US Environmental Protection Agency, Region III Contracts Branch (3PM10), 1650 Arch Street, Phildelphia, PA 19103-2029

66 -- ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER SOL RFQ98ATR-011 DUE 090798 POC Alexandra T. Rajkowski (215) 814-5308 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, rajkowski.alexandra@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency intends to acquire on a non-competitive basis, a Kevex EDX-771,secondary target EDXRF, energy dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometer for qualitative, semi-quantitative, and quantitative analysis of elements of atomic number 9 (fluorine and above.) The basic spectrometer assembly shall include a high resolution Si(li) detector, secondary target excitation, direct excitation, collimated/ filtered excitation, a sample chamber with precision 16 position sample wheel, high power X-ray tube with a software controlled Geneva direct/secondary target positioning, X-ray tube power supply, a vacuum chamber with dimensions of 14"w x 16"d x 5"h to accommodate large samples, a spectrometer cabinet, a data transfer module with electronics and computer interface, computer based MCA, a PC workstation with 166 Mhz pentium processor, 32 Mbyte of RAM, WinXRF 771 the complete EDXRF applications and interface software, a bi-level ergometric workstation, color printer, sample preparation starter kit, one week of user training, a full set of user documentation, superdry detector, advanced system & application training, and a helium flush kit. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) FAR part 13 and commercial items, FAR part 12. The EPA intends to purchase the items from Kevex Instruments, 355 Shoroway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070-1308. EPA believes that Kevex is the only vendor capable of suppling the above listed items. Delivery is anticipated by November 30, 1998. No solicitation is available. All interested parties shall respond within 7 days of the date of this notice. Interested vendors shall: 1) include information on the proposed items which clearly supports the requirements outlined above and; 2) qualifications/capabilites; 3) provide itemized pricing that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. Responses received after the seven days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsiveto the synopsis and will not be considered. The resultant award will be firm-fixed price. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 3826, Size Standard is 500 employees, will be used for this requirement. This is Not A Small Business Set-A Side. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this requirement. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract 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 future competitive procurement. Responses to this announcement should reference RFQ number RFQ98ATR-011 may be submitted to Alexandra T. Rajkowski (3PM10), 1650 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029 via fax (215) 814-5211 or email. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. See Note 22. Posted 08/26/98 (W-SN242294). (0238)

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