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

66 -- DUAL BEAM AETHALOMETER SOL DC0376 DUE 080100 POC James F. Kempf, Contract Specialist, (919) 541-4278/Janice White, Contracting Officer, (919) 541-3166 WEB: Click here to visit the site that has information about, http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, kempf.james@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; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is DC0376 and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Proposal solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15. The Environmental Protection Agency anticipates that the contract will be awarded to Andersen Instruments Incorporated as a result of this solicitation. A firm-fixed-price purchase order is anticipated to result from the award of this solicitation. This procurement is NOT a total small business set aside and the SIC No. is 3829 with a size standard of 500 Employees. This procurement is not a follow-on to a prior contract. This acquisition is for the delivery, FOB Destination,EPA Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, of a Dual Beam Aethalometer. The EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) is currently assisting states in implementing the National PM2.5 Chemical Speciation network. State and local agencies are expected to have around 300 Speciation samplers in the fully-implemented network. Long-standing issues have been identified regarding sampling and analysis of carbonaceous aerosols. These issues were brought to the attention of the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee (CASAC). CASAC recommended further study of the comparability of continuous light absorption methods with carbon measurements. The aim of these studies is the assessment of the difference between total carbon and light-absorbing carbon as a measure of organic carbon. An aethalometer is an instrument that measures light-absorbing or "black" carbon. This instrument is planned for evaluation by the OAQPS Emissions Monitoring and Analysis Division (EMAD) in the field along with standard filter-based instruments and a continuous carbon analyzer. The aethalometer must meet the following specifications: -- provide continuous, real-time measurement; -- provide dual-beam absorption modes for elemental carbon and "fresh diesel"; -- contain an internal adjustable vacuum pump that provides 1 to 20 L/minute flow rates; -- automatic sampling tape advance; -- detection level of 1 nanogram of "black" carbon; and -- equipment must be listed and labeled by a third party listing agency approved by the North Carolina Building Code Council. (List of agencies available upon request). The requirement is to provide 3 line items: 1) 1 ea. Dual Beam Aethalometer, PN RTAA900, 2) 1 ea. Silicon Spray, PN G10544, 3) 1 ea. 2.5 Harvard Impactor, PN SU 2.5 HARV. The following FAR provisions apply(which can be downloaded at the following site: http://www.epa.gov/oamrtpnc/spclaus/index.htm) apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; Offeror shall include with their offer a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items. The following FAR clause applies to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses which are cited in clauses 52.212-5 are applicable to the acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I: 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222.36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Viet Nam Era. Price and technical information should be submitted to James F. Kempf, Contract Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MD-33, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Courier Delivery Address is: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Receptionist-AdministrationBldg. Lobby, Attn: James F. Kempf, 79 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. All offers are due by August 1, 2000, 4:00PM EDT. No telephonic requests will be honored. Posted 07/21/00 (W-SN477706). (0203)

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