U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau Of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6833, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

66 -- LABORATORY AND SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT SOL RFQ 70232 DUE 092997 POC Deanna D Davis, Contract Specialist, (202) 324-5790 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) Number 70232, the provisions and clauses incorporated are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 90-46. This solicitation is under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is a Small Business-Small Purchase Set-Aside. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 3822 and the Business Size Standard is 500 employees. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price Contract. This is a "Brand Name or Equal" RFQ for one each (1) Vaponics, Low Velocity Still, Model Number VSS-30T1-C with one (1) Vaponics, Distilled Water Storage Tank, Model Number VTT-50. The brand name Vaponics is being requested because the new system must be compatible with the existing Vaponics Low Velocity Still and Water Storage Tank. If you are quoting on an "equal", the manufacturer's name and specifications must be submitted with the quote. The equipment must meet or exceed the following salient characteristics: Must be a single-effect water still designed to produce a superior grade of distilled water. The still shall consist of an evaporator section with electric heaters or steam coils to transfer heat to the boiling water and a condenser section with cooling coils to condense steam produced by the evaporator. The condenser shall be equipped with a V-4 baffle system to remove entrained particles, bacteria and pyrogens from the pure steam, have a high purity chamber to expel volatile organic and inorganic gasses to optimize distillate resistivity. All still components in contact with feedwater and distilled water shall be constructed of either copper or brass heavily coated with pure block tin except where otherwise noted. Minimum feedwater requirements: Low Velocity-Feedwater to the still must have a purity that meets the U.S. Public Health Standards for drinking water. High Velocity-Feedwater must be pretreated with reverse osmosis and/or ion exchange and meet the following criteria: Resistance: >200,000 ohms-cm, Silica: <1 ppm and Sodium: <1 ppm. Distillate Purity -- the still shall produce water which meets or exceeds the current United States Pharmacopeia which constituent limits are as follows: <0.01 ppm -- Total heavy metals, 0.002 ppm -- Copper, 0.002 ppm -- Lead, 0.002 ppm -- Zinc, 0.002 ppm -- Chromium, 0.002 ppm -- Iron, 0.002 ppm -- Arsenic, 0.002 ppm -- Nickel, 0.5 ppm -- Oxygen, 0.5 ppm -- Carbon Dioxide, 0.125 Eu/ml -- Pyrogens, >1 megohm-cm -- Resistivity. Component Design: Evaporator -- shall comply with all current CMP guidelines for heat exchanger design. Steam powered evaporators shall operate with supply steam pressure between 30—60 psig. The heating elements shall be arranged to provide good distribution of the boiling nuclei over the entire area of the evaporator. Constant Feeder Device -- shall maintain appropriate water level in the evaporator at all times. Separator -- must be able to utilize centrifugal and coalescing actions to remove entrained water droplets, which may contain bacteria and pyrogenic material, from the steam produced by the evaporator. Condenser/High Purity Chamber -- must comply with all current GMP's for heat exchanger design. It must also effectively separate and expel trace organic and inorganic gasses through an atmospheric vent. Distillate Cooler must be able to reduce the temperature of the distilled water to a level suitable for general use (approximately 110 degrees Fahrenheit). The exterior metal surfaces shall be primed and coated with one coat of commercial grade durable, corrosion-resistant polyurethane. The installation of the equipment shall consist of the following: The contractor shall install the low velocity still and water storage tank on a concrete slab that will be provided by the FBI's Carpenter Shop. The contractor shall make connection to existing steam lines, located at the site where the low velocity still and storage tank will be located. The new equipment will be installed on the 12th Floor of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover Building, located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20535. A walk-thru of the work site will be held on 9/22/97, at 10:00 a.m., eastern daylight time, the point of contact will be Deanna D. Davis, Contract Specialist, at (202) 324-5790. This project will begin as soon as the successful bidder has been cleared through FBI security for access to the building. The following FAR clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition FAR Clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (May 1997), FAR Provision 52.237-1 Site-Visit (Oct 1995)and FAR Clause 52.212.5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (AUG 1996). Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications (Jan 1997) with its offer. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which, if timely received shall be considered by the agency. The government will award to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this solicitation will be the most advantageous with price and other factors considered. Offerors will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Oct 1995). The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Conformity to the specifications (2) Price and (3) Warranty Period. All bids shall be submitted to the address listed on line number seven no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern daylight time, 9/29/97. Bids can also be faxed to (202) 324-8040/8031. Award to be made by September 30, 1997. (0255)

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