SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Field Testing of Reference Methods for Mercury, Heavy Metals and PMs
- Notice Date
- 2/2/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Administrative Contract Service Center, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-DC-06-00149
- Response Due
- 2/17/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/17/2006
- Description
- NAICS Code: 541620 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) in Washington, DC intends to award a Purchase Order to Lehigh University Energy Research Center of Bethlehem, PA under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The purpose of this procurement is to provide support organizing a field test where Reference Methods for mercury, heavy metals and PMs, which have been developed in the US and the European Union will be compared. Under this Purchase Order, EPA will be provided with support to organize, coordinate, execute and supervise the field test; analysis of raw and final test data; and a final report. It has been determined that Lehigh University is uniquely qualified to perform this requirement as they are the only source who can provide 1) a qualified test site at a pulverized, coal-fired, utility boiler available with two large platforms, with more than 20 test ports, more than 300 Amps of power available on the sampling platform, elevator access to the sampling platform and sufficient amount of clean instrument air available at the sampling platform for three mercury continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMs); 2) experience performing and managing the fuel sampling and combustion calculations for the Method 2F, 2G and 2H field development work; 3) field experience with mercury measurement at coal-fired power plants; 4) a mobile wet chemistry laboratory and personnel capable of analyzing Ontario Hydro samples within 24 hours; 5) three mercury CEMs; 6) equipment and personnel capable of performing the ASTM D6784-02 - Standard Test Method for Elemental, Oxidized Particle-bound, and Total Mercury in Flue Gas Generated from Coal-Fired Stationary Sources (Ontario Hydro Method) using a paired sampling train; 7) equipment and personnel to perform mercury monitoring using sorbent traps and following the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR); 8) equipment and personnel to perform the European Union reference method for mercury (EN-1321) using two computer-controlled isokinetic sampling trains; and 9) equipment and personnel to perform fuel sampling and analysis for mercury and major, minor and trace constituents. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541620. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting EPA's requirement as stated herein may submit their corporate capabilities, which if received by the response date of this announcement may be considered. Responses to posting must be in writing. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All questions should be directed to Denise Roberson, Contracting Officer at roberson.denise@epa.gov.
- Record
- SN00979317-W 20060204/060202212930 (fbodaily.com)
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