DOCUMENT
66 -- Benchtop Freeze Dryer - Solicitation RFQ-AED-08-013
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation RFQ-AED-08-013
- NAICS
- 423490
— Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, NHEERL/AED Narragansett, 27 Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, Rhode Island, 02882
- ZIP Code
- 02882
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-AED-08-013
- Archive Date
- 8/22/2008
- Point of Contact
- Glennis Reslock,, Phone: 401-782-3056
- E-Mail Address
-
reslock.glennis@epa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Solicitation Number: Notice Type: RFQ-AED-08-013 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERICAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION IS PROVIDED AS AN ATTACHEMENT. If unable to download please contact by e-mail: reslock.glennis@epa.gov and a pdf file will be forwarded. All questions must be in writing and e-mailed to: reslock.glennis@epa.gov. Proposals due 15 days after issuance of the solicitation. Firms are encouraged to access the solicitation and amendments via the Internet. If you obtain a copy of the solicitation via the Internet, it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the solicitation is posted for any amendments. Telephone and fax requests will not be honored. The solicitation number is RFQ-AED-08-013, and the solicitation is being issued as a small business set-aside competition. Request for Quotation (RFQ) using FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-26. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 423490, which has a size standard of 500 employees to qualify as a small business, is applicable. A firm fixed-price contract is anticipated to result from the award of this solicitation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Atlantic Ecology Division, Research Branches utilizes the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory to process collected sediment and tissue samples for extraction. For extraction all sediment and tissue samples must have the moisture removed. Freeze drying of such samples yields materials that are much more amendable to the extraction process. This procurement is for a VirTis AdVantage Plus Freeze Dryer ES or EQUAL. This is a benchtop freeze drying system available with integrated multistep process control of both shelf temperature and vacuum. This system shall allow moisture to be removed from collected sediment and tissue samples. The required Program Features that must be met are:1. Integrated control of multistep freezing, primary and secondary drying temperatures and vacuum; 2. Capacity to store and recall sets of operational parameters; 3. Display of system status and operational parameters; 4. Product temperature monitoring (e.g., thermocouples), 5. Bulk capability of both bulk and batch drying, using microwave digestion vessels, vials, and bulk product; 6. CFC-free refrigeration systems; 7. Fluid-heated/cooled shelves; 8. Shelf Temperature range from -50 C to +60  C; 9. Electrical requirements: 115V or 208V/ 1 Phase/60Hz/15A; 10. Vacuum pump - 65 LPM - 2 stage w/gas ballast; 11. Oil Mist Eliminator with adapter (to be used in conjunction with the vacuum pump); 13. Basic Installation, Start-Up and Training; 14. ISO 9001 Registered. Item to be delivered to USEPA/ORD/NHEERL/Atlantic Ecology Division, Narragansett, RI 02882-1153 within 60 days after receipt of order (ARO), FOB Destination. EPA Point of Contact: Glennis Reslock (401) 782-3056.
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- Document(s)
- Solicitation RFQ-AED-08-013
- File Name: (Solicitation RFQ-AED-08-013.pdf)
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USEPA/ORD/NHEERL, Atlantic Ecology Division, 27 Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, Rhode Island, 02882-1153, United States
- Zip Code: 02882-1153
- Zip Code: 02882-1153
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