SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Gas Chromatograph
- Notice Date
- 3/18/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, James J. Howard Marine Sciences Lab, 74 Magruder Road, Highlands, New Jersey, 07732, United States
- ZIP Code
- 07732
- Solicitation Number
- NOAA-NEFSC-14-01173
- Archive Date
- 4/16/2014
- Point of Contact
- Donna M Sanchez, Phone: 732-872-3003
- E-Mail Address
-
donna.sanchez@noaa.gov
(donna.sanchez@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL BUT INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. It does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. No solicitation exists therefore responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion. The information provided in response to this notice will assist the Government in determining the extent of businesses capable of providing the equipment listed. The intent of the announcement is to identify all small business sources that are qualified of furnishing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), James J. Howard Laboratory, Highlands, NJ. The Government is interested in all small businesses including 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) that are interested in supplying this requirement. All interested parties shall submit a capabilities package that explicitly demonstrates company capabilities indicating examples of commercial sales and product specifications related to this effort. Specifically submit a brief description of company's business size (i.e. annual revenues and employee size), business status (i.e., 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, or small business) and a description of similar items offered to the Government and to commercial customers. Also indicate if you are the manufacturer, or provide the name and size of the manufacturer of the product(s) in question. The Government will use this information in determining its small business set-aside decision. The NAICS code identified is 334516 and the size standard is 500 employees. Requested information must be submitted no later than April 1, 2014, 4:00PM eastern time via email to Donna.Sanchez@noaa.gov. Questions must be addressed in writing to Donna Sanchez via email NLT March 27, 2014. No telephone inquiry will be accepted. Background NOAA Fisheries Service is dedicated to protecting and preserving our nation's living marine resources and their habitat through scientific research, management and enforcement. The primary mission of the Howard Laboratory is to conduct research in ecology, leading to a better understanding of both coastal and estuarine organisms and the effects of human activities on nearshore marine populations. The organic chemistry laboratory research focuses on a wide range of research topics related to the health and well-being of marine resource species, and the extent to which environmental conditions such as chemical contaminants affect the sustainability and utilization. Studies are conducted on the analyses of trace levels of organic contaminants in water, sediment, and tissues of fishes and invertebrates with an emphasis on developing novel, rapid and cost-effective detection techniques. The chemistry data sets are used to determine the temporal and spatial trends, and how the contaminants accumulate and are distributed in nearshore and estuarine systems and through food web transfer. The contaminants and other biochemicals such as fatty acid methyl esters are also tested as intrinsic natural tags to understand the habitat use, migration patterns, and feeding ecology of managed and recreational species such as: bluefish, striped bass, bluefin tuna and lobster. Gas Chromatograph Specifications Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (GC-Triple Quad MS/MS) System with Negative Chemical Ionization (NCI) and Positive Chemical Ionization (PCI) 1.Power Requirements: 110 VAC or 220 VAC in some exceptions, compatible with 15-20 AMP receptacles 2.Carrier Gas: GC-MS/MS must be compatible with Hydrogen as a Carrier Gas 3.PCI and NCI Gas: GC-MS/MS NCI and PCI must be compatible with Methane, Isobutane, and Ammonia. 4.GC Injector: GC-MS/MS must be equipped with a Split/Splitless Injector inlet which can be operated in the Pulsed Injection Mode, PTV Mode, Large Volume Injection Mode or equivalent. 5.EPC Control: The instrument must be equipped with Electronic Pressure Control (EPC) or equivalent for the controlled flow of the carrier gas. 6.Back-Flushing of Injector Inlet after Sample Injection: GC-MS/MS Injector Inlet must be equipped with a mechanism to flush out higher-boiling matrix residues away from the chromatographic column after the sample has been injected. This feature is required to maintain the injector free of matrix residues. 7.Autosampler: GC-MS/MS must be equipped with a minimum of 100-Place Autosampler. 8.Reproducibility of Retention Times: Chromatographic conditions with respect to flow rate, oven heating rate, and other physical or electronic parameters must remain stable and the retention time of analyses must be reproducible from run-to-run. 9.Upgrades: Provide free hardware/software upgrades if the instrument is updated within one year of purchase. 10.Vacuum Components: First Stage and Second Stage vacuum components must be robust and must not require frequent maintenance beyond the routine oil change or the change of inline or exhaust gas traps. 11.Mass Range: The GC-MS/MS must be able to scan mass ions (m/z) of at least up to 1200 AMU. 12.Mass Spectral Library: The GC-MS/MS System must include NIST or a similar mass spectral library. 13.MRM/SRM Method Development Protocol: GC-MS/MS operating software must include databases of Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM)/Selected Reaction Monitoring (SRM) ions for the analyses of different organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), petroleum hydrocarbons, and fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). If these databases are not an integral part of the software, then the vendor must provide these databases as a separate package for most of the compound classes listed above. 14.Ease of Switching from EI to CI: The operator must be able to switch GC-MS/MS from Electron Impact (EI) to Chemical Ionization (CI) mode and back with ease, and without too many complicated plumbing or electrical readjustments. 15.Tuning: GC-MS/MS software must include "Autotune" Option for both EI and CI operations. 16.Detection Limits: GC-MS/MS detection limits must be low, and in the 1-2 ppb range, particularly for the difficult to analyze compounds such as endrin, endosulfan sulfate, PBDE-209 etc. The vendor must agree to validate the low detection limits stated above by analyzing a set of solutions to be provided by NOAA. The results containing detailed methodologies shall be submitted to NOAA within 3 weeks of receipt of test solutions. Detailed requirements shall be provided with the Request for Quote (RFQ). 17.Data Quality: The GC-MS/MS must be able to confirm the identity of the unknown compounds unequivocally and quantitatively. 18.Installation and Familiarization: Contractor shall install equipment and familiarize NOAA users with the basic operation of equipment. Other Tandem Mass Spectrometers: Sources with other innovative approaches to the tandem mass spectrometry such as the time-of-flight mass spectrometry or the atmospheric pressure soft ionization mass spectrometry are also welcomed to a submit capability statement with the understanding of the requirement that the low 1-2 pg/injection detections limits of the instrument system must be validated with a set of test solutions to be provided by NOAA. Deliverables: Expected delivery of GC equipment shall no later than 90 days after receipt of award.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NOAA, NMFS, NEFSC, James J. Howard Laboratory, 74 Magruder Rd., Highlands,, New Jersey, 07732, United States
- Zip Code: 07732
- Zip Code: 07732
- Record
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