NAICS Code: 334519 CLASSCODE: 63 OFF ADD: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTP Procurement Operations Division (E105-02) Attn: OARS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Subj: PORTABLE BIOLOGICAL AGENT DETECTOR Sol: RFQ-RT-03-00098, Due: 03/12/03 POC: Beverly Barbour, Contract Specialist, Telephone (919)-541-4095/Fax (919) 541-0611, E-mail:
[email protected] Desc: PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE 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 RFQ-RT-03-00098, 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 01-12. The Associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334519, which has a size standard of 500 employees to qualify as a small business. The Environmental Protection (EPA) anticipates that a firm-fixed price purchase order will be awarded as a result of full and open competition using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Since this has been determined to be a commercial item, this procurement will NOT be a Small Business Set-Aside. Open Market, GSA and Federal Supply contractors are encouraged to respond. This procurement is for a Handled/Portable Biological Agent Detector capable of detecting both bacterial and viral pathogens - quickly and accurately using Polymerase Chain Reaction Technology. All offerors should review the specifications and other information posted with this Request for Quotation on EPA's website at the following address: http//www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. The following FAR Provisions and Clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS, Offerors are to include a completed copy of provision FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS, FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS, FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS - - COMMERCIAL ITEMS. firms are incouraged to access the solicitation and amendments via the Internet. If you obtain a copy of the solicitation via the internet, it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the solicitation is posted for any amendments, Other telephone and FAX requests will not be honored. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a quotation which shall be considered by the Agency.