66 -- PARTISOL SPECIATION SAMPLER

Notice Date

July 12, 2001

Contracting Office

USDA-ARS-National Animal Disease Center, 2300 Dayton Avenue, P.O. Box 70, Ames, IA 50010

ZIP Code

50010

Solicitation Number

55-01

Response Due

July 27, 2001

Point of Contact

Mary Welch 515-663-7415 fax 515-663-7482

Description

The National Soil Tilth Laboratory has a requirement to procure two (2) Partisol Samplers 12 channel, 120 VAC. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item, prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as request for Quotation # 55-01. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. This solicitation is under the simplified acquisition Procedure (SAP) and is a Small business-small Purchase Set-aside. The Standard Industrial Classification (Sic) code is 334516 and the business Size Standard is 500 employees. This will be a firm-fixed price contract. CLIN 001: Partisol Speciation Sampler 12 Channel, 120 VAC, USEPA (2ea) (2 ChemComb Speciation Sampling Cartridge Set w/installed adapter kits (4 ea) Cartridges 16.7 1/min cartridges for PTFE filter, a 10 1/min cartridge for quartz filter, and a 10 1/min cartridge w/honeycomb denuder for nylon filter). (Or Equal). The items you are offering must meet or exceed the following salient characteristics. Instrument specifications: THE ITEMS YOU ARE OFFERING MUST MEET OR EXCEED THE FOLLOWING SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS: FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR A PM 2.5 SPECIATION AIR SAMPLING PLATFORM 1) CAPABLE OF CONFIGURATION TO SAMPLE BOTH GASEOUS AND PARTICULATE-RELATED ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS SIMULTANEOUSLY 2) FULLY COMPLIANT WITH USEPA, OAQP&S, PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SEQUENTIAL SAMPLING AND CHEMICAL SPECIATION OF PM2.5 UNDER FRM's AND/OR FEM"S 3)CAPABLE OF SAMPLING 10-u AND 2.5-u FRACTIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON PARALLEL CHANNELS AND WITH INDEPENDENT FLOW CONTROL 4)CAPABLE OF MEASURING, AVERAGING, AND STORING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, AMBIENT PRESSURE, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY DATA 5) INCORPORATES A CONNECTION FOR A WIND VANE/ANEMOMETER DEVICE WITH ANALOG DATA INPUT 6)SUPPORTS BIDIRECTIONAL RS232 COMMUNICATIONS 7) CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING CONSTANT VOLUMETRIC FLOW IN PARALLEL CHANNELS AT USER-DEFINED RATES; USUALLY AT 10-OR 16.7-1/MIN {1M3/hr} 8) ALL FLOW CHANNELS (OR GROUPS THEREOF) MUST BE USER-PROGRAMMABLE 9) ACCOMMODATES SPECIATION CARTRIDGES, INCLUDING THE GLASS HONEYCOMB DENUDER DESIGN FOR GASES, THE SHARP-CUT IMPACTOR FOR PM2.5, AND THE MULTIPLE FILTER-PACKS FOR ADDITIONAL AIR POLLUTANTS 10) ACCOMMODATES FILTER-PACKS FOR SAMPLING METALS, OXYANIONS, HALIDES, ORGANIC CARBON, ELEMENTAL CARBON AND AMMONIA-NITROGEN, ALL IN ONE PLATFORM 11) FILTER-PACKS FOR TRACE ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS MUST BE FABRICATED ONLY FROM STAINLESS STEEL, OR TEFLON, OR NYLON, OR GLASS 12) FILTER-PACKS FOR OTHER CONSTITUENTS MAY BE FABRICATED FROM OTHER APPROPRIATE MATERIALS 13) FILTER-PACKS MUST BE CAPABLE OF CONFIGURATION IN DIFFERENT WAYS SO AS TO COLLECT DIFFERENT CHEMICAL SPECIES SIMULTANEOUSLY Quoters shall submit manufacturer's data, descriptive material, or other information on the equipment to be furnished under this Request For Quotations. Per FAR 13.106.2, Award will be made to ensure that the purchase is the most advantageous and of the best value to the Government; based on the following evaluation factors. The Government will select the factors considered to be significant to this purchase: 1) technical Capability of the item offered to meet the Government's Requirement; 2) Prices; 3) Firms for which you have provided similar equipment are requested. These will be used in the evaluation process. Delivery can be made within 30-45 days ARO. Quoters must quote on F. O.B Destination price. ( MEANING NO SHIPPING CHARGES SHOULD APPLY TO THIS ORDER) Equipment to be delivered to the following address: USDA/ARS/NSRIC, WEST SIDE OF BLDG , 2150 PAMMEL DRIVE, AMES, IOWA, 50011. Instruction to Offerors Commercial Items, 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions required To Implement Statutes or Executive orders Commercial Items apply to this Acquisition. OFFERORS MUST INCLUDE A COMPLETED COPY OF THE PROVISION OF 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS, WITH ITS OFFER SEE NOTE 1

Record

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