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66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL W6-84392-F4. Due 092096. Contact Larry LaRue, 706-355-8512/Contracting Officer, Keith Mills, 404-347-2374 extension 6834. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Supbart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the solicitation only and proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation no. W6-84392-F4 is issued as an Invitation for Bid 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 FOB Destination to the US 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 PM, EDST. Bids should be addressed to US 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. ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER AND DETECTOR requirements: The US Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, Georgia has a requirement for one Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer and Detector to be used in analyzing hazardous waste samples. The Unit must: 1) by fully transportable or portable, with a weight not greater than 150 lbs; 2) must be a bench top model with physical dimensions no greater than 29.0'' wide, by 22.0'' deep, by 16.0'' high; 3) shall operate on 115 Volts, 50 and contain a data quality line for modem diagnostics and remote monitoring; 4) shall be capable of handling solids (soils and sediments), liquids (paints), filtrates and films; 5) have a small sample chamber in proportion to the overall size of the unit, but as the same time the chamber shall be capable of handling 15 position sample trays; 6) have a detector that is a solid state thermo electric cooled silicon (Si/Li) drift corrected type that allows for operation in a remote or mobile environment; 7) have Excitation as follows: (a) X-ray Tube: Rh Target, 125 Micron Be Window, (b) X-ray Generator; 4 - 5kV in 1kV increments, current adjustable in 0.02 mA increments with a maximum power 50W, (c) X-ray Stability: 0.25% over any hour period, (d) Filters: Automated selection with a minimum of eight position carousel. Shall have multiple excitation conditions and sample selection; 8) have automatic element identification, digital filter background correction and spectrum procession with display capabilities of data, such as overlapped spectrum comparisons, peak identification, peak labels and analysis parameters; 9) be installed at the Government facility and the contractor shall provide on-site training and a set of operation manuals. 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. (236)

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