Guide to RTI Contracts and Collaboration with EPA

Guide to RTI Contracts and Collaboration with EPA Working together to improve the environment for more than 35 years Together we have forged a long-term, collaborative relationship. RTI International has worked with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its predecessor organizations for more than 35 years and has projects supporting all EPA offices. We bring to this collaboration a multidisciplinary team of expert engineers and scientists to address real-world environmental problems through highquality research and technical services. Through our long history of providing technical and research support to EPA, we have gained a thorough understanding of the Agency’s technical and research programs, organizational structure, and contract operations. Our research framework is grounded in best management practices that ensure quality, timeliness, and cost-efficiency. We have extensive experience managing multiyear, multitask contracts that encompass laboratory-, pilot-, and field-scale research; development of methods, technologies, and tools; and technical support. How do RTI and EPA work together? RTI holds several contracts with EPA and is preapproved to work under several General Services Administration (GSA) schedules. This guide describes these contractual mechanisms and how to access them. How to use contract vehicles to work with RTI You can request a new task under any of our current contracts. To request a task, contact the appropriate EPA Project Officer listed on the following pages. The Project Officer for each contract can provide additional details about Statement of Work contents and how to develop a budget. Office of Water Technical Support for the National Watershed Protection Program Using Point and Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Controls and Total Maximum Daily Loads EPA Contract EP-C-08-003 (IDIQ) EPA Contracting Officer EPA Project Officer RTI Project Director Contract End Date Camille W. Davis Christopher Zabawa Peter Ilieve November 2012 513-487-2095 202-566-1222 919-316-3727 Davis.Camille@epa.gov zabawa.christopher@epa.gov pii@rti.org Technical assistance to the Office of Water, Office of Research and Development, and EPA regional offices for watershed-based protection and restoration projects, focusing on water quality monitoring, management and display of water quality information, and assessing water quality conditions and reporting on those conditions to the public and Congress. RTI provides various technical support services: ■ ■ development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) watershed-based management approaches to leverage programs under the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, or other relevant EPA programs approaches to improve the management of nonpoint source pollution impacts by federal, state, and tribal programs EPA’s Integrated Reporting initiatives and its associated database and geographic information system (GIS) improvements in water quality monitoring programs involving both traditional fixed-station networks and probability-based monitoring approaches ■ ■ ■ Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Economic Analyses and Control Strategy Development for Air Pollution Control Regulations EPA Contract 68-D-99-024 (CPFH) EPA Contracting Officer EPA Contracting Specialist EPA Project Officer RTI Project Director Contract End Date Rodney D. Jones Karen C. Watson Nancy D. Riley September 2010 919-541-3112 919-541-3114 919-541-5353 jones.rodney-daryl@epa.gov watson.karen@epa.gov riley.nancy@epa.gov gvh@rti.org George Van Houtven 919-541-7151 Economic analysis of traditional and market-based regulations for controlling air pollutants from stationary sources and developing estimates of economic impact of regulations designed to reduce release of air pollutants using single or multimarket models and applied welfare economic principles. Activities include the following: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ preparation of profiles of affected entities control strategy analysis economic analysis, benefits analysis, and regulatory impact analysis development of analysis methods and tools sensitivity analysis and uncertainty/variability characterization surveys, focus group sessions, and information collection analysis GIS support and database support training on models and methods and support for modeling and software review and revision of resource manual and EPA cost manual technical and administrative support review of data inputs and technical support Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Support for the Metals, Minerals, and Energy Sector EPA Contract EP-D-06-118 (CPFH) EPA Contracting Officer EPA Contracting Specialist EPA Project Officer RTI Project Director Contract End Date Robert D. Flowers Lanelle T. Shands Valerie E. Graves Roy Neulicht March 2011 919-541-2182 919-541-4278 919-541-3021 919-316-3736 flowers.rob@epa.gov shands.lanelle@epa.gov graves.valerie@epa.gov rmneulicht@rti.org Engineering assessments, preparing regulatory proposal and promulgation packages to support EPA in completing rule development for New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), and other regulatory studies for the source categories in the metals, minerals, and energy sector. Under this contract, RTI provides a variety of services: ■ assesses combustion, process, and fugitive emissions of hazardous air pollutants, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxides, and volatile organic compounds documents quantities and characteristics of toxic and other pollutants identifies existing prevention and control technologies and characterizes their capabilities and limitations recommends sampling and testing programs to characterize emissions and to validate control technology