Availability of Non Exclusive License: Hosting and Maintaining the Buy Quiet Web Tool and the Database of Noise Levels for Machinery and Power Tools

Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 671, notice is given that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is soliciting proposals for entities and organizations to host and maintain the Buy Quiet Web Tool and the Database of Noise Levels for Machinery and Power Tools through a non-exclusive license. This web tool and database are intended to provide guidance regarding the Buy Quiet program and provide information on how to adopt a Buy Quiet program as well as provide information about machinery and equipment noise levels. It is the goal of these online resources to inform at-risk individuals and their organizations about occupational noise exposures and practical ways to reduce noise-induced hearing loss. NIOSH will grant a non- exclusive license for the maintenance and hosting of the web tools. The preferred qualifications of the grantee organization are detailed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.