SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Acquisition of a Sensitive Carbon Monoxide Analyzer
- Notice Date
- 8/21/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NRMAC000-7-20222
- Response Due
- 9/4/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/19/2007
- Description
- NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) in Silver Spring, MD, seeks to purchase two primary standard grade mercury calibration units for the routine calibration of automated gas-phase mercury sampling equipment at field sites at Beltsville, MD and at the Grand Bay (MS) National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). Currently, ARL has no capability to calibrate the automated mercury sampling equipment at its two field locations with a primary Hg(0) standard. This request is submitted for the procurement and acquisition of two such primary standard. The principle behind the calibration procedures relies on injecting a precisely known amount or concentration of elemental mercury vapor (Hg(0)) into the analyzer to be calibrated. A precisely known amount of mercury must be delivered for the calibration of analytical systems; this amount is calculated based on the principle that the vapor pressure of mercury is a well known function of temperature. If the temperature and volume of an injection are known, the amount of mercury delivered can be determined with high accuracy. For this reason, vapor phase injection has become the de facto standard method of system calibration for ultra-trace mercury analytical systems. Instrument response is then compared to that expected from calculated parameters. Characteristics of the Desired Calibrator - The Calibration Unit Must: -First and foremost be compatible with existing NOAA/ARL mercury sampling equipment, manufactured by the Tekran Corporation; -Utilize a syringe to manually inject a precisely know amount of elemental mercury into the analyzer to be calibrated, as the ARL-owned Tekran systems are fitted with a special port for precisely this purpose; -Interface directly with digital syringes to allowing continuous measurement of volume and instantaneous calculation of injection amount; -Be rugged and self-contained, and portable to make it suitable for laboratory or field use; -Be small (less than 16 x 12 x 12 inches) and weigh less that 12 pounds, for portability; -Draw less than 2.5 amps max (12 VDC) when operating on battery power; -Precisely regulate the temperature of the elemental mercury reservoir with a thermoelectric cooler, not a water bath, and precisely measure chamber temperatures and display them with digital display; -Be capable of operation with line power or battery backup (12 VDC); -Be equipped with an on-board microprocessor to automatically calculate amount of mercury injected based on either measured or input temperature and volume; -Have a serial port to allow logging of injections, temperatures and other instrument parameters; -Contain a pool of liquid mercury within a Teflon vessel, entirely enclosed within an insulated isothermal block. A Teflon backed silicone septum must be used to seal the vessel; -Contain two precision sensors, one to measure the temperature of the isothermal block and one to monitor the temperature within the vapor chamber; -Have a temperature control accuracy of +/-0.05 degrees Celsius with resolution of .001 degrees Celsius; -Have a measured temperature range of -5 to +50 degrees Celsius; -Have a selectable temperature range of 0 - 30 degrees Celsius (Setpoint must be below ambient temperature) with an accuracy of +/-0.05 degrees Celsius and a stability of +/- 0.01 degrees Celsius. Features and Capabilities of the Microprocessor and Communications Interface: -Must have an internal microprocessor with LCD and direct access keypad; -Must measure and display temperature of mercury chamber; -Must control and display the temperature of the cold block containing the Teflon chamber; -Must allow input of injection volume (either manually or automatically) to facilitate calculation of injected amount of elemental mercury; -Must calculate amount of elemental mercury injected into detector; -Must control internal battery charging and power management systems; -Must log temperatures, injections and internal parameters to RS-232 serial port The following items to be acquired are identified with Tekran-manufactured model numbers. Notwithstanding the identification of these model numbers, any product that has the capability of meeting form, fit, and function of the identified products will be evaluated. Model 2505 (Mercury Vapor Calibration Unit) Vapor Phase Manual Injection Source, Universal Power: 100/120 VAC, 50-60Hz Operation, quantity two, with the following options: Hamilton Gas Tight Digital Syringes 25 ul (option #902) quantity two. Incorporated clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Number 2005-19. The provisions and clauses may be downloaded at http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items. The Government may award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror conforming to the solicitation which will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) approach, (ii) past performance, (iii) price; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Respresentations and Certifications - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. All interested contractors must be actively registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at the CCR website (www.ccr.gov). These items will be acquired using simplified acquisition procedures, FAR Parts 12 and 13 utilizing the Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. All responsible sources may respond to the Notice with a quotation addressed to Kristin Brandenberg, NOAA Acquisition Division, 1305 East West Highway, Room 7153, Silver Spring, MD 20910, to be received no later that 1:00 p.m., September 4, 2007. Responses emailed to Kristin.Brandenberg@noaa.gov. Responses must be no more than five (5) pages. The Government reserves the right to make a single award, multiple awards, or no award as a result of this RFQ. It is the responsibility of the contractor to confirm NOAA's receipt of quote.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1315 East West Highway, SSMC 3, Room 3316, Silver Spring, MD
- Zip Code: 20910
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20910
- Record
- SN01379259-W 20070823/070822065045 (fbodaily.com)
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