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66 -- CHROMATOGRAPH SYSTEM SOL RFQ-OH-00-00050 DUE 021500 POC Toni Clay (513) 487-2158 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Toni Clay, clay.antoinette@epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Technical Support Center's (TSC) Laboratory in Cincinnati, Ohio has a requirement for one Fast" Gas Chromatograph System with Electron Capture and Nitrogen/Phosphorus Detectors. The TSC laboratory is responsible for developing the analytical methods for the analyses of a variety of organic compounds in drinking water and its sources of supply. TSC is developing analytical methods that will reduce the cost of required monitoring. One of the tools used to reduce monitoring costs is "fast GC". With "fast GC" analytical times can be reduced to approximately 1/10th of standard GC. TSC is also investigating the use of large volume injection to reduce the amount of sample that needs to be extracted and concentrated in order to achieve the detection limits required. TSC has recently purchased both a "fast GC" system manufactured by Agilent (formally HP), and a large volume injection system manufactured by Apex Technologies. Before EPA can approve analytical methods for analysis of drinking waters it must understand whether or not those methods can be run on instruments made by different manufacturers or which different techniques. Therefore, TSC requires the purchase of a "fast GC" system that is manufactured by someone other than Agilent, and a large volume injection system that is manufactured by someone other than Apex. The system must have all of the following features: (1) be able to have 3 concurrently operating inlets; (2) be able to have 3 concurrently operating detectors; (3) the N/P detector must operate at up to 450 degree celsius, in the nitrogen mode detect 100 fg N/sec (as Azobenzene) or less, have a linear dynamic range in the nitrogen mode of 105, and have programmable bead current and bead temperature; and (4) injection must be capable of temperature programmable, cold on-column, and large volume injection from a single injector body. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This acquisition will be accomplished under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. To receive a RFQ package, send your request by fax at (513) 487-2115 or to the e-mail address shown below not later than 2/15/00. Please include a complete mailing address and fax number in your written request. No telephone inquiries will be honored. All quotations received by the due date stated in the RFQ will be considered by the Government. Posted 01/26/00 (W-SN419164). (0026)

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