66 -- COMPUTERIZED AMBIENT MONITORING CALIBRATION SYSTEM

Notice Date

August 28, 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

DC1606

Response Due

September 7, 2001

Point of Contact

William A. Newby, Contract Specialist, (919) 541-5296/Sue Davis, Contracting Officer, (919) 541-3052

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contract specialist via (newby.william@epa.gov)

Description

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; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is DC1606 and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Proposal solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-27. The Environmental Protection Agency anticipates that the contract will be as a result of full and open competition. A firm-fixed-price purchase order is anticipated to result from the award of this solicitation. This procurement is NOT a total small business set aside and the NAICS No. is 334519 with a size standard of 500 Employees. This acquisition is for the delivery of one item each, FOB Destination, to the following locations: EPA Region 5 Laboratory, 10th Floor, 536 South Clark St., Chicago, IL 60605; US EPA Region 6 Laboratory, 10625 Fallstone Road, Houston, TX 77099. Contract Line Item (CLIN) 1. (2 each) Computerized Ambient Monitoring Calibration System, with the following specifications: 1. provide programmable microprocessor control of continuous, real-time dilution of up to 4 external compressed gas cylinder sources of CO, SO2 and NO or NO2 with externally provided, pressurized Zero air; 2. provide for mixing and reaction of the NO with internally generated ozone to dynamically produce NO2 according to EPA requirements for Gas Phase Titration (GPT); 3. NIST-traceable accuracy of concentration and flow, and repeatability from 10-100% of full scale, of 1.0%; 4. Non-reactive flow path surfaces (for example, teflon tubing, stainless steel mass flow controllers, Viton seals); 5. maximum weight of 40lbs; 6. provide ozone generator which has built-in temperature-control, pressure compensation, and includes a precision optical feedback circuit to compensate for lamp aging; 7. Ozone Generator Concentration Range of 0.5-1.25 ppm at 10 slpm, accuracy of 2.0% or 0.005 ppm at 10 slpm, and 30 day repeatability of 2% or 0.005 ppm; 8. comes with rack mount feature; 9. provides large read-out display and easy programming to facilitate use in the mobile audit and TTP conditions; 10. rapid, easy adjustment of flow controllers and ozone generator which come to a stable new concentration quickly; 11. contain an internal, adjustable ozone generator that provides 1 to 20 L/minute flow rates; 12. Mass Flow controller warm-up time of 30 minutes, response time of 30 seconds to 2.0% of set point; 13. RS-232 Serial Data Interface. Evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212.2 are as follows: 1) Technical Capabilities: Offerors shall submit brochures, specifications, etc. to meet the above minimum specifications. 2) Past Performance: Provide 3 references (quality of product or service , timeliness of performance, ability to adhere to deadlines, and overall customer satisfaction); and 3) Price. The following FAR provisions (which can be downloaded at the following site: http://www.epa.gov/oamrtpnc/spclaus/index.htm)apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, and 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items. Offerors shall include with their offer a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items. The following FAR clause applies to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses which are cited in clause 52.212-5 are applicable to the acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting; 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 the Vietnam Era. All technical questions are to be forewarded via email to the Contract Specialist at the following email address: newby.william@epa.gov. Offerors should review any other information posted with this Request for Quotation on EPA's website at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. Offerors should frequently go to the website and click on this RFQ to check the status of this procurement and to ascertain if any amendments have been issued. It is the offeror's responsibility to frequently check the web site for an updated status and amendments. Price and technical information should be submitted to William A. Newby, Contract Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MD-33, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Courier Delivery Address is: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Receptionist-Administration Bldg. Lobby, Attn: William A. Newby, 79 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. All offers are due by September 9, 2001, 4:00PM EDT. No telephonic requests will be honored.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010830/66SOL015.HTM (W-240 SN50W1M3)