DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888

66 -- HAND-HELD REAL TIME AEROSOL MONITORS SOL RQ98-023 DUE 062598 POC Brenda Goodwin, 304/285-5882/Contracting Officer, Rex S. Wolfe, 304/285-5883 THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; BIDS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is issued as Request for Proposal No. RQ98-023. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-4. The request for quotation is being issued unrestricted under Standard Industrial Classification Code 3826 with a size standard of 500 employees. Delivery is desired no later than 60 days after receipt of order. Offers shall be submitted for fifteen (15) EACH of the following items Cascade Associates brand or functionally equivalent products which meet the specifications below: (001) Model pDR-1000 AN, hand- held Real Time Aerosol Monitor. If any discounts apply they should be included in your offer. SPECIFICATIONS: Each Hand-Held Real Time Aerosol Monitor shall include the following: (1) Make real time particle concentration readings in the range of 0.001-400 milligrams/cubic meter; (2) Precision of at least 10 micrograms/cubic meter; (3) Resolution of at least 0.001 milligrams/cubic meter; (4) Particle Size Range 0.1 -- 10 micrometers; (5) Analog Output; (6) Serial Output; (7) DC and AC power options; (8) Shall be small enough to hold in hand; (9) Shall not disturb air around the device (no pumps or flow through the device). EVALUATION FACTORS: Offers will be evaluated on their ability to meet or exceed the stated specifications and demonstrated past performance on contracts of similar size and complexity to this requirement. Technical proposals and cost or price are approximately equal in importance. The Government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to all requirements of the solicitation and is considered the best value to the Government. Offers shall be proposed based on F.O.B. DESTINATION (Morgantown, West Virginia) and the requirements at FAR 52.214.21 "Descriptive Literature" apply. Information provided must clearly demonstrate that all items offered meet or exceed the salient features stated or your offer may be rejected. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in Clause 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition as follows: FAR 52.222-3 "Convict Labor (E.O. 11755)", 52.233-3 "Protest After Award (31 U.,S.C. 3553 and 40 U.S.C. 759)", 52.222.26 "Equal Opportunity"; 52.222-35 "Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans"; 52.222-36 "Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers"; 52.222-37 "Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of Vietnam Era"; 52.225-3 "Buy American Act -- Supplies"; 52.225-18 "European Community Sanctions for End Products." Facsimile submissions are not authorized. SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING TO: DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, Attn: Brenda Goodwin, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505: (1) original and two copies of a completed SF 1449, signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization; (2) Pricing Schedule for each contract line item and a delivery schedule for each; (3) descriptive literature and other information demonstrating compliance with specification for evaluation purposes; (4) completed Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, FAR 52,212-3; (5) Past performance information (include names and addresses of Company/ Government Agency, name and telephone numbers of customer contacts along with contract number, and description of work performed with your offer.) and (6) acknowledgment of solicitation amendments, if any. Offers that fail to furnish the required information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Information regarding this notice can be obtained from Brenda Goodwin at (304)285-5882 or by fax at (304) 285-6083. All responsible sources may submit a response, which shall be considered by the Agency. (0153)

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