SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Automaed Multi-Cemistry Analyzer
- Notice Date
- 7/2/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, South Atlantic Area, Tifton, GA, 2316 Rainwater Road, Tifton, Georgia, 31793, United States
- ZIP Code
- 31793
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-13-4389-07
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2013
- Point of Contact
- Thomas D. Maze, Phone: 229-386-3496
- E-Mail Address
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Tom.Maze@ARS.USDA.GOV
(Tom.Maze@ARS.USDA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- 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 this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number 13-4389-07 is issued as a request for quotations and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through FAC 2005-64. The NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 334516. The small business size standard is 500 employees. This procurement is set aside for small business. AUTOMATED MULTI-CHEMISTRY DISCRETE ANALYZER SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS AQ Series Operational Specifications: •1. All chemistries on the automated multi-chemistry system must operate on the principle of discrete batch robotics analysis. •2. The robotics system must provide immediate, on-demand start-up, automated method changeover, and automated shutdown under computer control with no operator intervention. •3. The analyzer must be methods-based, capable of replicating the sample and reagent ratios specified in prescribed manual or continuous flow methodologies. •4. Samples shall be processed at rates up to 150 tests per hour with no carryover or cross- contamination between samples or chemistries. •5. The system must allow for up to 7 chemistries to be run sequentially with no operator intervention. Only those tests required are run on each sample. •6. The software must run under Windows 7 or higher and must perform simultaneous instrument control, data acquisition and report generation. •7. The system must not require any post-run carryover correction. As soon as the sample is through the detector, the final concentration value must be available. •8. Automatic dilution with a high resolution 1000 uL syringe dilutor must be available to enable automated preparation of working standards from a stock standard and automated dilution of off-scale samples to bring their concentrations within the working range of the chemistry. Diluted samples must be re-run automatically and results integrated into a final report. •9. System must have the option of a sample tray for more than 80 samples. •10. The system must be able to perform a minimum of 180 tests without operator manual intervention. Qualification of this requirement: system must accommodate at least 180 reaction well positions without the need for manual re fill. This requirement is for larger sample number runs including pre and post dilution requirements, calibrations for multiple tests and CCV, CCB as required. Instrument Specifications: •1. The system must be capable of performing analyses on-demand. Specifically, if the appropriate reagents are loaded, the system will allow the user to order up to 7 individual tests to be run on specified samples without additional instrument setup. •2. The instrument must accommodate up to 15 reagent/bulk container reservoirs incorporating a Peltier-cooled system to bring reagents to -10 degrees C below ambient and glanded reagent vessel caps to reduce reagent volatilization, eliminate cross-contamination among reagents and samples, extend reagent lifetime and prevent odiferous chemicals from entering the laboratory's atmosphere. •3. The reaction system must provide an electrical heating system to bring the reaction product to a steady state of 37 degrees C. •4. The system shall employ stopped-fill reaction product reading in a temperature-stabilized optical glass flow thru cuvette to eliminate flow noise and maximize the signal-to-noise ratio. •5. The system MUST be equipped with a 10 mm Path Length temperature-stabilized optical quality glass flow thru cuvette to ensure a highly reproducible optical path and complete washout between samples to prevent carryover and cross-contamination. The system must not require any wash system to either the flow thru cuvette or reaction wells. •6. The system shall perform automatic reagent level sensing prior to analysis based on the number of samples to be analyzed. In the event of insufficient reagent volume being available, the system shall alert the operator to top off the reagent reservoirs as required. •7. The instrument must have a minimum of three user-selectable automatic dilution settings. The software will automatically select the optimal dilution setting based on an estimate of the over-range sample's concentration. •8. The instrument must have the ability to prepare working standards from a stock solution using the automatic dilutor with the user only needing to enter the value of the high standard into the software. •9. The instrument must communicate ONLY via USB connection and require no external serial to USB converter. •10. The instrument must employ a static wash well equipped with constant clean water recirculation to ensure efficient cleaning of probe and dispense system. •11. The system must employ an additional moving probe flusher wash which constantly wipes and cleans the probes external and internal surface during travel action. Chemistry Specifications: •1. All method operating parameters shall be computer-programmable and not require any manual changeover by the operator. •2. All methods must include linearity, accuracy, precision, and method detection limit data. All appropriate environmental chemistries must employ USEPA accepted methodologies. •3. To determine nitrate, the system