66 -- PURGE-AND-TRAP ROBOTIC AUTO SAMPLER

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

EEE388

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 EEE388 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 as a result of full and open competition. 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 and installation, FOB Destination, of a Purge-and-Trap Robotic Auto Sampler with Sample Concentrator Software and all appropriate Accessories. This acquisition is for delivery to FOB Destination, EPA National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory (NAREL), Montgomery, AL, 36115-2601. The EPA, NAREL is requesting quotes for a purge and trap robotic autosampler with a sample concentrator to interface with an Agilent Technologies (formerly Hewlett Packard) 5890 or 6890 GC. The robotic autosampler shall accommodate both soil and water matrices containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The autosampler and concentrator shall be manufactured by the same vendor and include all accessories necessary to introduce VOCs into the GC. The system shall be capable of performing the analyses according to US EPA SW-846 Methods 5035 and 5030 for closed system purge and trap extraction of VOCs in soil and /or water. The detailed specifications for the purge and trap system are listed as follows: General Specifications: 1. The purge and trap system shall be capable of performing analyses on environmental samples according to US EPA SW-846 Methods 5035 and 5030 for closed system purge and trap extraction of VOCs in soil and /or water. This includes meeting all safety requirements and quality assurance requirements. 2. The purge and trap system shall be comprised of all new components and shall be a robotic benchtop unit with all accessories and peripherals required to perform the extraction. This includes connections to GC, autosampler including vessels for standard addition, sample concentrator, traps, software, etc. 3. The purge and trap system shall be fully automated and computer controlled, including software, and all required electrical and plumbing connections. 4. The system shall include a certified test report of NRTL Safety Listing (UL approved) for the system as delivered. 5 The purge and trap system hardware and software shall be certified by the manufacturer to be Y2K compliant. 6. The quote shall include delivery (FOB destination) and installation at the NAREL facility by a trained and qualified specialist within 8 weeks of receipt of order. 7. The quote shall also include familiarization at the time of installation at the NAREL facility for NAREL scientists by the manufacturers application specialists. 8. The purge and trap system shall also include at least a one year warranty on all parts and components. The manufacturer shall be capable of providing prompt on-site repair by trained service technicians. Purge and Trap Autosampler Specifications: 9. The autosampler shall be capable of sequential or nonsequential sampling of autosampler vials via a robotic arm. 10. The autosampler shall include high pressure rinses and backflushes of sample needle, syringe, sample line, and sparge vessel to reduce carryover. 11. The system shall ship with a chromatogram to verify system cleanliness. 12. The autosampler and the concentrator shall be compatible and preferably manufactured by the same vendor. 13. Autosampler shall be capable of extracting VOCs from soil or water matrices according to US EPA SE-846 methods 5035 or 5030 and have triple concentric soil needle with multiple holes for maximum purging efficiency as well as dual concentric water needles. 14. The autosampler shall utilize disposable sample vials that are guaranteed to be free from contaminants. 15. The autosampler shall be capable of automatically filtering samples through a filter (90- m) prior to analysis. 16. Autosampler width shall be less than 21 inches. 17. Autosampler shall be capable of adding standards/matrix spikes from any user specified position. 18. Autosampler shall be capable of heating samples up to 85 C and cooling samples down to 4 C. 19. Autosampler shall include as a standard feature, two programmable standard vessels with a 1 micro liter and a 2 micro liter internal loop valve for internal standards, matrix spike, or continuing calibrations. 20. Autosampler shall be capable of scheduling a water blank to be run at the end of a sequence or after every sample without using any additional vial positions. Concentrator Specifications: 21. The concentrator shall be equipped with a trap pressure control capability. 22. The concentrator shall contain a moisture control system that remove moisture without affecting polar analytes from 5 C above ambient to 300 C. 23. The concentrator shall be capable of quick trap cooldown and rapid trap heating. 24. The concentrator shall be equipped with a standby gas flow keeping the sample pathway swept with inert gas. 25. The concentrator shall be capable of scheduling up to twelve method changes in any sample order on a single automatic cycle. 26. The concentrator shall employ 0.123" OD x 12" long x 0.010" wall thickness stainless steel traps. 27. The concentrator shall have a 115V AC motor-actuated 6 port valve with removable rotor that is temperature controlled from ambient to 300 C and 12V DC solenoid valves for sample, bypass, drain, vent, and backflush. 28. The concentrator shall interface to an Agilent 5890 or 6890 GC. It shall supply a GC start signal and receive a data system start signal via a software selectable GC I/O board. Computer System Specifications: 29. The concentrator software shall be compatible with Agilent (HP) ChemStation G1701BA, Version B.01.00 data acquisition software. 30. The system software must be certified by the manufacturer to be Y2K compliant. Evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212.2 are as follos: Ability to meet the above specifications and price. 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, and 52.212-2. Evaluation-Commercial Items; All Offerors shall include with their offers 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-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. 20000901/66SOL006.HTM (W-243 SN492027)