SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Support for OPP Regulatory Development: Economic and Biological Analyses
- Notice Date
- 11/16/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Bid and Proposal Room, Ariel Rios Building (3802R) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- PR-HQ-06-13231
- Response Due
- 11/30/2005
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is conducting a Sources Sought/Market Survey FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, to determine if small and small disadvanataged businesses possess the necessary technical capabilities to support the OPP's Biological and Economical Analysis Division. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND/OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. NO TELEPHONE CALLS REQUESTING A SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER A DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) IS AVAILABLE. RESPONSES SHALL NOT EXCEED 40 PAGES AND STANDARD COMPANY BROCHURES ARE NOT DESIRED. INFORMATION SHALL FOCUS ON THE CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES DEFINED BELOW. EPA is required to make regulatory decisions on pesticides in line with the mandate under The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) [PL 100-532]. In order to accomplish this, economic analyses are needed in connection with the review of existing regulations, and the development of rule making, policies, guidance and statory amendments for pesticide regulatory programs. These various analyses are needed in order to provide EPA with adequate economic and biological information in making the initial decisions internally, for purposes of preparing reports for release, for regulatory development and evaluation. Analyses and information are also needed to support new major initiatives at EPA, such as reducing the use of high risk pesticides. Requirements will be to (1) conduct economic analyses of pesticide regulatory program rule making, policies, strategies, or legislation on the pesticide producing industry, (2) conduct analyses of the impacts of pesticide regulator actions, e.g, restrictions or banning use of a pesticide or combination (cluster) of pesticides on a particular site or crop, (3) conduct analyses on the biological and economic effects and impacts of policies, strategies, regulations, incentives, and other actions whose purpose are to reduce the use or the risk of pesticides. Appropriate Conflict of Interest (COI), Confidential Business Information (CBI) and FIFRA clauses will apply to these requirements. You are directed to the EPA Website under the Sources Sought solicitation number at "http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/adp_placement/oppreg/index.htm" for full details on this synopsis and the draft version of the SOW. Vendors with the capability of providing services defined in the SOW are invited to submit, in writing, sufficient information within the page limitation (40 pages) which demonstrates their ability to fulfill the requirement. Responses are necessary to demonstrate capabilities/expertise in all aspects of the SOW. Responses, including the vendor's business status (e.g., small, small disadvantaged, minority-owned, 8(a), etc.) should be mailed to the following address: U.S. EPA; ATTN: Ms.Marisol Ventura (Mail Code 3803R) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. HANDCARRY/COURIER/OVERNIGHT CARRIER ADDRESS: U.S. EPA: ATTN: Ms. Marisol Ventura (Mail Code: 3803R) ; Ronald Reagan Building; 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Bid and Proposal Room - Room 61107 ; Washington, DC 20004. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M., EST NOVEMBER 30, 2005.
- Web Link
-
The Environmental Protection Agency
(http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/adp_placement/oppreg/index.htm)
- Record
- SN00933137-W 20051118/051116212430 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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