performance collects emissions test data and develops emissions factors prepares technical documents to support rule development and regulatory proposal and promulgation packages for Federal Register publication maintains dockets conducts technical studies necessary to support post-promulgation litigation supports activities to inform stakeholders ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Office of Atmospheric Programs Technical and Outreach Support Services for Domestic and Global Climate Initiatives and Global Climate Change Programs EPA Contract EP-W-07-069 (BOA) EPA Contracting Officer EPA Project Officer RTI Project Director Contract End Date Faye Sas Francisco De La Chesnaye Michael Gallaher November 2009 202-563-2669 202-343-9010 919-541-5935 sas.faye@epa.gov delachesnaye.francisco epa.gov mpg@rti.org Economic and engineering analyses of mitigation options from the agriculture, forest, coal-mining, natural gas, and landfill sectors and development of models to estimate the cost, emissions reduction, and technical change parameters for a wide range of mitigation options in these sectors. This has helped EPA’s Climate Change Division contribute to the U.S. government’s goal of mitigating the threat of global climate change by developing and promoting voluntary programs with industry to accelerate the development and adoption of greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration strategies. RTI employs a wide range of skills to develop, use, and disseminate existing and new information: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ economic modeling using RTI’s general equilibrium model ADAGE development of marginal abatement cost curves for GHG emitting sectors inventory and baseline emission development agriculture and forestry modeling regulatory impact assessments (RIAs) Office of Transportation and Air Quality Economic Analysis and Control Strategy Development for Air Pollution Control Regulations EPA Contract EP-C-08-008 (IDIQ) EPA Contracting Officer EPA Contracting Specialist EPA Project Officer RTI Project Director Contract End Date Kathleen A. Roe Almethyist Chambers Greg Janssen Michael Gallaher March 2009 513-487-2144 513-487-2093 734-214-4285 919-541-5935 roe.kathleen@epa.gov chambers.almethyist@epa.gov janssen.greg@epa.gov mpg@rti.org Economic analysis of traditional and market-based regulations for controlling air pollutants from stationary sources and developing estimates of economic impact of regulations designed to reduce release of air pollutants using single or multimarket models and applied welfare economic principles. RTI is developing work for EPA in the following areas: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ preparation of profiles of affected entities control strategy analysis economic analysis, benefits analysis, and regulatory impact analysis development of analysis methods and tools for analysis of mobile vehicles sensitivity analysis and uncertainty/variability characterization GIS support and database support training of models and methods and support for modeling and software technical and administrative support review of data inputs and technical support Office of Research and Development Scientific, Technical, Research, Engineering, and Modeling Support (STREAMS) EPA Contract EP-C-05-060 (BOA) EPA Contracting Officer EPA Project Officer RTI Project Director Contract End Date Lynne W. Lewis Jennifer Goetz Coleen Northeim September 2010 513-487-2040 513-569-7899 919-541-5816 lewis.lynne@epa.gov goetz.jennifer@epa.gov cmn@rti.org Research in varying work areas, including proof-of-concept, laboratory, and bench-scale experiments; treatability studies and pilot-scale investigations; methods, tools, and technologies; and technical and field support. RTI’s staff are proficient across a broad range of research areas: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ contaminated sediments and soils waste management endocrine disrupting compounds ecosystem restoration watershed stressors ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ sustainable brownfields revitalizations confined animal feedlot operations biosolids and wastewater management emerging wastes groundwater and drinking water Office of Research and Development Technical/Laboratory Support for the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) Quality Assurance Program EPA Contract 68-C-04-008 (CPFF) EPA Contracting Officer EPA Contracting Specialist EPA Project Officer RTI Project Director Contract End Date Renita Tyus Garry Plear Robert S. Wright Cynthia Salmons 513-487-2094 513-487-2054 919-541-4502 919-541-6948 tyus.renita@epa.gov plear.garry@epa.gov wright.bob@epa.gov cas@rti.org September 2008 Quality assurance (QA) support including technical systems audits, performance evaluation audits, data quality audits, technical reviews of reports, technical reviews of quality assurance project plans, laboratory support for audits and methods evaluation studies, and technical quality system development for the NRMRL and the National Homeland Security Research Center. This support has aided NRMRL in its efforts to assist OAQPS and other offices within EPA in generating the data necessary to write regulations and standards. RTI has successfully supported EPA on this contract for over 20 years and offers QA experience and knowledge in a variety of environmental technical areas: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ microbiology analytical chemistry indoor air quality toxicological modeling engineering areas such as biomass co-firing and control of mercury emissions Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Ambient Air Monitoring and Quality Assurance Support EPA Contract EP-D-08-047 EPA Contracting Officer EPA Project Officer Alternate Project Officer RTI Project Director Contract End Date