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66 -- CANISTERS AND AUTOMATED CLEANING SYSTEM SOL FFA043 DUE 062698 POC J. Deanna Easley (513) 487-2027 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. The US EPA, Research Triangle Park facility, requires a system with the capacity to identify and quantify organic vapor contaminants (VOCs) as EPA conducts research to develop methods to characterize sources of indoor air pollution. This requirement is for 16 canisters, a 16-canister autosampler tower, and a fully integrated and automated canister cleanup system. The canisters are required for sampling polar and reactive compounds that are the products of reaction of indoor VOCs with ozone. The canister autosampler tower and automated cleanup system are required to facilitate efficient cycling of the canisters through analysis and cleanup cycles. The Government intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Entech Instruments, Inc. for canisters and automated cleaning system to support its ozone research and other indoor air source characterization research projects. The canister system must be compatible with the existing Entech Model 7100 organic concentrator system. Any firm that feels it can provide equipment which meets the Government's minimum specifications must provide sufficient documentation within 15 days of publication of this synopsis. (0161)

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