U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

66 -- 47MM TEFLON FILTERS FOR PM 2.5 MONITORS SOL PR-NC-97-10479 POC Julio E. Lopez, 919-541-4474 or Sue Miller, 919-541-4474 WEB: Click here to visit the site that has information about this solicitation, http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. E-MAIL: Cleck here to contact the Contract Specialist via e-mail, lopez.julio@epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement for high purity Teflon filters to be used with a sampler to collect PM-2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers) samples. The resulting Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract will have a 60 month period of performance. The Government intends to issue one delivery order annually to cover the Government's filter requirements. The minimum amount of filters the Government will order during the life of this contract is 65,000 filters. The maximum amount of filters to be ordered during the life of this contract is 2,100,000 filters. It is desired that offerors be able to deliver from 65,000 to 500,000 filters in one lot within 3 months after issuance of the annual delivery order. The filters ordered each year must be manufactured from the same batch of raw materials. As part of the solicitation requirements, the Government intends to require the offerors deliver 50 samples which will betested to ensure the offerors capabilities to produce acceptable filters. The samples will be due on the proposals due date and should be mailed with the offeror's proposal. A DRAFT copy of the filter specification is posted in the Research Triangle Park, Contracts Management Division WEB Site at: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. SIC No. 3829 applies; size standard of 500 employees. This is a new requirement NOT a follow-on to any previous contract. It is estimated that the RFP will be issued approximately 08/29/97 as full and open competition. Proposals will be due thirty (30) days after the RFP issuance date. The solicitation and amendments will be available via the Internet World Wide Web at the following site: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. Firms are encouraged to access the solicitation and amendments via Internet. If you will be obtaining a copy of the solicitation via Internet, it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the solicitation is posted for any amendments. Firms who do not have the capability to obtain the solicitation from Internet, may submit a written request for a diskette with the solicitation in WordPerfect 6.1 format from the contact point at the address above; however, only those firms who do NOT have the capability to obtain the solicitation from the Internet should request diskettes. If you request a diskette of the solicitation, you will receive amendments by mail, unless you notify us otherwise. Telephone and fax requests will not be honored. Only one copy shall be sent to a corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geographic locations. A copy of the preliminary source list will be issued to all prospective offerors along with the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. See Numbered Note 26. (0220)

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