SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPH
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, LAS VEGAS, 944 EAST HARMON AVENUE, LAS VEGAS, NV, 89119
- ZIP Code
- 89119
- Solicitation Number
- 4V1057
- Response Due
- 6/4/2004
- Archive Date
- 6/19/2004
- Point of Contact
- CHERYL O'DONNELL, PURCHASING AGENT, Phone 702-798-2572, Fax 702-798-2380, - CHERYL O'DONNELL, PURCHASING AGENT, Phone 702-798-2572, Fax 702-798-2380,
- E-Mail Address
-
odonnell.cheryl@epa.gov, odonnell.cheryl@epa.gov
- Description
- The U S Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, Nevada, intends to issue solicitation 4V1057 for a gas chromatograph [GC] with the following capabilities: 1. It must interface with an Agilent 7500C inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer [ICPMS]. 2. The GC must be able to connect to the existing GC-ICPMS interface that came with the newly purchased ICPMS, without any alteration to the stock hardware/engineering design of the GC or to the ICPMS interface. 3. It must be capable of communicating with the latest version of Agilent ICPMS ChemStation software [version B.01.04] and be able to accommodate future upgrades to this software. 4. The GC must have an autosampler capable of handling 100 samples [in 4 trays with 25 samples per tray] in 1.8 mL vials and a programmable temperature vaporizer [PTV] capable of ramping the temperature at a rate of at least 10 degrees Centigrade per second during injection. 5. The PTV injector must allow pulsed splitless, split, splitless, and large-volume injections. 6. The GC oven must also be able to ramp temperatures at variable rates per method and must be programmable for either constant flow, constant pressure, ramped flow, or ramped pressure mode. 7. A one-year warranty covering parts and labor must be included in the purchase price. This solicitation is unrestricted, FOB destination, delivery date no later than 30 days after the receipt of order to the U S EPA in Las Vegas. The contract type is a firm fixed price awarded under Part 12 and Part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL BE ISSUED. SUBMISSION OF QUOTES: The Government intends to conduct an on-line competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by a third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid.com. FedBid.com has developed an on-line, anonymous browser-based application to conduct the reverse auction. Participants will submit a series of quotes that descend in price during the specified period of time. All responsible sources will submit their quotes via www.FedBid.com under a format that allows for a series of quotes that descend in price during the specified period of time. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the bidding process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive bidding process. The reverse auction will start on Monday, May 24, 2004, at 8:00 PDT and end on Friday, June 4, 2004, at 4:00 PDT. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on line for solicitation 4V1057. Offerors that are not currently registered in FedBid.com exchange should proceed to http://www.FedBid.com/selectvendor.jsp to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Help Desk at 866-288-3535 or via email at ClientServices@FedBid.com. Payment will be made using Electronic Funds Transfer [EFT]. Prior to award the contractor must be registered at the Central Contractor Registration site [www.ccr.gov]. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Cheryl M. O?Donnell, Contracting Officer, at 702-798-2572. The anticipated award date is on or about June 15, 2004.
- Place of Performance
- Address: U S Environmental Protection Agency, 944 East Harmon Avenue, Las Vegas Nevada
- Zip Code: 89119
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 89119
- Record
- SN00591525-W 20040526/040524212529 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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