SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE FOR MICROWAVE ACCE
- Notice Date
- 6/1/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- US EPA 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue SRRPOD Washington DC 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-DC-15-00179
- Response Due
- 6/3/2015
- Archive Date
- 6/18/2015
- Point of Contact
- Wright, Dionne
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE FOR MICROWAVE ACCELERATED REACTION SYSTEM RFQ-DC-15-00179 NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing Procurement Office: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Regional Operations Division (3805R) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004 In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(a)(2), Soliciting from a Single Source, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ¿s Office of Superfund Regional Procurement Operations Division, intends to award a sole source firm-fixed priced purchase order to CEM Corporation, 3100 Smith Farm Road, P.O. Box 200, Matthews, NC 28106-0200. The US EPA has a need for the following items: 1.Microwave Accelerated Reaction System, Model MARS6, 230V/60 Hz 2.DuoTemp Control with Fiber-Optic]Temperature Option 3.Pressure Control for MARS 6 System/ESP Plus Pressure Sensor Kit 4.MARS Xpress Vessel Starter Set, 40 place, 55 mL 5.Installation &Training, 1/2 Day (MARS/STAR/SP-D) 6.Digestion/Extraction System The lab instrument manufacturer, CEM Corporation, is the only qualified entity to provide the requested microwave as we have developed specific EPA methods and current EPA Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) using their microwaves. Additionally, EPA paid for training for several scientists using the CEM microwaves and we have specialized vessels for their microwaves that are currently in use in our laboratories. The microwave digester must be capable of analyzing a variety of samples, including soils and biological tissues, and accommodate existing vessel types and sizes that we currently have in our laboratory. Developing new methods and SOPs using different microwave equipment will take several years to validate. Additionally, we will not be able to compare our current or past results using a different microwave and ordering additional vessels from another microwave company will be very expensive. Furthermore, the use of a CEM laboratory microwave is essential for the generation of reliable data for future analyses and comparison of our past results that were used to develop EPA guidance and policy. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting EPA's requirement as stated below may submit a capability statement, which if received within 3 calendar days of the date of this announcement will be considered. Responses to this posting must be in writing and provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination not to compete the proposed purchase order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All questions and comments regarding this procurement shall be addressed in writing to Dionne Wright, Contract Specialist, at wright.dionne@epa.gov and Claudia Armstrong at armstrong.claudia@epa.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. All current and potential contractors must use FedConnect which is available at https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/. There is no charge to use FedConnect. FedConnect is hosted by Compusearch, vendor/contractor questions relating to FedConnect will be answered by Compusearch, and contact information is provided at the FedConnect web site. The point of contact for this procurement is Dionne Wright, Contract Specialist, at wright.dionne@epa.gov and Claudia Armstrong at armstrong.claudia@epa.gov.
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