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66 -- INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETER SOL 99-72 DUE 030599 POC Mike Hennessey, 513-487-2032 E-MAIL: EPA, Contracts Division, Cincinnati, hennessey.mike@epamail.epa.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 99-72 is issued as a request for quotation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-09. This is an unrestricted acquisition General -- Simultaneous ICP-OES with dual viewed plasma, free-running 40MHz Radio Frequency (RF) generator, purged echelle polychromator and Charge Coupled Device (CCD) detector. RF Generator, Plasma ignition and Viewing:1)The RF generator shall be free-running at 40 MHz and have a optimal power output range of at least 800-1500 watts, as well as computer controllable 5 watts increments. The out- put power stability shall be better than 0.1%; 2)The instrumentshall maintain the plasma power set point even when changing sample matrices. The power control shall monitor power amplifier grid voltage, plate current and plate voltage; 3) Plasma ignition and extinguishment shall be computer controlled and totally automated; 4)Plasma viewing shall be switchable between axial and radial, and be controllable by the computer. The system shall be able to view sequentially the torch both axially and radially in the same analytical method; 5)The instrument shall have a means to displace the cool end of the axial plasma to minimize self-absorption and physical interferences. Samples Introduction and Plasma Torch -- 1)The instrument shall include both Scott and cyclonic spray chambers, and both cross-flow and Meinhard nebulizers that can handle at least 50% HCl, HNO3, H2SO4, H3PO4, 20% HF and 30% NaOH. The nebulizer shall also be able to handle an hour spray of 20% NaCl without clogging; 2)The system shall include a four channel, variable speed, computer controlled peristaltic pump. The peristaltic pump shall automatically pump the spray chamber drain outlet effluent to waste; 3) The system shall include an easily accessible torch to allow a quick change of torch. The plasma torch shall be of a demountable center tube design. The alignment of the torch shall be computer controlled; 4)The instrument shall include a shutter and mercury recalibration system that monitors system conditions and ensures optical stability. The shutter system shall be computer operated to shield the detector between samples from long exposure to UV radiation. A mercury lamp shall be built into the shutter system for an automatically updated wavelength calibration. Optics System and Detector -- 1)The system shall have a thermostatted Echelle based polychromator that has no moving parts. The optical system shall be purged and shock-mounted to the frame to prevent any adverse effect on the instrument performance by any floor vibrations. 2) The instrument shall have a CCD detector that is able to perform determinations across the entire spectrum, both UV and visible (167 -- 766 nm), for all the desired elements in one analytical method event. PC Control and Software -- 1)The instrument controlling software shall run under Windows NT or Windows 95; 2)The instrument shall be computer controlled including all gas flows, plasma viewing height or X-Y torch position, ignition, RF power, safety interlocks and utilities monitoring; 3) The software shall have the ability to perform the automatic torch alignment and remotely control the plasma igniting or extinguishing and start/stop gas flow and sampling pump; 4)The software shall be able to read background and emission signal simultaneously and allow for manual and automatic background correction; 5) The software shall be able to display calibration curves and all the peaks or numerical readings of all the elements analyzed in each analytical run simultaneously; 6)The software shall be able to correct for spectral interferences. Interfering Element Correction (IEC) shall be calculated automatically; 7) The instrument shall be able to run at least two quality control (QC) samples with user defined limits for each element analyzed. If QC fails, corrective action such as recalibration and rerunning of samples shall be available; 8)The software shall have a library system containing several analytical wavelengths for each element; 9)Calibration curves shall be stored and be available to recall for later use. Raw data shall be saved for post run processing such as changing of background corrections, IEC factors and selecting the desired wavelength or elements to report; 10) The report format shall be customizable to include various statistics such as daily calculated detection limit of each element, standard deviations, besides the analytical data that have been corrected for background and IEC; 11) A PC with Pentium II 350 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 6.0 GB hard drive and 32X CD-ROM is a minimum; 12) The computer shall have an Ethernet card with 10 MB on board and a serial port toallow for connection of an external JAZ drive; 13) The system shall also contain an external JAZ drive of 2.0 GB, a 20" or larger color monitor and an inkjet printer. Analytical Performance- 1)The instrument shall meet all EPA contract laboratory required detection limits; 2) The instrument shall have the following benchmark resolutions: As 193.7 nm 0.006nm; Ni 231.6 nm 0.008 nm; 3) Detection limits (based on 3s, in mg/L) shall be at least or better than the following: Al 2.0; As 2.0; Be 0.08; Cd 0.2; Cr 0.2; Hg 0.5; Mo 0.2; Ni 0.7; Pb 0.8;Sb 2.0; Se 2.0; V 0.4; U 15.0; Zn 0.2; ( 4. The upper linear level (in mg/L) shall be at least or better than the following: Na 6000; Ca 1000; K 1000; Fe 500; Al 400;Mg 350; Mn 400. Miscellaneous -- The system shall include: 1)A water recirculator for the instrument cooling system; 2) An autosampler with a rinsing station, capable of housing at least 95 samples of 15 mL each; 3) A spare kit includes commonly required replacement items and consumables shall be included in the system. The warranty shall include:1) At least one year on parts, labor and travel, three years for detectors and computer; 2) A minimum of two days on-site training, plus the tuition for one analyst for a 3 days training course on the instrument maintenance in the manufacture training center; 3)A guarantee of returning a user's service call within 24 hours and of scheduling a service visit within 2 business days. Items are to be delivered to the U.S. EPA/Robert S. Kerr ERC, 919 Kerr Research Dr., Ada, OK 4821-1198 4/1/99. F.O.B. point shall be destination. The provisions at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items is applicable and the specific evaluation criteria are as follows: (1)Technical capability of the item offered to meet Government requirement and (ii) price. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, withits offer. Clause 52.212-4, Contract terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The Clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, however, for paragraph (b), the following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for handicapped Workers; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; and 52.225-3 Buy America Act -- Supplies. Offers shall also include sufficient descriptive literature to demonstrate that the items offered meet the minimum requirements specified above. Offers shall be submitted no later than March 5, 1998 at 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. to Mike Hennessey at: regular mail: U.S. EPA, Contracts Management Division, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, or by FEDEX: U.S. EPA, 4411 Montgomery Road, Suite 300, Norwood, OH 45212. Questions or comments may be directed to Mike Hennessey at (513-487-2032), by e-mail (hennessey.mike@epamail.epa.gov). Posted 02/17/99 (W-SN299031). (0048)

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