SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Portable fine and ultrafine Particle Concentrator
- Notice Date
- 4/20/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Acquisition and Assistance Field Branch (Pittsburgh), Post Office Box 18070 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15236-0070, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-000HCCBC-2007-42248
- Response Due
- 5/5/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/20/2007
- Description
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory has a requirement for a portable fine and ultrafine particle concentrator system. Purpose of Contract NIOSH PRL Diesel Team is currently involved in a NORA project on characterization of physical, chemical, and toxicological properties of nano and ultrafine aerosols emitted by diesel powered vehicles in an occupational environment. One part of this project is dedicated to the experimental evaluation of the effects of various control technologies such as diesel particulate filter systems on diesel aerosols. These control technologies were found to reduce the mass concentrations of diesel aerosols by up to 90 percent. This large reduction in aerosol mass concentration makes collection of sufficient mass on the sample filters, for various analyses, a daunting task. Therefore, the success of the proposed work depends on our ability to collect sufficient sample mass to allow for several different types of analysis. In order to collect samples containing sufficient mass of treated and untreated diesel aerosols the team needs a portable fine and ultrafine particle concentrator. This system would be used to collect diesel aerosol samples on the various filter media as well as directly into pulmonary fluid. These samples will then be used for in-vitro toxicity analysis and allow for a direct toxicological comparison between various diesel aerosols. This direct comparison is a feature that will ultimately be of paramount importance in assessing the health effects of these aerosols. Specifications for portable fine and ultrafine particle concentrator system The portable fine and ultrafine particle concentrator system should have the following characteristics: 1. The system should be designed to concentrate nano and ultrafine aerosols in the ambient air by a factor of 10 or more. 2. The system should not significantly alter the toxicological properties of the sampled aerosol. 3. The system should be designed with a minimum sample flowrate of 100 lpm with the potential to upgrade the sample flowrate up to 300 lpm. 4. The concentrator should allow for the output flows to be connected into the SKC or similar Biosampler for direct sampling on biological fluids. 5. The system should be portable. 6. The system should be tested calibrated, and all available supporting literature should be made available to NIOSH. The system should be delivered to the NIOSH Diesel Facility at Lake Lynn Laboratory (2546 Spring Hill Furnace Rd., Lake Lynn, PA 15451) and installed by the supplier. Upon installation the system should be calibrated and verified to be working within the instruments published specifications. The operation of the system should be demonstrated and the instrument manual along with standard operating procedures should be made available to NIOSH. The supplier should provide long-term technical support, service and parts for the system. Responsible sources that believe they possess the expertise and capabilities identified above are encouraged to submit to the Contracting Officer within 15 days from the posting date of this notice their capabilities statement and supporting information in the format they choose, not to exceed 10 pages. Please forward capabilities and supporting information to: Margaret L. Mooney, Reference 000HCCBC-2007-42248, CDC, NIOSH, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, MMooney@cdc.gov. All vendors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to award of a federal contract. Vendors may register at www.ccr.gov. The government will review any/all capabilities statements and supporting information submitted and determine if other qualified sources do exist that could provide the requirement. Information received in response to this notice will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), negotiations will be conducted with the University of Southern California, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 3620 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089 as the only source and a purchase order will be issued without any additional notices being posted. According to our knowledge, the portable fine and ultrafine particle concentrator developed by Dr.Constantinos Sioutas, Professor at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California and his coworkers is the unique system which meets NIOSH requirements. The performance and various applications of this system are extensively described in peer reviewed literature.
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIOSH, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA
- Zip Code: 15236-0070
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 15236-0070
- Record
- SN01277745-W 20070422/070420220426 (fbodaily.com)
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