H -- ACCEPTANCE TESTING, STORAGE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF QUARTZ AND GLASS FIBER FILTERS

Notice Date

June 22, 2001

Contracting Office

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attention: OARSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

ZIP Code

27711

Solicitation Number

DC1462

Point of Contact

John Southerland Jr, Contract Specialist, (919) 541-3416 / Janice White, Contracting Officer, (919) 541-3166

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via (southerland.john@epa.gov)

Description

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina has a requirement for acceptance testing, storage, and distribution of quartz and glass fiber filters. The quartz filters are used with a size selective sampler (SSI) to collect PM-10 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10 micrometers) samples. The glass fiber filters are used to collect Total Suspended Particulates (TSP), and these filters are also used for lead and trace metal analyses. This process assures filters with uniform characteristics and known quality assurance testing for the national particulate networks. EPA obtains the filters from a filter manufacturer and has them shipped to EPA for acceptance testing. If the acceptance testing confirms that the filters meet EPA's specifications for physical and chemical properties, the EPA instructs the independent laboratory to ship the filters to the State/local air pollution control agencies. For Quartz and Glass Fiber Filter Selection and Testing, The Contractor shall use the following test methods to check the filters. (1) American Society of Testing Methods (ASTM) Method D645-92 (Standard Test Method for Thickness of Paper and Paperboard) (2) Brittleness Test for Quartz and Glass Fiber Filters (3) Test for Integrity of Quartz and Glass Fiber Filters (4) ASTM Method D828-93 (tensile Properties of Paper and Paperboard Using constant-Rate-of-Elongation Apparatus with Attachment for use on Hi-Vol Filters) (5) Filter Flow Rate Acceptance Test Procedure (6) Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Laboratory (AREAL) Visual Inspection Test for Quartz and Glass Fiber Filters (7) ASTM Method D2986-91 (Standard Practice for Evaluation of Air Assay Media by the Monodisperse DOP (Dioctyl Phthalate Smoke Test)) (8) Reference Method for the Determination of Lead in Suspended Trace Particulate Matter Collected from Ambient Air (Appendix G 40 CFR 50), or equivalent. The Contractor shall test 350 glass and 525 quartz filters from each batch of glass and quartz fiber filters, where a batch is defined as the filters to be used in one calendar year, for acceptance testing by the physical and chemical test as described in attachments to the Request for Quotation. NAICS code 541380 applies and the size standard is $5 million in average annual receipts over the last three years. It is estimated that the RFQ will be issued approximately 15 days after the date of this notice. Quotes will be due approximately three (3) days after the RFQ issuance date. The RFQ and any amendments will be available via the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. Firms are encouraged to access the RFQ via Internet. If you will be obtaining a copy of the RFQ via the Internet, it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the RFQ is posted for any amendments. Firms who do not have the capability to obtain the RFQ from the Internet may submit a written request for a FAX copy of the RFQ from the contact point at the address above; however, only those firms who do NOT have the capability to obtain the RFQ from the Internet should request a FAX. FAXES will not be sent to those firms who have Internet access. If you request a fax of the RFQ, you will receive amendments by mail, unless you notify us otherwise. Telephone and fax requests will not be honored. Only one copy will be FAXed to a corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geographic locations. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the Agency.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010626/HSOL001.HTM (W-173 SN50P854)