National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, PO Box 6495, Cincinnati, OH 45206

66 -- SAMPLING PUMPS AND DC LITE CALIBRATORS SOL 99303 DUE 080699 POC Phyllis J. Schweickart, 513/533-8185, or Contracting Officer Dwight Favors, 513/533-8137 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health intends to negotitate on a sole source basis with SKC Inc. for the procurement of the following items. 1. Fifty AC2000 sampling pumps. The pump must be 5.6" X 3" X 2.3" in dimensions, it must weigh 22 ounces, be able to communicate with a PC via RS 232 communications port, and be able to directly display ambient temperature, and barometric pressure. 2. Ten 5 station pump charger. 3. Fifty Pocket Pump Sampler, The pumps must be 4.5" X 2.2" X 1.4" in dimensions, pump must weigh 5 ounces, it must be able to communicate with a PC via RS 233 communications port, it must be able to read back-pressure values for constant pressure sampling applications, and must be able to datalog ambient air temperature values. 4. Ten 5 station pump chargers. 5. Two DC Lite Calibrators. 6. Two DC Lite Calibrator 2ml-500ML. 7. One Cal pocket pump manuf. equip. The equipment must be able to communicate VIA RS232 communication cable to a PC or Laptop. The pumps must be able to operate in the constant pressure range. The pumps must allow for manual or computer programming. The pumps must be able to record environmental conditions (I.E., temperature) during sampling operation. The pumps' internal electronic components must be shielded from RFI interferences. The LCD, must show a readout for flow rate, run time, sampling volume, battery status, flow fault, and pressure and temperature. NIOSH source research indicates that SKC, Inc. is the only vendor capable of meeting the requirements. However, any firm believing itself capable of meeting the requirements may submit technical documentation to demonstrate its potential of doing so. Otherwise NIOSH will proceed under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The proposed purchase order is for equipment for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations. An RFQ will not be issued. However all quotations received within fifteen (15) days after the date of this synopsis is posted electronically will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will generally be for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 07/21/99 (W-SN357053). (0202)

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