SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Intent To Issue Sole Source For Laboratory Equipment Conversion
- Notice Date
- 11/8/2007
- 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-08-00027
- Response Due
- 11/23/2007
- Archive Date
- 12/23/2007
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Ryan Daniels, Purchasing Agent, Phone (202) 564-6476
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(Daniels.Ryan@epamail.epa.gov)
- Description
- NAICS Code: 334519 The US EPA/ Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory under the authority of the FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, intends to issue a sole source purchase order to Canberra Industries, Inc. for (10) Digital Spectrum Analyzers, (3) Genie-2000 Multi-Input Software Rights to Copy, (3) APEX Gamma Software Licenses, (8) Installation and Familiarization for the above, (2) LB 5500 Series 5 Low Background Alpha Beta Detectors, (2) Carrier Plates coded 1-50, 2 Carrier Inserts 5" by 1/8 " (Set of 50), (2) Single Stage Gas Regulators, (2) Eclipse LB Package w/ Crystal Reports, Broad Energy Germanium Detector, Flanged Big Mac, Remote Detector Chamber (4" neck), Mac Fill Device, (2) Inspector 2000 DSP Portable MCAs, GENIE-2000 Multi-Input Rights To Copy for the above system, Detector / Shield Transport Cart, Laptop PC, an ISOCS/LABSOCS Characterization for CI Detector, Systems Integration and Test, and (2) Installation and Familiarization for the above. The justification for a sole source purchase is as follows. The EPA's Center for Radioanalysis and Quality Assurance (CRQA) is an operational unit of the Radiation and Indoor Environments (R&IE) National Laboratory, Las Vegas, Nevada whose overall technical mission is laboratory-focused radiation analysis, technical support, and quality system assistance. As part of the mission, the CRQA provides expertise in radiological emergency preparedness and response and provides quality technical support in the areas of sample preparation, hotline, decontamination, and analysis. The CRQA is also responsible for the development of analytical methods in support of radiochemistry and radioanalysis. The Center currently uses equipment to perform radiological gamma spectroscopy that is operated using a VMS (Vax) system platform. The VMS software suite is obsolete and is no longer available for commercial purchase. The hardware system employs a communication system that requires an older model VMS computer system for operation and functionality. The application software for the current software platform, provided by Canberra Industries, Inc. is no longer being enhanced or developed. Based upon these developments, the software and hardware must be upgraded to take advantage of the latest / future developments on Windows Based Platforms. This includes Client / Server operation, Web-Based Instruments, redundancy, and other enhanced electronics. A system upgrade must be made to ensure that CRQA and R&IE stay operational to respond to emergency response situations as well as be compatible with client's and industry-wide standards for software and hardware. The Center must upgrade the proprietary software and hardware to conform to contemporary PC-based standards. Recently, approximately two-thirds of the current system was overhauled with newer proprietary Canberra hardware and software; to complete the software upgrades with non-proprietary software would result in increased costs to the government and a complete shutdown of the operational units for the gamma and alpha spectroscopy analyses. In addition to converting the existing software to PC-based standards, the existing hardware must also be upgraded. The laboratory currently employs alpha/beta analyzers that are beyond their life expectancy. CRQA has a model LB-5100 that the manufacturer has deemed 'unserviceable' and will not guarantee its operational status if it is under repair. CRQA also has another model LB-5100 that is 15 years old. The replacements must be able to link up with current Canberra systems already in use. Inserting a new system into an already existing system would require retraining staff, rewriting all standard operating procedures, rewriting software links, etc., which would prohibitively increase costs. Furthermore, the 'in situ' or mobile gamma radiation analyzer uses older technology via analog and must be replaced with a digital system. CRQA currently has one analog system and requires a digital converter to upgrade that system and will also purchase another entire system, which uses proprietary Canberra software, for redundancy purposes. The new mobile gamma detection system will act as a back-up system for an 'in situ' system already in use and must provide uninterrupted service and, thus, the new equipment must be able to link up with the current Canberra systems. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE IS AVAILABLE. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting this requirement may submit a response, which if received within two days of the closing date of this announcement, will be considered. Responses to this announcement must be in writing to the contracting officer at daniels.ryan@epa.gov.
- Record
- SN01449639-W 20071110/071108224740 (fbodaily.com)
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