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35 -- GAS GENERATORS SOL 40-3K47-96 POC Keina Burrier, Contract Specialist, 301/504-5888. This a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number 40-3K47-96, is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP), and incorporates provisions and clauses that in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-38. Facsimile proposals will not be considered. The standard industrial classification code is 3511, with a small business standard of 1000 employees. This acquisition will be procured under a small business set-aside. The proposed contract will include five line items as follows: Item (1) Hydrogen generator (purity assured through use of palladium membrane) 4 each; Item (2) Nitrogen generator (Inlet air scrubbed of hydro carbons through use of catalytic oxidation) 2 each; Item (3) Air generator (purity graph) 1 each; Item (4) Air generator (purity graph) 1 each; Item (5) Supplies for maintaining generators for one year-1 lot. These gas generators will be utilized by seven laboratories located in two-third floor wings of Building 007, Beltsville, Maryland for their supply of gas chromatographic air, nitrogen and hydrogen. The minimum specifications are as follows: Wing one requires 0.4L N2/min, 1.2L H2/min, 3.6L air/min and wing two requires 0.3L N2/min, 0.8L H2/min, 1L air/min. Hydrogen for FID (Flame Ionization Detectors) and carrier must be delivered continuously at 99.99999% ultra-high purity and at least 80 psi. Air should be delivered at less than 0.1 methane and nitrogen at less than 1 ppm each hydrocarbon, C0, C02, H20, and 02. Include Operator's manuals (user, installation, maintenance). Delivery is FOB Destination (include shipping costs) to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland within consignee's premises. Delivery is required on or about October 30, 1996 or within 30 days after award. Any interested/qualified source who believes they can provide the required equipment must respond by 4:30 p.m. on or before September 12, 1996. All such responses will be evaluated in order to determine the ability to meet the above stated capabilities. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers; technical capability, past performances and price. The offerors shall identify where the offered item meets or does not meet each of the Government functional and performance minimum specification listed herein. Responses shall include literature, brochures, and other such information corresponding to the required items which demonstrates the capabilities of the offeror's equipment. The following FAR clauses and provisions apply: FAR 52.212.1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-2 awarded to a technical acceptable offeror, at fair and reasonable price; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply to the resultant contract: 52.203-6, 52.203-10, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3, 52.225-18 and 52.225-21. All offerors must include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 with their response. Because this is a commercial solicitation response time rather than the established in Note 22, which in this instance, is not applicable to this commercial acquisition. (0229)

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