notice Date
- 1/13/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 339999
— All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, 200 SW 35th St, Corvallis, OR, 97333
- ZIP Code
- 97333
- Solicitation Number
- EPA-06-008
- Response Due
- 1/31/2009
- Archive Date
- 2/15/2009
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Request For Quotation #EPA-06-008 NOTE: CONTACT KATHY MARTIN @ MARTIN.KATHY@EPA.GOV TO REQUEST A FULL QUOTATION PACKAGE. STATEMENT OF WORK I. Title: Sew Filter Panels and Insect Screens for Outdoor Mesocosms at US EPA, Corvallis, Oregon II. Date: January 12, 2006 III. Background: According to the statutory authorities granted to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) under the Plant Pest Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) respectively, non-deregulated materials such as genetically modified plants that have not been approved for use in commerce, need to be grown under conditions of pollen confinement. Examples of pollen confinement methods include the use of screening that has pore sizes smaller than that of the pollen of the plants being studied. Restriction of access of insects is also an important consideration in limiting gene flow from insect-pollinated genetically modified (GM) plants. The types of plants being studied by USEPA in Corvallis, Oregon for potential effects of gene flow from a prototype GM crop to compatible crop and weed species include: oilseed rape (canola), wild mustard, and various hybrids of those compatible plant species. To insure the scientific integrity of our studies and to also be in compliance with federal (USDA and USEPA) and state (Oregon Department of Agriculture) regulations for studies with GM plants, the ecological studies USEPA plans to do in the mesocosms at USEPA in Corvallis, Oregon needs to be carried out under conditions of pollen confinement. The means of obtaining pollen confinement in the mesocosms (specialized circular plastic greenhouses) include the use of custom-designed panels of special filter medium that will have 95% efficiency in blocking the passage of small pollen particles (25 microns in diameter). USEPA will deliver materials to the Contractor, however, the Contractor is responsible for delivering the completed work to the USEPA. IV. Scope/Objective Statement: The Contractor shall sew 22 pollen filters and 44 insect screen panels using USEPA supplied pollen filter media, insect screen netting, webbing, and thread. In addition, USEPA will provide all rope for rope channels with the Contractor installing ropes in all rope channels. Upon completion, the filter panels and insect screens will be securely attached to mesocosm units at the USEPA in Corvallis, Oregon by USEPA personnel to prevent the egress of pollen from the mesocosm units. V. Task Description: The Contractor shall cut, sew and assemble the materials in the dimensions specified in Figures 1 and 2 so that they shall securely fit the tops of the mesocosm units. The following specifications are required. 1. The Contractor shall use only USEPA-supplied materials for fabricating pollen filter panels and insect screens. 2. The Contractor shall install USEPA-supplied rope in sewn rope channels on all filter panels and insect screens. Equal amounts of rope shall extend past each end of the installed rope channel on all sewn panels. (Note: ?equal amounts? will depend upon the length of rope provided by USEPA. It may be 3? or 2? 10?, depending upon the length of rope provided. The Contractor is just required to insure equal amounts of rope extend past each end of the rope channel.) 3. Using USEPA-supplied bonded polyester thread, the Contractor shall sew all seams at no less than 5 stitches per inch and no more than 6 stitches per inch. 4. 22 pollen filter panels shall be sewn and assembled according to dimensions and instructions shown in Figure 1. 5. 44 insect screens shall be sewn and assembled according to dimensions and instructions shown in Figure 2. VI. Milestones and Deliverables -The Contractor shall deliver the first fully assembled pollen filter panel and the first two fully assembled insect screens to USEPA, 200 S.W. 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333 within 14 days of contract award. - USEPA will install the initial filter panel and screens on a mesocosm to confirm its proper fit within 7 days of receipt and indicate any minor modifications that may be needed to improve the fit to maximize pollen confinement. -The Contractor shall assemble the remaining 21 pollen filter units and 42 insect screen within 30 days after receiving written feedback from USEPA -Latest acceptable date for completion of the full order is March 1, 2006. VII. Acceptance Criteria: The pollen filter panels and insect screens shall each fit securely to the tops of the mesocosm units and shall be free of holes that would permit egress of pollen or entrance of flying insects such as bees or flies. VIII. Applicable and Controlling Documents: See attached Figures of pollen Filter Media and Insect Screen.
- Record
- SN00966711-W 20060115/060113212713 (fbodaily.com)
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