SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Handheld XRF Analyzer
- Notice Date
- 8/20/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Administrative Contract Service Center, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-DC-03-00340
- Response Due
- 9/4/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/4/2003
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Tiffany Schermerhorn, Purchasing Agent, Phone (202) 564-9902
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(schermerhorn.tiffany@epa.gov)
- Description
- NAICS Code: 334516 NAICS Code 334516 The US Environmental Protection Agency, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13, intends to issue a sole source purchase order to Innov-X Systems, Inc. for a Handheld Environmental Metals Analyzer with Light Element Analysis Package required by the National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC). A handheld, portable XRF analyzer is needed for the NEIC laboratory to identify and quantify chemical compounds at sites where hazardous substances have been released. The portable XRF analyzer is required to enable NEIC to rapidly analyze toxic elements in samples in the lab or on site in a matter of minutes. The Innov-X Model 440S is the only known product that meets the six minimum needs for an XRF Analyzer identified by NEIC, which if not met, would adversely impact its ability to fulfill its Homeland Security mission. These needs are: (1) The instrument must use a silver anode X-ray tube so detection of arsenic, lead, chlorine, phosphorus, and mercury is optimized. NEIC requires an instrument that can automatically perform these steps to ensure the most rapid and reliable analysis possible for unknown samples. (2) The instrument must use a thin detector window so that detection of chlorine, sulfur, and phosphorus is optimized. (3) The instrument must have the ability to add user-generated calibration coefficients and to apply this calibration data to future testing or recalculate stored results. NEIC requires an instrument that has the ability to calibrate to matrices other than soil if necessary. (4) The instrument must allow the user to add additional elements to the analyte list and to generate additional calibration curves using the Compton Normalization Method. NEIC requires an instrument that has the flexibility to add analytes in the field as needed. (5) The instrument must have the ability to meet the following detection limits. These detection limits are for a soil matrix at the 99.7% confidence level with a 120 second count time. Phosphorus 2.5% mg/kg soil; Sulfur 2.5%; Chlorine 2.5%; Potassium 1500; Calcium 1000; Titanium 400; Chromium 100; Iron 200; Nickel 100; Copper 50; Zinc 50; Arsenic 20; Selenium 20; Silver 50; Cadmium 50; Mercury 15; Thallium 50; Lead 20; Barium 2000. NEIC requires a hand-held instrument to have the ability to detect these contaminants at regulatory or risk-based levels. (6) The instrument must be a single-module, handheld XRF system. NEIC requires an instrument light enough for one person to carry while wearing protective equipment conducting on-site XRF analysis. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION IS AVAILABLE. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting the EPA's requirement stated herein may submit a response, which if received within 15 calendar days of the date of this announcement, will be considered. Responses to this posting MUST BE IN WRITING. The email address for the Point of Contact is schermerhorn.tiffany@epa.gov, and the fax number is (202) 565-2554.
- Record
- SN00407811-W 20030822/030820214236 (fbodaily.com)
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