U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Acquisition Section (MCC-10J), 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604-3590

B -- PRODUCTION DEMONSTRATION OF ACOUSTIC CORER SEDIMENT MAPPING SOL RFQ-IL-98-00087 DUE 072998 POC Darlene Hainer, Contract Specialist, (312)886-6017 or William Massie, Contracting Officer, (312)886-5868 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, hainer.darlene@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, intends to negotiate a purchase order on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, with Caulfield Engineering, 1402 Main Street, P.O. Box 1329, Oroville, Washington 98844, for a production demonstration of the Grand River sediments mapping utilizing the Acoustic Core System. The contractor shall provide all equipment, materials, and services required to conduct the survey. The contractor shall demonstrate the production operation of the Acoustic Core system on the Grand River at sites selected by the EPA. The contractor shall demonstrate the accuracy of the Acoustic Core software to characterize sediment type and map the distribution of sediment type at depth on the Grand River, at sites selected by the EPA. The contractor shall collect and conduct the necessary geophysical characterization of sediment cores needed for calibration and validation of the acoustic corer. The contractor shall provide files of each survey on 3.5" diskette or CD in ASCII format and a data quality assurance summary by site. The contractor shall provide graphical mapping of the sediment distribution for each site using cross section plots showing density grouping distribution for each run line. The contractor shall provide a contour map for each site showing depositional sediment distribution. The contractor shall calculate the volume of depositional sediment at each site. The contractor shall provide all unanalyzed data and all raw data which has been analyzed. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotations. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Numbered Notes 1 and 25 apply. Posted 07/01/98. (0182)

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