US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BRANCH OF PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTS, PO BOX 25046 - MS204C, DENVER, CO 80225

47 -- DOWNHOLE IMPERMEABLE MEMBRANE LINER SYS SOL 1434CR95QQ00476 95-4889-5883 DUE 092595 POC Purchasing Agent, Linda Criger, (303)236-5900 x343 Concerns having the ability to furnish the supplies described herein are requested to give written notification (including the telephone number for a point of contact) to the procuring office above within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this synopsis. Salient Characteristics: Downhole impermeable membrane liner system (DIMLS) to collect gas & water chemistry samples & to monitor gas pressures from selected boreholes from the unsaturated zone in and around Yucca Mountain, NV. Includes 243.9 meter (800 ft length), 35.6 cm (14 in) diameter gas circulation liner with 15 evenly spaced sample ports each connected to the surface by a single tube and sample tubes of 0.32 cm ID nylon tubing; 91.5 meter (300 ft) length, 35.6 cm (14 in) diameter gas circulation liner and downhole canister, 7 evenly spaced sample ports each connected to the downhole canister by a single tube, sample tubes 0.32 cm ID nylon tubing and 15.2 cm (6 in) downhole deployment canister; 91.5 meter (300 ft) length, 20.3 cm (8 in) diameter gas circulation liner and downhole canister with 7 evenly spaced sample ports each connected to the downhole canister by a single tube, sample tubes 0.32 cm ID nylon tubing and a 10.2 cm (4 in) downhole deployment canister; & manufacture of an adapter to connect an uphole tubing bundle to the canister head. The DIMLS allows collection of water & gas samples from discreet zones in a borehole, and shall be emplaced easily without extensive training or supporting equipment. The DIMLS shall be employed at several holes without any change to the system design. The ability to very discreetly isolate many zones in a small borehole without the use of extensive overhole equipment can only be accomplished using this system. Based on information available at this time, and in accordance with 41 USC 253(c)(1), implemented by FAR 6.302-1, the Government considers the item specified as a sole source from Eastman Cherrington Environmental, 1640 Old Pecos Trail, Suite H, Santa Fe, NM 87505, and proposes to negotiate a contract with that firm on that basis. However, should additional sources be identified, they will be considered. Firms who feel that they can furnish the required items or their functional equivalent (based upon the criteria specified herein) are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response to this announcement. An affirmative response would include literature, brochures and such other materials which correspond to the required items stated herein. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. Since no solicitation document exists, requests for such documents without accompanying information will be considered non-responsive to this request without further consideration. This notice may represent the Government's only official notice of this procurement. Delivery approximately 90 days after award. Simplified acquisition procedures apply. This is a small business set aside.(0230)

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