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

66 -- AUTOMATED ROBOTIC PURGE AND TRAP UNIT WITH CONCENTRATOR FOR SOILS SOL RFQ-RT-98-00647 POC Karen Z. Gibson, Contracting Officer (919)541-4556 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, gibson.karen@epamail.epa.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format of 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 procurement is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) # RFQ-RT-98-00647, the provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-07; and conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures on an unrestricted basis. The following specifications are issued as Brand Name or Equal (the term "or Equal" is not added to each item/component description, but is instead stated here and applied to all items and components discussed hereafter.) ITEMS: 1) Tekmar Purge and Trap Concentrator (#14-300-000) with moisture control system, trap pressure control and flow tuned tubing; 2) Teklink 3000 software instrument control (14-TEKL-000); 3) Tekmar installationkit (14-5092-100); 4) Precept II with robotic vial autosampler (soils) (14-PRE2-200); 5) Installation Kit for Precept II (14-6679-086); 6) Reservoir Rinse Blank Water Kit (14-6211-000); 7) Electronic Interface Cable for HP 5890 GC (14-2991-000); 8) Installation and training. The following are the minimum specifications for the unit. The unit must be an automated, programmable, robotic system, capacity to hold up to 48 samples or more with nominal volumes of 40 mL, capable of heating samples up to 85 C, capable of cooling and maintaining to 4 C prior to analysis, capable of handling soils, sludges, drinking water and wastewater, capable of stirring solid samples, must meet requirements of SW-846 methods 5035 and 8240/8260, capable of dispensing volumes between 1 and 25 mL, capable of automated additions of internal standards and surrogate/matrix spikes to any sample position, capable of programmable automatic dilution of samples, capable of adding blanks at any position in an analytical run without vial positions (i.e., external reservoir required), must come with compatible purge-and-trap concentrator, controllable from a PC using WindowsTM based software, capable of interfacing with GC or GC/MSD systems. If you are submitting an equal product, please include with your quotation detailed specifications as to what is being proposed. The vendor shall deliver all items FOB Destination to the US EPA, 3201 Sunrise Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89101. Required delivery time is 4 weeks from award. Products offered under the terms of a Federal Supply Schedule contract shall be so stated and include the following as part of the quotation: contract number, ordering instructions, copy of pertinent pages. The following FAR provision apply: 52.212-1, Evaluation-Instructions to Offerors-Commercial. All quoters are to include with their offers a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items, and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses which are cited in 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies. The quoter shall provide their proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration, taxpayer identification number (TIN), and be signed by an authorized company representative. All quotes are due by AUGUST 19, 1998, 4:30 p.m. EST. No telephonic or faxed requests will be honored. Posted 08/04/98 (W-SN232241). (0216)

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