PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID ANALYSIS

Notice Date

June 25, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268

ZIP Code

45268

E-Mail Address

U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division (easley.deanna@epa.gov)

Description

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, with Microbial Insights, to conduct phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis of soil core material collected from sites prior to and after exposure to different in situ remediation treatment technologies. This acquisition requires the contractor to provide a written report and graphical presentation of the results with data interpretation. Quantification of the viable microbial biomass and identification of changes in the indigenous microbial community prior to and following application of the in situ remediation technology shall be reported along with the PLFA results. Quantitative analysis of PLFA after extraction from the soil material shall be conducted by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Routine QA/QC is required and a minimum of 10% of the samples shall be analyzed in duplicate. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. However, any firm believing itself capable of meeting the EPA requirements may submit technical documentation to establish the potential of complying with the requirements. Such documentation must be submitted to the point of contact within 15 days of electronic posting of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The applicable NAICS code is 54171. Submit your request in writing to Deanna Easley at 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268 or fax to her at 513-487-2109. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED.

Web Link

Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts (http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010627/SPMSC004.HTM (W-176 SN50P9N3)