66 -- PM2.5 CONTINUOUS PARTICLE SPECIALTION MONITOR

Notice Date

August 30, 2000

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

27711

Solicitation Number

PM0059

Response Due

September 11, 2000

Point of Contact

James F. Kempf, Contract Specialist, (919) 541-4278/Janice White, Contracting Officer, (919) 541-3166

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contract specialist via (kempf.james@epa.gov )

Description

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 PM0059 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 97-18. 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 PM2.5 Continuous Particle Speciation Monitor. 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 approximately 300 speciation samplers in the fully-implemented network. A major component of this program is the National PM2.5 Speciation Trends Network which consists of 54 sites located in major metropolitan areas which will initially collect samples on a one in three day basis. In FY2001, ten of these sites will be required to collect samples on a daily basis. Current sampling technology does not permit daily sample collection and OAQPS must assess the adequacy of new continuous particulate and gaseous monitors which could be used by state agencies to meet daily requirements. In addition, there is some concern that aerosols that are being collected by samplers using filtration techniques are altered by either sorption of gaseous pollutants or lose constituents because of aerosol volatilization during sampling. OAQPS is planning to address these concerns through the procurement of a monitoring system which is uniquely capable of measuring both water soluble gas phase and particulate pollutants. The monitor, developed by Andersen Instruments, will be briefly operated by OAQPS at Research Triangle Park and then be collocated with filter-based speciation samplers at one of the National Speciation Trends Sites and operated by a state agency for a 3-6 month assessment study. The detailed specifications for the monitor are as follows: Physical Specifications: 1. The central unit of the analyzer shall be modular in design, allowing for easy access for servicing. 2. The total weight of each analyzer shall no exceed 80 pounds. 3. The AC input power cord to the primary power supply shall be 3 conductor and at least 9 feet in length, with a standard 3-prong grounded plug. The supply voltage shall be nominal, 115 plus or minus 10 VAC. 4. The on-site data logger/controller shall include all software and control capabilities necessary to operate and calibrate the analyzer. 5. The analyzer unit and data logger/controller shall have a digital read-out on the front panel that continuously displays the previous hourly averaged concentration of each PM2.5 particulate species analyzed from ambient air (display shall include surrogate standard concentration). 6. The analyzer shall be provided with an on-board data logger/controller with the memory capacity for over six months of hourly averaged values. 7. the analyzer shall be equipped with a temperature sensor to automatically correct for temperature changes. 8. The sample flow rate of the system shall be controlled to 16.7 liters per minute (LPM), to maintain the proper cut-point through the inlet of the instrument. 9. The sampler shall be equipped with at least one RS232 port. The RS232 ports shall allow data collection via an on-site personal computer. 10. The inlet tube and hardware support kit shall include all necessary hardware required for normal operation )i.e. Tubing, inlet bracket, unions, etc.). 11. Equipment must by listed and labeled by athird party listing agency approved by the North Carolina Building Code Council. (List of agencies available upon request). Performance Specifications: These specifications describe the minimum acceptable quality or performance level of the equipment. Superior alternatives will be considered as compliant to specifications. 1. The instrument limit of detection shall be approximately +/- 0.05 micrograms/cubic meter or better. 2. The instrument shall have user-selectable full-scale ranges at from 0-5 microgram/m3 to 0 to 100 microgram/m3 for each compound analyzed. 3. The instrument shall have the capacity to inject liquid standards for calibration. 4. The accuracy of the instrument for each compound shall be +/- 10% or better at the midrange of the respective calibration span. 5. The instrument shall maintain a PM2.5 size cut at a sample flow rate of 16.7 LPM using the Sharp Cut Cyclone inlet. The instrument shall have control of the inlet flow to +/- 5% or better of the expected 16.7 LPM. 6. The analyzer shall operate within specifications at room temperature ranging from 15 degrees C to 35 degrees C. Any temperature change within this range shall no cause more than +/- 2% change of actual reading at any point on the scale. Analyzer shall not be damaged or require recalibration after exposure to ambient temperature variation between 4 degrees C to 44 degrees Ce while in operation. 7. Each instrument shall possess the ability to perform surrogate standard injections with each sample analysis. The surrogate standard shall be used as an indicator for calibration drift. 8. All tubing shall have connections, controls, and fittings that are designed for rapid, easy and repeated disassembly and re-assembly, as may be required for cleaning, and repair. 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; Offerors shall include with their offer a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offror 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-Administration Bldg. Lobby, Attn: James F. Kempf, 79 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. All offers are due by September 11, 2000, 4:00PM EDT. No telephonic requests will be honored.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000901/66SOL005.HTM (W-243 SN492029)