SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- DENITRIFICATION RATE ANALYSIS
- Notice Date
- 6/20/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Ord Service Center/Nheerl, Rtp Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-03-00256
- Response Due
- 7/8/2003
- Archive Date
- 8/8/2003
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Jennifer Hill, Purchasing Agent, Phone (919) 541-3083
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(hill.jennifer@epa.gov)
- Description
- NAICS Code: 541380 THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 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. QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is RFQ-RT-03-00256, and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-14. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541380, which has a size standard of $6.0 million to qualify as a small business, is applicable. The contract will be awarded as a result of full and open competition. A firm, fixed-price purchase order is anticipated to result from the award of this solicitation. This procurement is for denitrification rate analysis using the N2/Ar ratio method and a membrane inlet mass spectrometer for a minimum of 500 samples from 96 intact cores taken at one hour intervals. The Government may exercise its unilateral right to purchase an additional 500 samples for a maximum total of 1000 samples. The performance period for this contract will be from the date of award through December 2003. Sediment cores will be collected by EPA from eight stations throughout the Pensacola Bay System, Florida, during the Summer 2003 as part of an intensive two week survey. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials and equipment necessary to perform the measurement of actual denitrification rates from the overlying water of 96 sediment cores using the N2/Ar ratio method and a membrane inlet mass spectrometer. The contractor shall be allowed accompanied access to EPA facilities in order to collect the samples at the appropriate intervals. Sample cores shall be incubated at in- situ temperatures with water collected from the site. The cores shall be distributed among four light treatments, and sample for denitrification measurements shall be taken at one hour intervals from the overlying water. The sediment samples will be collected intact using 10 cm cores. EPA personnel will transport the cores to EPA facilities where they will be made available to the contractor for denitrification sample collection. The contractor shall be responsible for ensuring proper preservation of samples (e.g. mercuric chloride). The contractor shall also be responsible for ensuring that all analyses are performed within three weeks of collection, as samples have a limited shelf life. The contractor is required to submit a copy of the Quality Assurance/Quality Control protocols, methods for the analysis and data from a standard reference material demonstrating the criteria can be met to the EPA Project Officer prior to beginning analysis. Results shall be reported in an electronic format no more than ninety days after collection of the samples. A copy of the cover letter which accompanies the results shall be sent to the EPA Project Officer. The contractor shall also provide a hard-copy of output data files (i.e. spreadsheets) for the purpose of quality assurance. A written report detailing the methods used and the results of QC measures shall be provided by the contractor. Any laboratory notes discussing problems encountered or changes in procedure must be included as an appendix to this report. Original records, such as laboratory notebooks, will be retained for at least two years following final submission, as they will be requested to be sent to the EPA Project Officer at the end of the project period. The contractor is required to transfer copies of all technical, fiscal, and programmatic files regarding the contract to the EPA Project Officer. These files shall be boxed in accordance with Federal Record Keeping Standards in boxes required by the Records Center and labeled as "N2/Ar Ratios -Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry - Contractor Name / Contract Number and contain an internal and external packing slip that identifies the specific contents of each box. The external packing slip shall be affixed to the exterior of the box. The report for each sample shall include sample identification, N2/Ar ratios and calculated denitrification rates for each core. The contractor shall provide EPA with a price on a per sample basis for the contract line item (CLIN) found below, based on the number of samples projected. CLIN One: The contractor shall perform denitrification measurements using N2/Ar ratio method and a membrane inlet mass spectrometer on a minium of 500 samples up to a maximum of a 1000 samples. For the purposes of this contract an analytical batch shall be defined as twenty unknown samples. Standards of air-saturated water maintained at constant temperature should be analyzed with each analytical batch. Contractor shall collect replicate samples at the beginning and end of each time course for each core. A Standard Reference Material (SRM) will be analyzed with each analytical batch as a recovery check standard. Analysis and data reporting shall be as described in the Statement of Work. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52-212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items; 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items. Evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212-2 are as follows: (i) TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES CRITERIA: 1) Provide a copy of QA/QC protocols including plans for analyzing Certified Reference Materials; 2) Demonstrate experience with estuarine water analysis; 3) Demonstrate previous experience with membrane inlet mass spectrometry; 4) Brief explanation of methods used for the services required; 5) Experience with similar size/scope projects; 6) Ability to meet the deadlines for the project; and 7) Plan to submit a final report (electronic format) as required; (ii) PAST PERFORMANCE: Provide 3 references (quality of product or service, timeliness of performance, ability to adhere to deadlines, and overall customer satisfaction); and (iii) PRICE. Award will be made to the offeror whose offer is determined the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer. Offerors must satisfactorily meet all of the technical requirements to be considered "technically acceptable". All offerors are to include with their offers a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items; 52.246-11, Higher Level Contract Quality Requirement, 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items and the following additional FAR clauses which are cited in Clause 52.212-5: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-19, Child Labor- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52-232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer; 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, As Amended. Any applicable wage determination(s) will be made a part of the resultant purchase order. The completed Representations and Certifications should be included with the price proposal. All technical questions are to be forwarded via email to the Contracting Officer at the following email address: hill.jennifer@epa.gov. Offerors should review the Statement of Work and other information posted with this Request for Quotation on EPA's website at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. Scroll down to the REQUEST FOR QUOTATION section and click on the solicitation. Scroll down below that section to COMMERCIAL BUY CLAUSES AND FORMS which are provided for your convenience. Please submit two copies of the technical proposal and price proposal to Jennifer B. Hill, Contracting Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTP Procurement Operations Division (D143-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Courier delivery address is U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Attn: Jennifer Hill, RTP Procurement Operations Division (D143-01), 4930 Page Road, Durham, NC 27703. All offers are due by July 8, 2003, 12:00 p.m., EDT. No telephonic or faxed requests will be honored.
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