Natalia C. Fisher-Jackson Jeffrey T. Curry Margaret A. Dougherty James B. Flanagan 919-541-3564 919-541-4018 919-541-2344 919-990-8649 fisher-jackson.natalia@epa.gov curry.jeff@epa.gov dougherty.margaret@epa.gov jamesf@rti.org September 2012 On this contract, individual work assignments, written by EPA staff, are issued to RTI in a wide variety of areas supporting OAQPS's mission: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ review, modify, and/or develop air regulations and policies design and implement electronic systems, including Web sites and other Internet-based outreach systems support development of data quality objectives, performance evaluations, and data assessments support atmospheric chemistry research and field activities conduct outreach activities, including training and publications provide statistical analysis and support for interpretation of air quality data conduct data retrieval and management for EPA's Air Quality System database provide technical guidance and air network designs carry out quality control field activities, audits, and special studies develop quality assurance (QA) project plans, QA plans, and program and quality systems facilitate assessments and audits perform laboratory QA, systems, and performance audits Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Chemical Speciation of PM2.5 Filter Samples EPA Contract 68-D-03-038 (FP) EPA Contracting Officer EPA Project Officer RTI Project Director Contract End Date Natalia C. Fisher-Jackson Margaret A. Dougherty R. K. M. Jayanty September 2008 919-541-3564 919-541-2344 919-541-6843 fisher-jackson.natalia@epa.gov dougherty.margaret@epa.gov rkmj@rti.org As part of EPA’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), assists state and local agencies in the operation of the PM2.5 chemical speciation monitoring network by providing filter media and analytical support for the analysis of air filters for gravimetric mass, elemental concentrations (sodium through lead), organic and elemental carbon, anions (ammonium, sodium, and potassium) and cations (sulfate and nitrate); analysis of semivolatile organics; and microscopic analysis of selected filters. RTI analyzes over 1,200 samples per month for this project and is currently providing ■ chemical speciation support to more than 230 PM2.5 monitoring sites established throughout the United States and Puerto Rico data quality support in sample handling, high blank levels for gravimetric mass on Teflon® filters, high background levels for quartz and nylon filters, data validation, and reporting ■ Clean Air Market Division Economic, Engineering, and Environmental Modeling, Analysis and Assessment EPA Contract EP-W-08-019 (IDIQ) RTI Project Director Contract End Date Michael Gallaher March 2009 919-541-5935 mpg@rti.org The purpose of this procurement is to design, developed, enhance, test, debug, operationally, document, peer review, and apply a broad range of advanced technical, analytical, and modeling tools used for economic, engineering and environmental analysis. RTI’s staff will provide expertise in a broad range of research areas ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ power sector modeling modeling, Analysis, and assessment of non-power sector stationary sources sector integration modeling macroeconomic modeling environmental assessment, including atmospheric, ecological, health effects, and cost/benefit modeling technical support activities How to use GSA contracts to work with RTI The General Services Administration (GSA) offers all federal agencies a set of contracts, or schedules, that can be used to purchase a set of specific services for a given period of time at competitive prices. GSA has certified that RTI is a vendor that is federally qualified to provide a specific set of services within several schedules. For further information on GSA schedules, visit RTI’s Web site at www.rti.org/gsa. EAS–Environmental Advisory Services SIN 899-1 SIN 899-2 SIN 899-3 SIN 899-4 SIN 899-7 Environmental Compliance Services Contract GS-10F-0283K Environmental Planning Services and Documentation Environmental/Occupational Training Services Waste Management Services Geographic Information Systems Services IT–Information Technology SIN 132-32 SIN 132-33 SIN 132-34 SIN 132-51 Term Software Licenses Perpetual Software Licenses Software Maintenance Contract GS-35F-0829R RTI Contact Deborah Ellison 919-541-6190 gsa@rti.org Information Technology Professional Services GSA Ordering Process 1. Develop a Request for Proposal (RFP) describing the work needed. 2. Identify the GSA schedule containing the appropriate Special Item Number (SIN) for this work. 3. Select a short list of contractors from the SIN contractor list to receive the RFP. 4. Evaluate proposals and award a contract to the contractor with the best proposal. MOBIS–Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services SIN 874-1 SIN 874-3 Consultation Services Survey Services Contract GS-10F-0097L PES–Professional Engineering Service SIN 871-1 SIN 871-2 SIN 871-3 SIN 871-4 SIN 871-5 Contract GS-23F-0147N Strategic Planning for Technology Programs/Activities Services Concept Development and Requirements Analysis Services System Design, Engineering, and Integration Services Test and Evaluation Services Integrated Logistics Support Services RTI International is one of the world’s leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. With projects in more than 40 countries and a staff of more than 2,600, RTI offers innovative research and technical solutions to governments and businesses worldwide in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, democratic governance, economic and social development, energy, and the environment. For more information, visit www.rti.org. RTI-SSS/4-2008 RTI International is a trade name of Research Triangle Institute.