RESEARCH ON THE INHALATION TOXICOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS Release Date: April 27, 2001 NOTICE: NOT-ES-01-005 RFP-NIH-ES-01-12 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is soliciting proposals for the purpose of providing research support in inhalation toxicology for the National Toxicology Program and for the other research components of the NIEHS. This contract will provide an inhalation exposure facility and staff dedicated exclusively to the support of NIEHS studies. The facility shall be located within 15 minutes of the NIEHS main campus. This contract shall also provide on-site space for the Respiratory Toxicology Group. One award is anticipated with an award date no later than January 20, 2002. The period of performance is expected to be five (5) years. For estimating purposes the Government estimated the level-of-effort at 29,574 direct labor hours per year as follows: Professional - 3,813 direct labor hours (i.e., inhalation engineer and chemist); Other Professionals - 2,976 direct labor hours (i.e., systems analyst, animal husbandry supervisor, quality assurance, lab animal veterinarian); Technical - 22,320 direct labor hours (i.e., engineering and chemical technicians, ADP support, and animal husbandry staff); Administrative Support - 465 direct labor hours. The expected release date of the RFP is 05/14/01 with proposals due 06/26/01. Interested firms should request either a streamlined or full RFP package. If no selection is made, a streamlined version of the RFP will be provided, which includes only the Statement of Work, deliverable and reporting requirements, special requirements and mandatory qualifications, if any, and technical evaluation criteria. On the RFP release date, a copy of the streamlined and full version of the solicitation will be available, on the Internet at: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/dert/rcb/rfp.htm. Those individuals who wish to access the on-line version should follow the instructions provided in the on-line solicitation package. After examination of these documents, any firm interested in responding to this RFP must request the entire RFP in writing, email, telephone (919) 541-7894, or by FAX request (919) 541-2712 to Jo Ann Lewis, Contract Specialist. This requirement is unrestricted. NAICS is 541710.
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