SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- QGA 1.0 QUANTITATIVE GAS ANALYZER
- Notice Date
- 9/14/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 825148
- Archive Date
- 10/31/2016
- Point of Contact
- Jeffery A. Ridenour, Phone: 3096816616
- E-Mail Address
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jeffery.ridenour@ars.usda.gov
(jeffery.ridenour@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Intent to Sole Source Acquisition This is a notice of intent to sole source a commercial item under (FAR Authority: 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements), The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 334516 and the small business size standard is 500 employees or less. The USDA, Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Pacific West Area (PWA) research laboratory located at Parlier, CA intends to award a sole source firm fixed price Purchase order to Hiden Analytical for a Hiden QGA Quantitative Gas Analyzer. Specifications: Hiden QGA Quantitative Gas Analyzer, type 305110 system Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer HAL 201RC, with dual Faraday/Electron Multiplier Detector. - Atomic mass range: 200 AMU. - Detection limit: 0.1 PPM subject to spectral interference. - Maximum measurement speed: 500 measurements/second. - APSI-MS Soft ionization operation mode. QGA Professional Edition 2014 PC Software. QGA Pro 2014 provides a simplified user interface for quantitative gas analysis for up to 32 species. MASsoft v7 Professional Edition PC Software. MASsoft Pro is a comprehensive mass spectrometer control and data acquisition program providing the ultimate in mass spectrometer operation. Vacuum System UHV 60 t/ sec turbomolecular dry pump set, providing an ultra-high vacuum environment for mass spectrometer operation with: - 60 l/s turbomolecular pump. - Turbo controller. - Autovent valve with delay timer. - Splinter shield. - Vacuum protection module. - Penning controller and gauge for vacuum integrity confirmation and interlock protection of the mass spectrometer in case of over pressure. - UHV vacuum manifold. - External 6m3/hr scroll pump for high performance foreline and bypass pumping. The QIC Capillary Sampling inlet The capillary gas sampling inlet is for continuous sampling at pressures within the range 100 mbar to 2 bar. The capillary inlet operates at temperatures up to 200°c providing fast reproducible response to gas and vapour species. The inlet is user serviceable with replaceable capillary liners, and replaceable platinum orifice molecular leak. Typical inlet flow rate/gas consumption is 20 atm cc/min, low flow rate versions to 1atm cc/min are available. - Bypass manifold with platinum orifice molecular leak. - Heated quartz lined capillary sampling line length 2M. - Inlet system heater power supply with control for temperature regulation in the range ambient to 2oo•c. - Bypass pumping line with sample bypass control valve. - Direct source inlet to admit sample direct to the ionization chamber providing high sensitivity closed ion source operation. 2 day on-site installation and training All interested parties are encouraged to provide information on their capabilities to meet this requirement. In order to be considered a potential source, interested parties must submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating the capabilities to satisfy the requirement specified above and advantages of the Government to consider another source. The documentation must include prices and descriptive literature containing sufficient technical documentation to establish a bona fide capability to meet this requirement. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this synopsis, the contracting officer may determine that a solicitation will be issued. If a solicitation is issued, no additional synopsis will be published. Any such solicitation will be issued to the intended GSA schedule vendor and all firms that respond to this synopsis. If no affirmative written response is received by 11:30 AM EST, September 20, 2016, an award will be pursued with the company mentioned above. All businesses wishing to conduct business with the US. Federal Government are required to obtain a DUNS number and register in SAM (System for Award Management). The SAM is a Web-enabled government wide application that collects, validates, stores and disseminates business information about the federal government's trading partners in support of the contract award, grants and the electronic payment processes. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within 5 days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed purchase based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be emailed to Jeffery Ridenour Contract Specialist at jeffery.ridenour@ars.usda.gov by 11:30 AM EST, September 20, 2016.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA ARS PWA PARLIER ADMIN OFFICE, 9611 S. RIVERBEND AVE, Parlier, California, 93648, United States
- Zip Code: 93648
- Zip Code: 93648
- Record
- SN04272033-W 20160916/160914235719-fa97b17c7c9a6481bceb8a9b24c2978c (fbodaily.com)
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