SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Water Analysis
- Notice Date
- 3/28/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- ARO - AKRO ALASKA REGIONAL OFFICE 240 West 5th Avenue ANCHORAGE AK 99501
- ZIP Code
- 99501
- Solicitation Number
- Q9840110061
- Response Due
- 4/12/2011
- Archive Date
- 3/27/2012
- Point of Contact
- Jordan W. Gunn Contract Specialist 9076443306 jordan_gunn@nps.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT to conduct market research for determinations required by various Federal Acquisition Regulations. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized and posted at www.fbo.gov. The determination for this acquisition lies solely with the government based on this market research and the information available to the government from other sources. National Park Service, Alaska Region is conducting this market research to ascertain if there are businesses which have the capability and experience to provide water testing to various levels for Yukon Chaley/Gates of the Arctic National Park, Fairbanks, AK. The contractor shall have all of the following minimum lab abilities/qualifications: 1) The laboratory shall be experienced in the analysis of low-level nutrient concentrations in water samples from oligotrophic systems. The head chemist/laboratory manager shall have at least 25 years of experience in environmental chemistry. 2) The laboratory shall conform to EPA surface water chemistry criteria. 3) The laboratory shall participate in the USGS Standard Reference Water Survey Program. 4) The laboratory shall use prepared NIST-traceable calibration standards. 5) The laboratory shall be located in Alaska or the Pacific Northwest to minimize transit time for shipment of frozen samples. Also the contractor must have the ability to test water samples at the following levels: 1) Total Nitrogen (APHA 4500-NO3 F; APHA 4500-P J., detection limit 0.01 mg/l +/- 0.01 mg/l) 2) Total Phosphorus (APHA 4500-P B; APHA 4500-P E; EPA 365.2. Modifications: microwave digestion 60 minutes, 50 ml analysis volume, Ascorbic acid method, detection limit 0.002 mg/l +/- 0.002 mg/l) 3) Orthophosphate (APHA 4500-P E; EPA 365.2. Ascorbic acid method, detection limit 0.001 mg/l +/- 0.001 mg/l) 4) Nitrate/nitrite-N (APHA 4500-NO3 F; EPA 353.3. Cadmium reduction method, detection limit 0.001 mg/l +/- 0.001 mg/l) 5) DOC (APHA 5310 B, detection limit 0.05 mg/l +/- 0.05 mg/l) 6) Ammonia-N (APHA 4500-NH3 G; EPA 350.1, detection limit 0.01 mg/l +/- 0.003 mg/l) 7) Silica (APHA 4500-SiO2 E; Technicon industrial method 105-71W/B, detection limit 0.20 mg/l +/- 0.05 mg/l) 8) Sodium (APHA 3111 B; flame atomic absorption spectroscopy, 0.01 mg/l +/- 0.01 mg/l) 9) Calcium (APHA 3111 B; flame atomic absorption spectroscopy, 0.06 mg/l +/- 0.06 mg/l) 10) Magnesium (APHA 3111 B; flame atomic absorption spectroscopy, 0.02 mg/l +/- 0.02 mg/l) 11) Potassium (APHA 3111 B, flame atomic absorption spectroscopy, 0.03 mg/l +/- 0.03 mg/l) 12) Sulfate (APHA 4110 B; EPA 9056A, 0.02 mg/l +/- 0.02 mg/l) 13) Chloride (APHA 4110 B; EPA 9056A, 0.01 mg/l +/- 0.01 mg/l) 14) pH (APHA 4500 H; Calomel reference electrode, glass pH electrode, temperature compensator, 0.1 pH units +/- 0.1 pH units) 15) Alkalinity (APHA 2320, titrate to pH 4.5. Modifications: Use 0.02N Na2CO3 and 0.02N H2SO4, 0.2 mg/l +/- 0.02 mg/l) 16) Specific conductance (APHA 2510; Wheatstone bridge, 0.4 microS/cm +/- 2%). This sources sought is for the Alaska Regional Office, Anchorage, AK 99501. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond to this announcement no later than April 12, 2011, 4:30 PM AST, by registering as an interested vendor and submitting all requested documentation listed below to: National Park Service, Alaska Region, ATTN: via email, jordan_gunn@nps.gov. Interested parties should submit a capabilities package demonstrating the ability to perform work listed above. Packages shall include the following information: (1) Business name, address, DUNS code and size standard,(2) a positive statement of your intention to submit an offer for this requirement, and (3) demonstration of the firm's experience within the past five years, by listing the actual projects completed, customer's contact name and phone number for a customer knowledgeable of the work completed. Packages should be no more than 7 pages long. Responsible sources having relevant experience and the capabilities to perform the work will be considered. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541380, Testing Laboratories with a small business size standard of $12,000,000.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOI/NPS/APC-IS/Q9840110061/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Yukon Chaley/Gates of the Arctic National Park, Fairbanks, AK
- Zip Code: 99709
- Zip Code: 99709
- Record
- SN02410943-W 20110330/110328234501-8bbb1f978400842b444f4ac68f743a4e (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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