The Environmental Protection Agency under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures Test Program for Commercial items set forth in FAR Subpart 13.5 intends to issue a sole source purchase order to the following proposed contractor: National Capitol Poison Control Center, c/o Toby Litovitz, M.D., Director. This document represents a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The EPA is FACNET certified. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) under the following procurement request number: PR-HQ-02-118299. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-07, effective May 15th, 2002. This solicitation is not set aside for any small business, HUBZone, or 8(a) businesses. Award will be made on an "all-or-none" basis. The NAICS code associated with this solicitation is 541710. Offerors should provide individual firm-fixed-price quotes for the level-of-effort required in the following description. The contract line item(s) will include the following: 1) Electronic data file(s) as described in paragraph marked "description" Description: Electronic data file(s) for the years 1999 through 2001 shall be provided in computer-readable format. These files shall contain information on all human pesticide exposures reported to the Toxic Exposure Surveillance System (TESS) which is maintained by the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC). AAPCC shall provide the electronic data file(s) for all pesticide exposures. Data shall include cases coded as insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, herbicides, disinfectants, moth repellents, and fumigants (e.g., methyl bromide, aluminum phosphide, sulfuryl flouride). Quality assurance of all deliverable(s) will be performed prior to acceptance. All inappropriate characters (* ; :) occurring in fields which should only contain numbers shall be replaced with blanks. Files(s) shall be provided in .dbf format. Delivery for this item(s) shall take place no later than six (6) months after contract award. Quote(s) shall be provided FOB Destination. Delivery address shall be: Crystal Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 75036. The provisions at 52.212; Instructions to Offerors?Commercial Items, 52.212-4; Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items, and at 52.212-5; Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders?Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications?Commercial Items, with its offer. Please refer to Commerce Business Daily Note 22. The text of all FAR clauses incorporated by reference can be found at http://www.arnet.gov/far. The text of all Commerce Business Daily notes can be found at http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/num-note.html Offers shall be received by the contracting office no later than fifteen (15) business days from the release date of this notice. US mailing address is: US EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Mail Code 3803R-Attn: Robert Minjack, Washington, DC 20460, U.S.A. Hand-carried mail (such as UPS and Fed-Ex) should be submitted to: Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Bid and Proposal Room, 6th Floor, Room 61107, Washington, DC 20004, U.S.A. Interested parties may contact the Contract Officer on
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