Proposed Synopsis for Green Delta Tech Modification 2: Synopsis for the proposed modification to Purchase Order EP-12-C-000094 - Continued Development and Modification of OpenLCA Open Source Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Software and Database Framework The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (CPOD), and the Office of Research and Development (ORD), National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) located in Cincinnati, OH awarded Purchase Order EP-12-C-000094 under FAR 12 & 13 procedures to Green Delta TC on 07/03/2012. This purchase order was previously synopsized and modified for similar reasons on 08/14/2013 The U.S. EPA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1 (a)(2)(ii)(A), with Green Delta TC to modify Purchase Order EP-12-C-000094, increasing the scope of work to provide support for the continued development of OpenLCA and modifications necessary for the system to meet the demands of the next stage of research. Green Delta TC is the original developer of OpenLCA and is the owner of OpenLCA SourceForge open source software. The overall objective of this modification is to implement a generic user interface and functionality to allow for the development of application-specific, non-expert user interfaces for interacting with life cycle assessment models and address high priority items related to the basic functionality of OpenLCA and the attractiveness of OpenLCA to a broader pool of open source software developers. Specific work that will be added to this order will include the following: ? Edit the OpenLCA Modifications Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP ? Utilize publicly available data and data previously developed for the Tool for Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) to create a U.S. input-output life cycle assessment dataset suitable for use in OpenLCA. ? Create a version of the SMM Tool IO-LCA database modified to reflect Georgia-specific conditions. ? Create a functional version of the Tool for Sustainable Materials Management implemented in OpenLCA. ? Create unit process datasets for use in OpenLCA in support of the implementation of WARM in OpenLCA. ? Integrate existing code with openLCA to create an openLCA module for RDF-based data exchange, map the RDF database/ontology onto the openLCA relational database, and add functionality to allow writing from the triplestore database to openLCA ? Modify the OpenLCA-integrated version of the LCA Harmonization Tool (outcome of Task 6) to allow for the transfer of data directly from OpenLCA to the triplestore database via the LCA Harmonization Tool interface. Modify LCA Harmonization Tool Java code to ensure proper functioning of the harmonization routines and interface for OpenLCA to LCA-HT triplestore . In addition, the EPA seeks to negotiate pricing for the following optional items: ? Incorporate user feedback to improve the intuitiveness and workflow of the OpenLCA-based Tool for Sustainable Materials Management ? Implement new routines to model advanced scenarios in the Tool for Sustainable Materials Management. ? Integrate unit processes to better represent sub-sector level processes into the SMM Tool LCA database using existing unit process data if available or through creating new unit process data if not. ? Create materials accessible from within the OpenLCA-based Tool for Sustainable Materials Management to assist a new user to operate the system. ? Create a procedure to automate the import of data from process models/descriptions into OpenLCA unit processes. Interested firms may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirements. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Sources wishing to be considered MUST submit documentation to the office identified. Documentation must be submitted within 15 calendar days of the date of publication of this notice. Submit your request in writing to Samantha Fuchs via e-mail to
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