SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- SEPARATION METHOD
- Notice Date
- 9/29/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Oarm Service Center, Rtp Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-04-00522
- Response Due
- 10/15/2004
- Archive Date
- 11/15/2004
- Description
- NAICS Code: 541990 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 Request for Quote will not be issued. The RFQ number is RFQ-RT-04-00522. This RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-24. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is not a Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 541990 and the small business size is $6 million. This acquisition will result in a fixed price purchase order. STATEMENT OF WORK The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is seeking the services of a contractor to develop a method for the enantiomers and isomers of several pyrethroid pesticide compounds for the Methods Development and Application Branch of the National Exposure Research Laboratory in Research Triangle Park, NC. The ensuing contract will support human exposure studies in the area of pesticide method development. A quality assurance project plan (QAPP) shall be provided by the contractor for this project within one month of project award. The QAPP must follow "Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans EPA QA/G-5" found at http://www.epa.gov/quality/qs-docs/g5-final.pdf. Upon approval of the QAPP by the Project Officer, the contractor shall begin experiments to develop methods to separate the enantiomers and isomers of pyrethroid pesticides. Table 1 lists the compound names, number of enantiomers to be separated, and number of isomers to be separated for each compound. Figure 1 shows the chemical structure of each compound with chiral centers marked with an asterisk. Compounds for separation shall be purchased or synthesized by the contractor. Each isomer or enantiomer shall be of >97% isomer or optical purity. Each isomer or enantiomer shall be of >97% compound purity. The contractor shall provide a certificate of analysis for the two purity criteria which lists the method of determination, and also documents the optical rotation of enantiomers with measurement conditions. Each separate isomer/enantiomer shall be identified according to Chemical Abstract numbers and names. This identification may require X-ray crystallography to verify absolute configuration. Delivery of 250 mg of the final products is not to exceed 9 months from award date of this contract. Partial payment will be authorized upon receipt of all or a portion of the 58 required chemicals with their corresponding certificates of analysis. Separation conditions shall be disclosed to the Project Officer in the form of a report no later than 3 months after the delivery of all the chemical products, but the contractor shall retain the right to publish these details. If problems occur during the development, the contractor shall notify the Project Officer in writing within 7 days of the problem. The notification shall state the problem, what steps are being taken to resolve the problem, and an estimated delay in product delivery if applicable. Deliverables and timeline 30 days Quality Assurance Project Plan 9 months 250 mg of each enantiomer listed in Table 1 (48 total 250 mg of each isomer listed in Table 1 (10 total) Certificate of analysis of above isomers/enantiomers 12 months Report Separation Conditions Table 1 Listing of pyrethroid pesticides to be separated Compound Enantiomers to be Sep. Isomers to be Separated. allethrin 8 4 cyfluthrin 8 4 cyhalothrin 8 cypermethrin 8 fenvalerate 4 2 permethrin 4 phenothrin 4 tetramethrin 4 Offerors should review the Statement of Work, Table 1, Figure 1 "Structures of Pyrethroid Compound", Evaluation Criteria, and other information posted with this Request for Quotation on EPA's website at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd Scroll down to the REQUEST FOR QUOTATION section and click on the solicitation. Scroll down below that section to COMMERCIAL BUY CLAUSES AND FORMS which are provided for your convenience. Please submit 2 copies of the technical proposal and price proposal to Frances B. Legg, Contracting Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTP- Procurement Operations Division (D143-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Courier delivery address is Frances B. Legg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTP-Procurement Operations Division(D143-01), 4930 Page Road, Durham, NC 27703. Deliverables are defined in the Statement of Work along with due dates. They are to be delivered to for acceptance by: Elin M. Ulrich, Ph.D. US Environmental Protection Agency Method Development & Application Branch Mail Drop D205-05 Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone: 919-541-3717 Fax: 919-541-3527 email: ulrich.elin@epa.gov FOB point shall be Destination. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition are; Provision 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; Provision 52.212-2 "Evaluation-Commercial Items, offerors. Evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212-2 is as follows: 1)TECHNICAL APPROACH to include but not be limited to a) Quality/purity of proposed chemical products; b) Quality/accuracy of proposed method of purity analyses, c) ability to meet time line for the project; 2) PAST PERFORMANCE, provide 3 references of customers for whom like or similar method separation have been performed. Past performance will be evaluated on quality of product or service, timeliness of performance, and overall customer satisfaction. 3) PRICE, award will be made to the offeror whose offer is determined the best overall value to the Government, price and other factors considered. Offerors are advised that they must complete and submit with their quote FAR 52.212-3 "Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items." Offerors are advised that FAR clause 52.212-4 "Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items" applies to this solicitation. Offerors are further advised that FAR Clause 52.232-5 "Contract Terms & Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items" applies in part to this solicitation. Specifically, Clauses 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, As Amended (any applicable wage determination(s) will be made a part of the resultant purchase order); 52.232-33, Payment Electronic Funds, 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans. Copies of the above clauses are available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/search.htm. Requests for information concerning this requirement are to be addressed to Frances Legg at (919) 541-3567. Collect calls will not be accepted. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency. Quotes are due by October 15, 2004, 12:00 p.m. EDT. Please submit 2 copies of the technical proposal and price proposal to Frances B. Legg, Contracting Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTP- Procurement Operations Division, Mail Drop D143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Courier delivery address is Frances B. Legg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTP-Procurement Operations Division, Mail Drop D143-01, 4930 Page Road, Durham, NC 27703. POINT OF CONTACT: Frances B. Legg, Contracting Officer. Phone 919-541-3567; Fax 919-541-4273, email legg.frances@epa.gov.
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