SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT AIR MONITORING SYSTEM AND ACCESSORIES
- Notice Date
- 3/1/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACA, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Directorate of Contracting, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
- ZIP Code
- 21005-3013
- Solicitation Number
- W91ZLK-04-T-0343
- Response Due
- 3/11/2004
- Archive Date
- 5/10/2004
- Point of Contact
- Brenda Fletcher, 410-278-0876
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to ACA, Aberdeen Proving Ground
(brenda.j.fletcher@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The combined synopsis/solicitation number is W91ZLK-04-T-0343. The contractor shall provide the following chemical warfare agent air monitoring systems and accessories. The automated air monitoring and alarm system based on sample collection using solid sorbents separation using a temperature programmed, capillary GC column, and detection using a flame??????ionization or flame-photometric detector. The system shall be controlled by a PC c omputer that provides the flexibility suitable for the operation of accessories such as the stream selection system, and the sample selection system. The system must use software developed by CMS for test setup, data acquisition and data reduction shall b e able to run on the PC. All of the instruments operating parameters shall be able to be set up by the user from the keyboard of the computer. Concentration readings and alarm conditions shall be indicated on the PC monitor and shall be transmitted to a recorder, printer, hard or floppy disk, and a central computer. This system shall be capable of rapid determination of the 8-hour, time ??????weighted-average (TWA) concentrations of chemical-warfare (CW) agents and simulants. The systems shall be able t o determine immediately dangerous-to-life-and health (IDLH) concentrations of CS agents. CLIN 0001. Continuous sampling system. The Continuous sampling system, shall be an automated near-real-time air monitoring accessory to sample air continuously witho ut blind spots and lowers detection limits by collecting larger sample volumes of air for transfer to the monitoring system's integral PCT. Compatible with CMS RS-485 interface for multiple accessory communications and operating status message transmissio n. CLIN 0002. Field MINICAMS plus misc, including a plug-in GC module with a flame-photometric detector (GCF-100A), a single channel electrometer, a sample pump, compressed-gas regulators, a chassis (with connectors for serial and parallel communication s, and a disk drive), a manual, a small stock of expendable supplies, and two (2) days of training for two staff up to a maximum of six (6) people per customer order, all trained simultaneously at Field Products; for sulfur- and phosphorus-containing compo unds. CLIN 003 CHROM-LINK air monitoring data acquisition and control system including notebook computer, proprietary software and cable. CLIN 0004 Linear mass flowmeter, 2 SLPM,air. CLIN 0005. Printer, 9-pin, including cable & ink cartridge. Acceptanc e shall be at Destination. Shipping shall be FOB Destination. Delivery shall be to the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212- 2, Evaluation--Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows: Technical, past performance and price. Technical and Past Performance when combined are si gnificantly more important than cost or price. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their propo sal all descriptive materials (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings or other information) necessary for the government to determine whether the product meets the salient characteristics of the requirement. If the vendor proposes to modify a product so as to make it conform to the requirement of this solicitation the vendor shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any des criptive materials to show modifications. Past performance will be evaluated based on information provided by the offeror as to actual sales of the proposed products to industry or government agencies. Past performance will consider the ability of the of feror to meet the delivery schedules, warranty, and support. Offerors must include records of three recent sales and identify a point of contact for each by providing a name and telephone number. The government will award a contract to the offeror whose offer conforms to this solicitation and will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52 .212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representation and Certification with its offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Su bcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUB Zone Small Business Concerns (Jan 1999) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indic ate in its offer), FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3); FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); FAR 52.222-26 Equal O pportunity; 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 (38 U .S.C. 4212); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (May 1999), DFAR 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration, DFAR252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications, DFAR 252.212-7000 Offeror Represen tations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The full text of the FAR references may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil, http://www.arnet.gov/far, and http://www.dtic.mil/dfars. Responses to this RFQ must be signed, date d, and received via electronic mail or fax by March 12 2004 no later than 3:00 PM EST at the US Army Contracting Agency, SFCA-NR-APC-T (Brenda Fletcher), 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013. Vendors who are not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award will not be considered. Vendors may register with CCR by calling 1-800-334-3414 or by registering online at www.ccr.gov. For questions concerning this solicitation contact Brenda Fletcher, Cont ract Specialist via fax (410) 278-0900, or via email brenda.j.fletcher@us.army.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: ACA, Aberdeen Proving Ground Directorate of Contracting, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue Aberdeen Proving Ground MD
- Zip Code: 21005-3013
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 21005-3013
- Record
- SN00534408-W 20040303/040301222453 (fbodaily.com)
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