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66 -- ELECTRICAL LOW PRESSURE IMPACTOR SOL CF050R POC Kathleen Roe, phone: (513)487-2144, fax: (513)487-2109 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts, This procurement will not appear on the web site.. E-MAIL: U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, roe.kathleen@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. EPA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with TSI, Inc. for the procurement of an Electrical Low Pressure Impactor (ELPI) and components. EPA is involved in a research program to identify and understand the relationship between respirable particles in the indoor and outdoor air. Because there are health effects implications of breathing a very wide range of particle sizes, a measurement instrument is needed that spans this entire particle size range. The instrument must (1) provide continuous, real-time readings in the size range between 0.03 and 10 micrometers, (2) have no less than 10 size channels (stages), and (3) be capable of collecting particles on filters for further analysis (both gravimetric and chemical). EPA source research indicates TSI is the only source capable of providing this equipment. However, any firm believing itself capable of meeting the requirements may submit technical documentation to demonstrate its potential of doing so. Otherwise, EPA will proceed to negotiate with TSI. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The proposed purchase order is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations. An RFQ will not be issued. However, all quotations received within 15 days after the publication date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will generally be for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 04/30/99 (W-SN326359). (0120)

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