SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- SAP - Teflon Filter Acceptance Testing
- Notice Date
- 5/20/2008
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, RTP Procurement Operations Division, E105-02, RTP Procurement Operations Division (D143-01) Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- PR-NC-08-10423
- Response Due
- 5/29/2008
- Point of Contact
- NATALIA C. FISHER-JACKSON, Contract Specialist, Phone: 919-541-3564, E-Mail: fisher-jackson.natalia@epa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- 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 PR-NC-08-10423, and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-25. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541380 which has an annual size standard of ten million dollars. It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded as a result of full and open competition. The purpose of this notice is to inform all interested parties that the Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC intends to award a Firm Fixed Price type contract as a result of this solicitation. The period of performance will be one year from the date of award. PROJECT TITLE: ?Acceptance Testing Services for 46.2mm Teflon Filters. Background The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina is responsible for procuring, testing, and distributing teflon filters of high purity to the State/local air pollution control agencies. The teflon filters are used with a sampler to collect PM-2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers) samples. This process assures filters with uniform characteristics and known quality assurance testing for the national particulate networks. EPA obtains the filters each year from a filter manufacturer and has them shipped to EPA for acceptance testing. The filters for a specific year must be made from the same lot of raw materials for distribution to the States. If the acceptance testing confirms that the filters meet EPA's specifications for physical and chemical properties, the contractor shall ship the filters to the State/local air pollution control agencies. Statement of Work The statement of work has been revised to exclude three testing methods. Please view the revised statement of work at www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. Evaluation Factors for Award The Government will make an award to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government, cost or other factors considered. This procurement will be awarded on a ?best value? basis per the following evaluation criteria: 1. Technical approach (submit a brief summary of your proposed technical approach for this project.). 2. Past Performance will be use for responsibility determinations. Each offeror submitting a technically acceptable proposal shall be evaluated on performance under existing and prior (within the past 3 years) contracts/subcontracts/orders for efforts similar to that described in the Statement of work for this requirement. The contractor shall provide three (3-5) references which demonstrate previous experience performing similar type of work (testing of filters). Include telephone number, name of contact, service provided, and date(s) service was provided. 3. Price ? Award will be made to the offeror whose offer is the lowest price technically acceptable. The specifications in the Statement of Work represent the Government?s minimum needs. Proposals must include sufficient material to permit the Government to determine that the proposed approach will meet the requirements set forth in the Statement of Work. Any specific variances from the specifications shall be addressed by the offeror with respect to how the offeror?s proposal provides alternative equivalence. Failure of an offeror to demonstrate that the proposed services will meet the Statement of Work requirements shall render the offeror ineligible for further consideration for award. All offerors are to include with their response a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52-212-1, Instructions to Offers/Commercial Items; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, 52.246-11, Higher Level Contract Quality Requirement, 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items and the following additional FAR clauses which are cited in clauses 52.212-5: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 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 Vietnam Era; 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended. Any applicable wage determination(s) (if required) will be made a part of the resultant purchase order. Technical questions are to be forwarded via email no later May 20, 2008 to the Contract Specialist at the following email address: fisher-jackson.natalia@epa.gov. In addition to this Request for Quotation, offerors should check the web site for any updated information on EPA's web site at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd until the closing date. Arrow down to the REQUEST FOR QUOTATION section and click on the solicitation. Arrow down below that section to COMMERCIAL BUY CLAUSES AND FORMS which are provided for your convenience. Please submit two copies of the technical proposal and two copies of the price proposal to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTP-POD, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr., Attn: Natalia Fisher Jackson, E105-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Courier Delivery Address is: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTP-POD, 4930 Page Road, Attn: Natalia Fisher Jackson, E105-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27703. All offers are due by May 29, 2008, 12:00 noon, EST. No telephonic or faxed requests or offers will be honored.
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