SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Autoanalyzer and associated equipment - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 6/23/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- CPOD US Environmental Protection Agency 26 West Martin Luther King Drive Mail Code: NWD Cincinnati OH 45268 USA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-OH-15-00165
- Archive Date
- 9/9/2015
- Point of Contact
- Fuchs, Samantha
- E-Mail Address
-
Samantha Dawson Fuchs
(Fuchs.Samantha@epamail.epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Synopsis PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (CPOD) and, Office of Research and Development (ORD), National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL). This solicitation is to be competed utilizing full and open competition under FAR Part 12 Commercial Procedures, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The government anticipates awarding a single firm-fixed-price contract for an autoanalyzer and associated equipment. Specifically, the government requires the equipment as specified below: Flow injection autoanalyzer and integrated ion chromatograph capable of analyzing fresh, brackish and saltwater samples Block sample digester (holding up to at least 40 samples at a time) Computer with Windows 7 operating system, monitor and associated software to interface with auto analyzer and accessories Heater apparatus required for analysis of certain analytes below Detector assembly Auto sampler capable of holding up to 360 samples at once At least five (5) sample channels At least a sixteen (16) channel reagent pump Integrated sample-dilution system Equipment/Manifolds to enable the analysis of the following: Analyte: “ Detection range: oAlkalinity “ at least 10 “ 200 mg CaCO3/L or better oAmmonia “ at least 0.03 “ 3 mg N/L as NH3 or better oTotal hardness “ at least 10 “ 200 mg CaCO3/L or better oTotal Kjeldahl nitrogen “ at least 0.25 “ 5 mg N/L or better oTotal Kjeldahl phosphorus “ at least 0.25 “ 5 mg P/L or better oNitrate + nitrite “ at least 0.005 “ 0.1 mg N/L or better oOrthophosphate “ at least 2 “ 80 µg P/L as PO42- or better oReducing sugars “ at least 20 “ 200 mg glucose/L or better oSilicate “ at least 10 “ 80 µg SiO2/L or better oUrea “ at least 0.2 “ 20 mg N/L as Urea or better oAnions: Anion: “ Lower Detection Limit: Bromide “ at least 0.020 mg Br-/L or better Chloride “ at least 0.008 mg Cl-/L or better Fluoride “ at least 0.008 mg F-/L or better Nitrate “ at least 0.008 mg NO3-/L “ N/L or better Nitrite “ at least 0.008 mg NO2-/L “ N/L or better Phosphorus “ at least 0.015 mg HPO42- “ P/L or better Sulfate “ at least 0.015 mg SO42-/L or better On-site equipment installation and demonstrated proof of performance Training of equipment and software setup and use The computer equipment supplied by the contractor shall be able to accept the EPA image for Windows The equipment supplied by the contractor shall be UL (Underwriters Labs) listed or a recognized 3rd party listed. If not normally listed, the contractor shall ensure field listing be done at the manufacturer's location and paid for by the manufacturer This procurement will be conducted utilizing NAICS Code 334616 with a size standard of 500 employees. Award will be made to the offeror whose solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Technical and Past Performance, when combined are approximately equal to price. Notices of any amendments to this FedBizOps synopsis, including the Requests for Quotation, will be posted using the FedConnect web portal at www.fedconnect.net. The Request for Quote will be posted on or about July 9, 2015. Award is anticipated in August, 2015. FedConnect is a web portal that connects agencies and vendors to streamline the process of doing business with the federal government. Through FedConnect contractors will be able to receive, review and respond to contract pre- and post-award actions and documents such as correspondence, request for proposals, tasking instruments and contract modifications. The use of FedConnect also furthers the EPA ™s commitment to moving towards a paperless acquisition environment by reducing its carbon footprint and conducting its business in an ecologically friendly manner. Offerors must submit all technical questions / responses concerning this synopsis electronically through FedConnect at www.fedconnect.net, reference number: RFQ-OH-15-00165 within 7 calendar days of the date of publication of this notice. Offerors must register with FedConnect as an interested party to submit questions and to view responses. Telephone requests for the request for quotation will not be honored. To register in FedConnect vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Please note that vendors MUST have their SAM profile set to śpublic, ť otherwise FedConnect will not be able to access the SAM information required to validate vendor credentials. There is no charge for registration in FedConnect or SAM. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect technical questions please call the FedConnect Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. For technical issues or questions regarding FedConnect, either email support@fedconnect.net or call 1-800-899-6665. The FedConnect Support Center is staffed Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., EDT, except Federal holidays. You may also find the FedConnect Ready, Set, Go tutorial helpful for tips on setting up and managing your company ™s account: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/Marketing/Documents/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf
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