66--Instruments and Labortory Equipment

NAICS Code: 334516 US Environmental Protection Agency intends to acquire on a non-competitive basis ELAN DRC II ICP-MS, data acquisition System plus accessories and HPLC Series 200 plus DCD Speciation Kit. THIS PROCUREMENT IS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP) FAR 13. AWARD WILL BE BASED ON FIRM FIXED-PRICE. The EPA intends to acquire these systems from Perkin Elmer, 761 Main Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06859-0010. Award date is anticipated on or near September 27, 2006. No request for quotation is available. This is NOT a Small Business Set-Aside. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotation. The determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract is based upon the newly-acquired systems which must be compatible with existing systems utilized at the EPA laboratory. Oral communications would not be honored in response to this notice.