66 -- MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER SYSTEM

Notice Date

April 25, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268

ZIP Code

45268

Solicitation Number

CFH152

Point of Contact

Barbara Curtiss at 513-487-2036 or fax 513-487-2109

E-Mail Address

U.S. EPA, Cincinnati Contracts Management Division (curtiss.barbara@epa.gov)

Description

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, with TSI Incorporated for a Model 3936L25 Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer(SMPS) System which includes (1) Model 3080 Electrostatic Classifier (2) Model 3025A-S Ultra-fine Condensation Particle Counter (3) Model 390087 Interface Hardware, and (4) Model AIM3936 Software. The EPA develops methods to characterize sources of indoor air pollution and conducts research to investigate sources, and develop and evaluate control strategies. Due to the nature of sources that impact indoor air, EPA must have the capability to characterize a broad range of pollutants to support indoor air research activities. Some indoor sources generate ultra-fine particles. EPA requires measurement and classification instrument that permits determination of size and number of particles over the range of 10 to 1000 nanometers in diameter where particle concentrations may range from 0 to 10,000 particles per cubic centimeter (cc) in each size classification range. The instrument shall be capable of sizing particles in a minimum of 32 size particle size ranges for each decade of particle diameter (10 to 100 and 100 to 100 to 1000 nanometer ranges). Additonally, the EPA requires an instrument that has a rapid response time of less than 5 seconds (95% or greater) and with a false background response of less than 0.01 particles per cc. EPA requires an instrument that includes all hardware and software (excluding a personal computer) necesary to operate the instrument, and to monitor, display, and record, in semi real-time, particle size and concentration. This is not a request for quotations. However, any firm believing itself capable of meeting EPA requirements may submit technical documentation to establish the potential of complying with the specifications. Such documentation must be submitted to the point of contact within 15 days of electronic posting of this notice. A detrminaation not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed on a sole source basis. The applicable NAICS Code is 334513. Submit your request to Barbara Curtiss at the U.S. EPA, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268 or fax her at 513-487-2109. NO TELEPHONE REQUEST WILL BE HONORED.

Record

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