H--All Hazards Receipt Facility (AHRF) Screening Support

ALL HAZARDS RECEIPT FACILITY SCREENING SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT ANALYTICAL CAPABILITY The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 intends to award a Sole Source purchase order under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, Other Than Full and Open Competition procedures and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), 1615 Capitol Ave, Sacramento, CA, 95814-5015. This requirement is for the acquisition of All Hazards Receipt Facility (AHRF) Screening Support for Environmental Chemical Warfare Agent Analytical Capability. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. This acquisition is required to support U.S. EPA, Region 9 Laboratory's development of capability to screen unknown or potentially hazardous samples prior to transfer to the Region 9 Laboratory. These samples would be taken from a site that has been affected by a potential act of terrorism which would constitute an Incident of Nati onal Significance under the National Approach to Response (NAR). The CDPH is the only source with access to a facility with AHRF infrastructure as part of their Emergency Response Function. Inquiries to this notice must be in writing and should be addressed to Amitkumar Raikar, Contract Specialist. The Contract Specialist can also be contacted by electronic mail at [email protected].