A--PATHOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ECD &MED

THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement for on-site and off-site pathology support services for the Office of Research and Development, Environmental Carcinogenesis Division (ECD), Research Triangle Park, NC, and the Mid-Continent Ecology Division (MED), Duluth, MN. The contractor shall provide professional and technical pathology support to include euthanasia of experimental laboratory animal test species, routine necropsy, specialized necropsy procedures, serum collection, preservation, identification and fixation of tissues for further histological processing including, but not limited to paraffin, plastic, or frozen section, packaging tissues for cryo-preservation, and perform description and interpretive histopathologic examination of tissue specimens. The applicable NAICS is 541710 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. It is anticipated that the contract will have an effective date of May 1, 2002. EPA anticipates award of a cost-plus fixed fee, level-of-effort term type contract with a 12-month base period and four (4) option periods of 12 months each. The base period and each option period will consist of approximately 4800 base hours and 1500 optional hours. The solicitation PR-NC-02-10015 will be available on or about 1/24/02. Proposals will be due approximately 30 days after the RFP issue date. No further synopsis will be issued. The solicitation, preliminary source list, and any subsequent amendments will be available via the EPA Website at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd only. Hard copies or diskettes will not be available. Telephone and fax request will not be honored. It will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site for any amendments or additional information that may become relevant, such as a pre-proposal conference.