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66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL 96-016 DUE 092096. Contact Larry LaRue, 706-355-8512/Contracting Officer, Carole Wallace, 404-347-2374 extension 6839. 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 in this notice. This announcement constitutes the solicitation only and quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Request For Quotation No. 96-016 is issued as a Request For Quotation and incorporated provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-37. The standard industrial classification code is 3826, with a small business standard of 500 employees. Delivery is required within 60 days after receipt of order. Delivery is F.O.B. Destination to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 980 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605. Any interested/qualified sources who can provide the items above must respond by September 20, 1996 at 2:00 P.M., EDST. Bids should be address to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 960 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive/responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is most price advantageous to the Government. The following FAR clauses and provisions apply: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, awarded to a responsive and responsible offer at a fair and reasonable price; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions, Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, will apply to the resultant contract: 52.222-3, 52.233-3, 52.203-6, 52.203-10, 52.219-8, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 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 item, FAR 12.603 3(c)(ii) will be used for establishing solicitation response time rather than the time established in Note 22, which, in this instance, is not applicable to this commercial acquisition. ENVIRONMENTAL SOFTWARE TURNKEY SYSTEM FOR FINNIGAN INCOS 50/500 MASS SPECTROMETER requirements: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, Georgia has a requirement for TWO Turnkey Systems. The Systems must provide interface assembly and communications controller for Finnigan Incos MS systems. Complete instrument control of MS scan function including mass calibration, tuning and ion signal processing. Digital signal process to allow for high speed acquisition and processing and real-time change of acquisition parameters. Multitasking application software includes simultaneous data acquisition and processing. Data acquisition includes both full scan and time-programmed selected ion monitoring modes with variable dwell time per ion. The systems shall also include: 1) Personal computer for turnkey system with Pentium P100 MHz, keyboard, mouse, 16 MB RAM memory, 1.2 GB IDE hard disk drive, 3.5'' 1.44 MB disk drive, 17'' Super VGA color monitor, OS/2 Operating system, version 3.X, Incos 50 interface hardware, interface board, interface kit, Environmental software, software protection key, Finnigan Incos 50/500 interface cables, 110 V AC power cable, manual to operate with 50/500, service contract and one (1) year warranty; 2) EnviroQuant software as well as mass spectral libraries from Wiley, NIST and user-defined libraries; 4) Streamer tape backup unit; 5) LaserJet 5P printer with 2MB memory; 6) Additional 4MB memory for LaserJet printer; 7) Varian 3400 GC 68000 Micro Process Board; 8) Add-on electronics controller to allow digital control of a mass spectrometer; 9) Client Ringnode Token Ring Adapter with hardware and software driver; 10) Free software upgrades for the life of the system that maintain software currency; 11) ONE on-site training session, minimum of two days; 12) free unlimited telephone consultation and remote diagnostics. The contractor shall offer the same warranty terms, including offer of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practices. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. (235)

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