SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Identification and Treatment of Emerging Contaminants in Wet Weather Flows.
- Notice Date
- 9/6/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Contracts Management Division 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive Cincinnati, OH 45268
- ZIP Code
- 45268
- Solicitation Number
- PR-CI-06-11202
- Response Due
- 9/25/2006
- Archive Date
- 10/25/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This synopsis is being provided to publish a requirement for the Office Research and Development (ORD) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Risk Management Laboratory (NRMRL) in Edison, New Jersey which is seeking a contractor to perform the following tasks related to the identification and treatment of Emerging Contaminants (EC) in Wet Weather Flows (WWF). The contractor shall perform a comprehensive review of the literature for existing research on the types, amounts, and detection frequencies of ECs in WWF; analytical techniques; and, documented attempts to treat these contaminants. A number of processes have historically been used in the control and treatment of WWF including: screening, disinfection, biological filtration, hydrodynamic separation, sedimentation, detention ponds, swales, and advanced filtration using a wide range of natural and synthetic media. In addition to the literature review, a technical report shall be prepared that will identify the quality and quantity characteristics of ECs, emphasizing relative abundance, frequency of detection, toxicity, harmful effects of ECs and EC categories (pharmaceuticals, personal care products, household products, etc.) and relevant unit processes documented for treatment and control technologies, including any limitations of the designs on removal effectiveness of ECs from WWF. The technical report shall describe both the benefits and limitations of the different types of treatment approaches including which technologies may have the best possible EC removal expectations when used either by itself or combined, such as, when used in either a treatment train or an integrated unit package plant design. The report shall also prioritize the order of EC categories to abate and the associated treatment methods to pursue. Based on the information obtained from the literature search and technical report, the contractor shall develop and conduct appropriate bench-scale treatability tests to investigate and document the removal of ECs using both conventional approaches and other more novel techniques that may be suggested from the literature search, including the possible application of materials such as zero valent iron (Fe0) and nanogels. Effective treatability of WWF pollutants, both organic and inorganic, relates to the constituents ability to associate with different particle sizes which relates to settling or filterable characteristics. Treatability also relates to the ability of the dissolved constituent to be sorbed onto media such as those used in ion exchange. It is expected that treatability testing will most likely involve techniques for sedimentation/filtration and other techniques that more readily apply to dissolved vs. suspended constituents. The treatability tests shall use actual WWF obtained from urban areas that are most likely to contain ECs in high enough concentrations so as to make the sampling and analytical measurement possible without the use of exotic or untested materials or apparatus. The contractor shall deliver a final project report to the EPA along with a PowerPoint presentation suitable for informing EPA technical staff and others about the activities conducted under this project and the contractor shall prepare a draft journal article that summarizes the project approach and results. Upon EPA review and approval, the contractor shall submit the article to an appropriate journal. The North American Industry Classification Code is 541690 with a small business size standard of $6.5 million. A written solicitation, PR-CI-06-11202, is anticipated to be issued the week of September 25th 2006. It is anticipated the solicitation will be issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). All responsible businesses may submit a quotation in response to the solicitation which shall be considered by the Agency. This procurement will be pursued using FAR Part 12 Commercial Acquisition methods and procedures. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. In addition to price, the following factors may be used to evaluate the offeror?s technical proposal: relevant technical experience, quality of personnel, facilities and resources, and past performance. These factors shall be evaluated on a Best Value basis. Contract type is anticipated to be time and material.
- Web Link
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The Environmental Protection Agency
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- Record
- SN01135582-W 20060908/060906230643 (fbodaily.com)
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