SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- DILUTION SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 1/22/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Ord Service Center, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268
- ZIP Code
- 45268
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-OH-04-00041
- Response Due
- 2/6/2004
- Archive Date
- 3/6/2004
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Joshua Bowers, Purchasing Agent, Phone (513) 487-2104
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(bowers.joshua@epa.gov)
- Description
- NAICS Code: 334516 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number RFQ-OH-04-00041 is issued as a Request for Quotation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-07. This acquisition is a 100% small business set aside. The NAICS code is 334516, the size standard for which is 500 employees. 1.0 Minimum Performance Specifications The dilution system design shall allow individual units to operate independently providing a 10:1 aerosol dilution and when combined, shall provide aerosol dilutions of 100:1, 1000:1, or greater. (1.) Diluters shall utilize an ejector-type flow principle, consisting of an inlet nozzle, annular nozzle, and a mixing chamber. (2.) Design shall maintain a constant dilution ratio between the dilution air and the generated test aerosol over a pre-pressure clean air range of 0.5 to 2.5 bar. Particle size range of diluter shall be 0.01 to 20 micrometers. (3.) Design shall minimize dilution air consumption. (4.) Diluters shall have a nominal dilution ratio of 10:1 at 1013 millibar. (5.) Cascading the diluters shall provide factor of 10 (nominal) increases in dilution. (6.) Aerosol inlet flow rate shall be variable from 2 to 5 liters per minute, dependent upon the clean air pre-pressure. (7.) Aerosol outlet flow rate shall be variable from 2 to 12 liters per minute. 2.0 Warranty Requirements A minimum 12-month warranty is required. 3.0 Training Requirements The vendor shall provide unlimited consultation regarding the setup, operation and maintenance, scheduled and unscheduled, of equipment provided. Consultation shall be free of charge during the warranty period. 4.0 Documentation/Installation Requirements The vendor shall provide documentation that contains sufficient information for the user (EPA) to install and operate the equipment. Certification and calibration documents shall accompany the instruments. 5.0 Delivery Requirements Ship FOB Destination. 6.0 Electrical Safety Requirements None. The aerosol diluters are pneumatically operated and do not utilize electrical or electronic components. All Items shall be delivered to the U.S. EPA Shipping and Receiving, Page Road and I-40, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27711. F.O.B. point shall be destination. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this to this acquisition. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items is applicable and the specific evaluation criteria are as follows: (1)Technical acceptability of the item offered to meet the Government's requirement and (2) price. Technical acceptability shall be evaluated on a pass or fail basis. Offers shall provide descriptive technical literature in sufficient detail to demonstrate that the items offered meet the minimum requirements specified above. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. This clause may be found on the Internet at the following site: http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Clause FAR 52.212-4, Contract terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Under FAR 52.215-5 paragraph (b), the following additional clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; FAR 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance; FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Balance of Payments Program - Supplies; FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.225-15, Sanctioned European Union Country End Products; and FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration. Offerors shall submit 1 copy of their quotation, that references RFQ-OH-04-00041, no later than Friday, February 6, 2004 at 5:00 PM EST to Mr. Josh Bowers as follows: via email at bowers.joshua@epa.gov, or via fax at 513-487-2109. Quotations may be sent via regular mail to: U.S. EPA, Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, or via Express Mail/Hand Carry: U.S. EPA, 4411 Montgomery Road, Suite 300, Norwood, OH 45212. Questions or comments may be directed to Mr. Josh Bowers at 513-487-2104 or via e-mail at bowers.joshua@epa.gov.
- Record
- SN00508283-W 20040124/040122212721 (fbodaily.com)
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