The US Environmental Protection Agency intends to award a sole source Contract using FAR Part 15 to the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council (NAS/NRC), located at 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington DC 20001. NAS/NRC will provide independent and objective advice to the US EPA's Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGL) Program, whose mission is to develop guideline levels for once-in-a-lifetime short-term exposure to airborne concentrations of acutely toxic, high-priority chemicals. The proposed contract would be for approximately 1 million dollars over a period of 5 years. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing to USEPA, Lana J. Skief (3803R), 1200 Penn. Ave NW, Washington, DC 20460, or to facsimile number (202)565-2561, Attn: Lana J. Skief, or sent by email to [email protected]. Telephone requests or inquiries will not be accepted. Responses to this notice must be submitted within fifteen (15) days after this electronic posting. A determination not to compete this requirement is within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements.

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