SOLICITATION NOTICE
H -- Total Sulfur by Oxidative Pyrolysis and UV Fluorescence Detection Instrument (ASTM D5453)
- Notice Date
- 1/19/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive Cincinnati, OH 45268
- ZIP Code
- 45268
- Solicitation Number
- PR-CI-06-10267
- Response Due
- 2/1/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/3/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has a requirement to purchase and install a Total Sulfur by Oxidative Pyrolysis and UV Fluorescence Detection Instrument to meet specifications of ASTM D5453. As part of the Clean Air Act and its Amendments, a variety of emissions regulations have been implemented for vehicles and engines. The U.S. EPA National Vehicle and Fuels Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) has the responsibility for testing vehicles and engines to ensure compliance with regulations. The fuels used for that testing also are analyzed at NVFEL to ensure compliance with the specifications as detailed in the regulations. These fuels are used to conduct low level emissions testing, of the highest precision and accuracy, on a broad range of vehicles and engines. In its role as a National Laboratory for the measurement of regulated emissions, and fuel quality, NVFEL plays a critical role in those measurements. To support that role, EPA seeks to purchase a Total Sulfur by Oxidative Pyrolysis and UV Fluorescence Detection Instrument to perform sulfur analyses of finished fuels and commercial blendstocks by ASTM method D5453. All requirements of ASTM method D5453 shall be met. For the equipment specified, the contractor shall have total system responsibility, which shall include all phases of the project, design/configuration, assembly, integration, quality assurance, delivery to EPA-NVFEL, installation, calibration, commissioning, acceptance testing, documentation and training of EPA staff. The contractor shall be responsible for documenting measurement traceability and system acceptance in a manner suitable for audit to ISO standards. The contractor shall abide and comply with any relevant building and safety codes specified by NEC, OSHA, and NFPA wherever they might apply, to create a safe system and work environment. It is necessary that the Data Systems of this instrument be easily networked with the existing Chem Lab network, which will be running Windows 2000, and potentially Windows XP in the future. The contractor shall be responsible for the necessary hardware and software to operate the system according to specifications. Shipping, delivery, and installation in the NVFEL lab shall be included. The contractor is responsible for demonstrating that the supplied instrument meets all stated specifications, at the time of installation and checkout in NVFEL?s laboratory. The contractor shall provide training on the complete system. Training shall consist of on-site operator training at the time of installation, followed by operation and maintenance training courses for at least two people at the manufacturer?s facility, on the same model that EPA has purchased, including software training on the same software package. All acceptance testing shall be the responsibility of the contractor. The contractor shall warranty all parts, labor, control systems, and equipment for the performance and functionality of its systems for a minimum of one year after formal EPA system acceptance and approval. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334513. This solicitation will be issued under full and open competition. Award will be made on a Best Value basis. The Government anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed Price type contract. Point of Contact for this requirement is Linda Merryman, Contract Specialist, at (513) 487-2037, or via e-mail at merryman.linda@epa.gov. A copy of the solicitation may be obtained from the EPA?s Office of Acquisition Management (OAM), Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division?s (CPOD) website on or about February 1, 2006. The EPA/OAM/CPOD website URL is: http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd/ No paper copies of the solicitation will be provided. All responsible business concerns may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Agency.
- Web Link
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The Environmental Protection Agency
(http://www.epa.gov/oam/solicit)
- Record
- SN00969269-W 20060121/060119212746 (fbodaily.com)
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