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

66 -- ELECTRICAL LOW PRESSURE IMPACTOR SOL HCB136 DUE 090723 POC Antonio L. Leathers, Contract Specialist (919)541-2312 WEB: Click here for Commercial Buy Clauses, http://epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, leathers.antonio@epa.gov. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN 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. The solicitation number is HCB136 and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. The Contractor shall provide an Electrical Low pressure Impactor (ELPI) System. The ELPI system must have the following features: 1) A flow rate of 101lpm, with continuous sampling over a two-hour period; version with 3.0 software required. The system must have at least 13 size fractionation cut points ranging in size from .03 -9.97 microns; 2) Capability to detect particles using the latest principles which combine electrical detection of charged particles with lowpressure size classification; 3) A pressure sensor for Impactor low-pressure indication; 4) Both electrical and conventional gravimetric measurements; 5) Pump should have an oil separator and recovery unit on the exhaust and be version compatible; and 6) collection foils should be aluminum substrates. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. Award will be made to the offeror that provides the best value to the Government. All offerors 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 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: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales tothe Government, with Alternate I; 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.219-14, Limitation of Subcontracting; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disables Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies; 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended. Please submit quotes to Antonio L. Leathers, Contract Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MD-33, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 or fax to (919)541-1075. All offers are due by September 7, 1999, 4:30 p.m. EST. Referenced clauses can be found on the Internet at http://epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. Posted 08/30/99 (W-SN374128). (0242)

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