U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268

66 -- TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON ANALYSIS SYSTEM SOL RFQ-OH-99-00157 DUE 052599 POC Hans Schellhas (513) 487-2055 WEB: na, na. E-MAIL: U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, schellhas.hans@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 RFQ-OH-99-00157 is issued as a request for quotation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11. The SIC is 3826 and size standard is 500 employees. System Description: A Windows-based computerized automated total organic carbon analysis system for use with drinking/waste water or sludge/solid samples with combustion, thermal peroxydisulfuric acid, ultraviolet-peroxydisulfuric acid modules and nondispersive infrared detectors. System Requirements: (1) Instrument control and data analysis software must be Windows-based. Computer hardware must be Pentium-based greater than 166 MHz, greater than 2.5 GB HDD, at least 32 MB RAM, with SVGA monitors and 3.5" 1.44 MB FDD. Systems must include high capacity storage units, e.g., Zip or writeable CD-ROM drive, but not streaming tape. A laser printer and printer-sharing software/hardware are required. Computer selection is subject to the approval of the NRMRL ADP coordinator. Hardware must be sufficient that at least two of the modules may be run simultaneously. It is highly desirable that all three modules may be run at the same time. Instruments must be interfaced to computers so that electronic copies of data files may be archived, retrieved, or reanalyzed. Software must be capable of these functions. Software must permit viewing the analysis in real time. (2) All modules must come with autosamplers and instrument control must be automated so that samples may be run unattended. Autosampler trays must hold at least 20 samples. Autosamplers for liquids must use septum-piercing needles to draw sample from vials sealed with PTFE-lined septa. Autosamplers must handle standard 40 mL EPA vials. (3) Non-dispersive infrared photometric detectors shall be used for the quantitation of carbon dioxide produced during the destructive phase of analysis. (4) Three separate destruction modules, each of a different type, must be included as described below. All modules must be controlled by software capable of setting all instrument parameters. All modules must be capable of multi-point calibration, total analysis time less than or equal to 10 minutes/sample, and variation of no more than 10% of replicate analyses of a sample containing 0.1 mg/L TOC. A. Module 1 shall use peroxydisulfuric acid wet ashing and shall be photoactivated using ultraviolet light. Module must function over a TOC concentration ranging from 50 micrograms per liter to 2 g/L. B. Module 2 shall use peroxydisulfuric acid wet ashing and shall be activated thermally. Module must be capable of heating the sample to a temperature of 110 degrees Celsius. Module must function over a TOC concentrationranging from 50 micrograms per liter to 0.1 g/L. Variable sample size must be possible, either by changing sample loops or using multiple injections of a small loop. C. Module 3 must be a dual combustion-based apparatus. There shall be two sub-modules of the combustion type, using flowing oxygen, high temperature, and an appropriate transition metal (alloy) catalyst. These modular units must be capable of a temperature ranging from 300 to 950 degrees Celsius. They must function over a TOC concentration ranging from 80 micrograms per liter to 3.5 g/L. One catalyst must function over the entire temperature range. Capability to vary sample size from 10 microliters to 1.5 mL (minimum range) is required. These sub-modules must include accessories or attachments necessary for the analysis of solid samples of up to about 1 g that contain 50 micrograms to 30 mg of carbon. Submodules 3A and 3B must be of competing designs such that their use for a single sample permits discriminatory comparison and contrast of sampleanalysis results. Offerors must submit dual modular unit designs as part of the bid. It must be clear to EPA via supporting materials that the dual designs are of sufficient difference so as to provide complementary information. (5) When fully assembled, this system must be suitable for EPA Methods 415.1 and 9060; Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater 5310B, 5310C, and 5310D (20th ed.); and ASTM Methods D4779, D4839, and D2579. (6) All modules must be capable of total carbon (TC), total organic carbon (TOC), and nonpurgeable organic carbon (NPOC) analyses. (7) All instrument components shall use a 60 Hz 115-125 V AC electrical supply. (8) Sufficient reagents and materials shall be supplied for the installation, set-up, start-up, and training of personnel. Items necessary to demonstrate instrument capabilities during set-up and training must be included. In addition, a one year supply of 40 mL sample vials and other consumables should be included. Potential vendors shall estimate a year's quantity in the quotation provided to EPA. (9) Vendor shall provide for the delivery and installation of the equipment at the site and training for EPA personnel. Any tools required for routine adjustment or installation of consumable parts (e.g., hex head wrenches, screwdrivers, or pliers) shall be provided by the vendor. (10) Vendor must include a gas generation system capable of producing a sufficient pressure and flow rate for the simultaneous operation of all modules. All necessary plumbing, hardware, fittings, regulators, or other materials must be provided by the vendor. EPA will provide only size K or size T cylinders of laboratory grade gases per the manufacturer's specifications for those gases that cannot be generated. All other parts must be furnished by the vendor. F.O.B. point shall be destination and delivery shall be made to EPA Shipping & Receiving, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio. Delivery and installation shall be made no later than 90 days after award of the purchase order. 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, with its 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. The above mentioned Federal Acquisitions Regulations can be found at: http://www.arnet.gov/far/. 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 May 25, 1999 at 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. to Hans Schellhas 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 Hans Schellhas at (513-487-2055), by e-mail schellhas.hans@epamail.epa.gov), or to Marie Nichols at (513-487-2054), by e-mail marie.nichols@epamail.epa.gov). Posted 05/05/99 (W-SN327951). (0125)

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