66 -- 00 ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER

Notice Date

December 8, 2000

Contracting Office

USDA-ARS-National Animal Disease Center, 2300 Dayton Avenue, P.O. Box 70, Ames, IA 50010

ZIP Code

50010

Solicitation Number

0601

Response Due

December 27, 2000

Point of Contact

Mary Welch 515-663-7415 fax 515-663-7482

Description

The National Soil Tilth Laboratory has a requirement to purchase a Ion Mobilty Spectrometer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item, prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as Request for Quotation (RFQ) 06-01. This solicitation is under the Simplified Acquisition Procedure (SAP) and is a Small Business-Small Purchase Set-Aside. the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3826 and the Business Size Standard is 500 employees. This will be a firm-fixed price contract. THE ITEMS YOU ARE OFFERING MUST MEET OR EXCEED THE FOLLOWING SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS. CLIN 001: ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER, AMMONIA DETECTION LIMITS OF 0-300pbb ION PRO-IMS SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER, INTERNAL 4 CHANNELS SAMPLING SYSTEM WITH USER SETTABLE SAMPLING TIMES AND SEQUENCES, INDIVIDUAL AND USER SETTABLE TWO AND HIGH ALARM VALUES, DIGITAL RS-232 AND ANALOG 4-20 mA OUTPUTS, INTERNAL NIST TRACEABLE PERMEATION DEVICE AND CALIBRATION SYSTEM FOR LOW PPB, ANALYZER CALIBRATION, REAL-TIME CONCENTRATION DISPLAY ONCE PER SECOND WITH SUB PPB DETECTION LIMIT, LOW AND HIGH ALARM CONTACT RELAYS. FAULT RELAY AND FAULT DIAGNOSTICS, INTERNAL TEFLON SAMPLING PUMP WITH INTERNAL TEFLON SAMPLING LINES AND SOLENOIDS FOR ZERO, SPAN AND SAMPLE AND FAST LOOP SAMPLING, DATA COLLECTION TO A STANDARD WINDOWS PC; UN-ATTENDED CONTINUOUS OPERATION WITH BI-ANNUAL MAINTENANCE CHECKS QUOTERS SHALL SUBMIT MANUFACTURER'S DATA, DESCRIPTIVE MATERIAL, OR OTHER INFORMATION ON THE EQUIPMENT TO BE FURNISHED UNDER THIS REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS, PER FAR 13.106.2 Award will be made to ensure that the purchase is the most advantageous and of the best value to the Government; based on the following evaluation factors. The Government will select the factors considered to be significant to this purchase; 1)technical capability of the item/s offered to meet the Government's requirement; 2) Price; 3) Past Performance; 4) Warranty conditions; 5) Maintenance Availability 6) QUALITY REFERENCE OF THREE (3) FIRMS FOR WHICH YOU HAVE PROVIDED SIMILAR EQUIPMENT ARE REQUESTED. These will be used in the evaluation process. Delivery can be made 30-45 days aro. Quoters must quote F.O.B destionation price. (MEANING THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PAY ANY SHIPPING OR HANDLING CHARGES) Equipment to be delivered to the following address: USDA/ARS/NSTL, 2150 PAMMEL DRIVE, AMES, IA, 50011. The provisions in 52-212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- commercial Items; 41.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 51-212-5; Contracts Terms and Conditions required to implement statutes or Executive Orders -- commercial Items apply to thes acquisition. Offers must include a completed copy of the Provision of 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. See Note 1

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001212/66SOL003.HTM (W-343 SN5084Q0)