SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Two UPLCs - Justification and Approval (J&A)
- Notice Date
- 8/20/2014
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- USACE CERL, Champaign, P O Box 9005, Champaign, IL 61826-9005
- ZIP Code
- 61826-9005
- Solicitation Number
- W81EWF41321968A
- Archive Date
- 7/15/2015
- Point of Contact
- David Ammeramnn, 2173734490
- E-Mail Address
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USACE CERL, Champaign
(david.g.ammermann@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- W9132T14P0035
- Award Date
- 8/14/2014
- Description
- Jand A This contracting action is being awarded under FAR 13.501(a)(2)(i) not FAR 6.302-1. less than br greater than The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) has a requirement to procure two Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) systems. ERDC-CERL intends to sole source this acquisition in accordance with FAR 13.501-(a) (2) (i) to Waters Technologies Corporation (Waters). Market research has indicated that Waters is the only source capable of quantifying the factors relevant to the ERDC-CERL's research needs. less than br greater than This is not a request for proposal and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. less than br greater than The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 which has a size standard of 500 employees. This is a not small business set a-side. less than br greater than Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will be in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy. less than br greater than The minimum specifications for this requirement include: less than br greater than UPLC #1 less than br greater than -1 UPLC (Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography) less than br greater than -The pump must be a quaternary pump designed for Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography, designed to blend up to 4 solvents simultaneously in any proportion or concentration less than br greater than -Maximum operating pressure must be at least 15,000 psi with user selectable pressure limits within the settable range of the flow rate less than br greater than -1 copy of software compatibility between our current HPLC system (Empower software) and a new UPLC system is essential as it allows the transfer of existing HPLC separation methods and previously collected data to the new system, saving time in method development and moreover permits for the re-analysis of existing data with new analysis algorithms available with the new Empower 3 software. less than br greater than -UPLC compatible Refractive index Detector with 1.3uL flow cell to ensure low-dispersion fluidics and peak sharpness less than br greater than -UPLC compatible PhotoDiode Array detector less than br greater than -UPLC compatible Conductivity detector less than br greater than -Autosampler less than br greater than -Column manager compartment that can heat and cool a column between 5oC and 90oC with an active solvent preheater per module less than br greater than -Column compartment must support up to 4 columns ranging from 1.0 mm to 4.5 mm I.D. and up to 150mm in length. less than br greater than -The pump must have an optional and integrated solvent select valve on one solvent line adding additional 6 solvent capability (for a total of 9 solvents) less than br greater than -Flow path must support pH 2-12 from solvents less than br greater than -Integrated Degasser that operates up to the maximum flow rate, with independent channel for each solvent with the ability to support up to 2 additional channels for the sample manager. less than br greater than -Pump requires integrated, automated pump intake valve less than br greater than -Solvent tray with space to support 1 L solvent bottles and caps less than br greater than -The pump contribution to delay volume shall be less than 375uL with 100uL mixer configured less than br greater than -The pump must be able to deliver gradients with 11 gradient curve shapes (e.g. linear, 2 step, 4 convex, 4 concave) for greater control over separations less than br greater than -2 years warranty with Performance maintenance less than br greater than and less than br greater than UPLC #2 less than br greater than -1 UPLC (Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography) less than br greater than -The pump must be a quaternary pump designed for Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography, designed to blend up to 4 solvents simultaneously in any proportion or concentration less than br greater than -Maximum operating pressure must be at least 15,000 psi with user selectable pressure limits within the settable range of the flow rate less than br greater than -1 copy of software compatibility between our current HPLC system (Empower software) and a new UPLC system is essential as it allows the transfer of existing HPLC separation methods and previously collected data to the new system, saving time in method development and moreover permits for the re-analysis of existing data with new analysis algorithms available with the new Empower 3 software. less than br greater than -UPLC less than br greater than -Autosampler less than br greater than -Column manager compartment that can heat and cool a column between 5oC and 90oC with an active solvent preheater per module less than br greater than -Column compartment must support up to 4 columns ranging from 1.0 mm to 4.5 mm I.D. and up to 150mm in length. less than br greater than -The pump must have an optional and integrated solvent select valve on one solvent line adding additional 6 solvent capability (for a total of 9 solvents) less than br greater than -Flow path must support pH 2-12 from solvents less than br greater than -Integrated Degasser that operates up to the maximum flow rate, with independent channel for each solvent with the ability to support up to 2 additional channels for the sample manager. less than br greater than -Pump requires integrated, automated pump intake valve less than br greater than -Solvent tray with space to support 1 L solvent bottles and caps less than br greater than -The pump contribution to delay volume shall be less than 375uL with 100uL mixer configured less than br greater than -The pump must be able to deliver gradients with 11 gradient curve shapes (e.g. linear, 2 step, 4 convex, 4 concave) for greater control over separations less than br greater than -2 years warranty with Performance maintenance less than br greater than Please provide responses to this notice no later than 22 July 2014, at 12:00 pm, Central Standard Time (CST), to: less than br greater than David.G.Ammermann@usace.army.mil less than br greater than Telephone responses will not be accepted. less than br greater than Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. less than br greater than A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. less than br greater than Contracting Office Address: ERDC-CERL, P.O. Box 9005, Champaign, IL 61826-9005 less than br greater than
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