RTP On-Site Research Support Contract   4

Background
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is performing a 'market search' for small businesses in preparation for a future procurement. The EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) has a continuing requirement to obtain research laboratory support services at its Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina facility (primary location) as well as various remote locations. Support to be provided includes facility scheduling, daily on-site and off-site operations, research activities, and modification and maintenance of facilities.

Work Details
The contractor shall provide support for the design, fabrication, and modification of computer interfaces between monitors and/or devices, and associated software, models, tools, applications, and databases/datamarts as applicable. The contractor shall also provide report preparation services necessary to support the research being conducted. This work shall include technical editing and report production tasks, like formatting, preparation of graphics, and publishing. The contractor shall evaluate the feasibility of potential control technologies and/or develop data on the fundamental parameters affecting the design and operation of pollution control and/or prevention devices. The contractor shall conduct laboratory studies to investigate technologies to be used for the decontamination, disposal, and/or sampling and analyses of materials that are contaminated with surrogates of biological, chemical, toxicological, radiological, or Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) agents. Based on the laboratory research described above, the contractor shall design experiments to evaluate the feasibility of using new processes and chemicals; acquire fundamental data on existing processes and chemicals; and/or provide fundamental information on pollution sources, environmental concentrations, and human or ecosystem exposure to chemicals or agents. The general outline and goals of the experiments will be defined in individual TOs.

Place of Performance
The geographic location(s) where the contract will be performed include Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina facility as well as various remote locations.