must employ an in-line open tubular cadmium reactor to thoroughly reduce nitrate to nitrite. The system must also be capable of automatically reactivating the column on-line with copper sulfate solution. The system shall be capable of running nitrite separately by automatically switching the cadmium reactor out of line, determining nitrite, then subtracting the nitrite result from nitrate + nitrite to give a final nitrate concentration. Instrument Software Specifications: •1. The software must automatically detect off-scale samples and schedule these samples for dilution to bring their concentration within the range of the calibration. •2. The calibration report must include percent residual data and the date and time of analysis for each and all calibration standards. •3. The software must perform closed-loop data quality monitoring and control wherein QC samples and standards (spikes, duplicates, check standards, proficiency standards, etc.) can be specified together with their QC limits. If any QC limit is exceeded, the operator can also specify a corrective action. For example, if a check standard fails, the operator can direct the analyzer to automatically recalibrate and re-run all samples from the last check standard that passed then continue on with the remaining samples with no operator intervention. •4. The software must allow for both short and long-term QC charting to track system performance with respect to accuracy and precision by continually tracking check standard mean and standard deviation. For convenience, the user can then plot QC charts showing limits of 1, 2, and 3 times the defined acceptable standard deviation of that standard. •5. The software must allow for post-run rescheduling and re-run of samples or controls, with or without a user-specified dilution. •6. The software must have automatic Spike preparation and calculation •7. The software must provide an automatic data output for CSV format. Service & Support •1. Vendor must supply technical support from own employees and not contracted out labor to ensure minimum downtime. •2. Vendor must maintain a dedicated Technical Support email address, which is monitored every hour during normal operating hours, for online help. •3. Vendor must maintain a dedicated Technical Support telephone line, answered by a qualified Technical Support specialist and permanently manned during normal operating hours. Answering machines are not acceptable. •4. Vendor must have own in house method development laboratory, operated by own chemists, to provide local application training, support for future EPA methodology changes, and commitment to the U.S. market. Estimated job is between $45,000 and $50,000. Quoted price shall include all material, installation and commissioning costs. Evaluation of quotations will be made based on price and past performance. The government anticipates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the specifications will be most advantageous to the government. PAYMENT: Any award made under this solicitation is subject to 31 CFR Part 208 which requires all payments made by the government to be made by electronic transfer. This solicitation incorporated the following FAR clauses, provisions and addendums: 1.108(d)(3) Personal conflict of interest by employees of Government Contractors. Winning Offeror MUST be Registered in WWW.SAM.GOV and completed the representations and certifications. •52-212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial item. 52-212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial items: 52-212-4 Contract Terms and conditions-commercial items: 52-212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions required to implement statues or executive orders-commercial items. In paragraph (b) of 52.212-5, the following apply: 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity, 52.236-7 Permits, 52.236-12 Clean-up, 52.246-12 Inspection, 52-249-1 Termination, 52.222-50 Trafficking, 52.233-3 Protest, 52.233-4 Breach of Contract, 52.219-6 Small Business, 52-219-28 SB Rerepresentation, 52.222-3 Convict Labor, 52.222-19 Child Labor, 52.222-21 Prohibition, 52.222-22 Previous contracts, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action,52-223-1 Biobased product Certification, 52-223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products under Service and Construction Contracts, 52.233-15 Energy Efficiency 52.223-16 IEEE 1680, 52.225-3 Buy American, 52.232.33 Electronic Payment, 52.225-13 Restrictions, 52.225-33. Vendor MUST send descriptive literature. The contractor shall extend to the Government the full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale, provided such warranty is available at no additional cost to the Government. Acceptance of the standard commercial warranty does not waive the Government's rights under the Inspection clause nor does it limit the Governments's rights with regard to the other terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of a conflict, the terms and conditions of the contract shall take precedence over the standard commercial warranty. The contractor shall provide a copy of its standard commercial warranty (if applicable) with its response. Responses are 30 days from the date this notice is published in the FedBizOps by 4:00 PM local time, Aug.6, 2013 at USDA Agricultural Research Service, 2316 Rainwater Rd, Tifton, GA 31794 (or POB 748, Tifton, GA 31793). POC Tom Maze, Contract Specialist, 229-386-3496 or FAX 229-386-7225. The Government shall award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive/responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government per FAR 13.106-2.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 2316 Rainwater Road, Titon, Georgia, 31794, United States
- Zip Code: 31794
- Zip Code: 31794
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