66 -- PORTABLE MULTI-COMPONENT FT-IR ANALYZER

Notice Date

August 29, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown -- NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV, 26505

ZIP Code

26505

Solicitation Number

2001-Q-04133

Response Due

September 12, 2001

Point of Contact

Brenda Goodwin, Contract Specialist, Phone (304)285-5882, Fax (304)285-6083, Email bcg1@cdc.gov -- Rex Wolfe, Jr., Contract Specialist, Phone (304)285-5883, Fax (304)285-6083, Email rsw1@cdc.gov

Description

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; BIDS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is issued as Request for Quotation No. 2001-Q-04133. This procurement is being issued as a 100% small business set-aside under the NAICS code # 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-27. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in Morgantown, WV has a requirement for ONE EACH of a portable GASMET DX-4010 Multi Component FT-IR ANALYZER or equal. This instrument will be used by industrial hygienists to detect and quantify volatile organic compounds in air. A primary focus will be to determine worker exposures to specific organic compounds present in more complex mixtures. SPECIFICATIONS: General: Portable instrument for field use; Mobile design, with simple and convenient setup, calibration, & operation; Multi-component FT-IR Gas Analyzer; Simultaneous analysis of up to 50 gas components; High sensitivity with a broad dynamic response range; Applicable for use in ambient air; Internal sampling pump; Operation at either 115VAC or 12VDC; and Weight less than 20 kg. Spectrometer: Temet Carousel Interferometer with high signal to noise ratio; and 700 to 4200 cm -1 wavenumber range. Sample Cell: Multi-pass, fixed path length 1.2m, 2.4m, 4.8m,or 9.6m. Measuring Parameters: 24 hours, calibration with nitrogen; Zero point drift of 2% of smallest measuring range per zero point calibration interval; Linearity deviation 2% of smallest measuring range per zero point calibration interval; No sensitivity drift; Temperature drift of 2% of smallest measuring range per 10 degrees C temperature change. Analysis Software: Microsoft Windows based operating system; and Spectral reference library with over 300 compounds. EVALUATION FACTORS: Offers will be evaluated for technical compliance with the specifications, price and past performance. This unit must be portable and have proven field use stability. The Government desires delivery within 30 days after receipt of contract. This delivery schedule, however, is negotiable. Offers shall propose based on a delivered price, F.O.B. Destination (Morgantown, West Virginia). Information provided must demonstrate the system?s ability to meet or exceed the stated technical requirements/specifications or your offer may be rejected. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be most advantageous and the best value to the Government. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Oct 2000); 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 1999) and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Feb 2001). Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in Clause 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition as follows: FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor (E.O. 11755), 52.233-3 Protest After Award (31 U.,S.C. 3553 and 40 U.S.C. 759); 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41.U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402); 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small business concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3)); 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)); 52.222.26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-1 Buy American Act Balance of Payments Program -- Supplies; 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O. 12722, 12724, 13059, 13067, 13121, and 13129); and 52.232.34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Other than Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). OFFERS ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 12, 2001, 2:00 p.m. local prevailing time. The offer acceptance period shall be at least 60 days. SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO: DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, Attn: Brenda Goodwin (MS1019), REF: Solicitation 2001-Q-04133, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505: (1) Original and one copy s of a completed SF 1449, signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization; (2) Schedule of Supplies/Services (vendor proposal) containing item description with pricing, a delivery schedule, and published price lists for system (if available); (3) completed Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3; (4) information which demonstrates compliance with specifications for evaluation purposes. References are also required; and (5) acknowledgment of solicitation amendments, if any. Facsimile Offers are not authorized. Offers that fail to furnish the required information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Information referenced in this notice may be obtained from Brenda Goodwin at (304) 285-5882 or by fax at (304) 285-6083. All responsible sources may submit a response, which shall be considered by the Agency.

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