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NAICS Code: 334516 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 U51377 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 01-08. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 which has a size standard of 500 employees to qualify as a small business. It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded as a result of small business set-aside. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) anticipates that the contract will be awarded as a Firm-fixed price contract. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The desired delivery date is no later than 30 days after award of purchase order. The equipment is to be delivered FOB Destination. The contractor shall provide a "RAPTOR". Specifications for the Raptor: 1) Have a fiber optic, 4 - channel fluorometric assay system; 2) Be portable; 3)Automatically perform a multi - step, assay procedure after application of the water sample; 4)Be able to measure four analytes simultaneously (such as E coli, enterococci, Bacteroides and clostrida) in a water sample; 5)Be able to quantify very low numbers of microbes in water samples (100 or less per 100 ml); 6) Be able to carry out the quantification process in a very short time period of time (less than 12 minutes); 7) Be delivered to the EPA within 90 days of receiving the order; 8) Raptor software (requires Windows 95/98. Distributed on CD-ROM; 3.5" diskettes available after award and upon request and 9) The vendor must provide sufficient information about the proposed instrument so that a decision can be made with regard to meeting the above specifications. Equipment will be shipped to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MS 593, 26 W. Martin Luther King Jr., Cincinnati, OH 45268. Proposal Instructions and Evaluation Criteria: The Government intends to award a single contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal is the lowest price technically acceptable. Include specifications of items quoted with proposal. Any specific variances from the required 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 upgrades will meet the Specifications shall render the offeror ineligible for further consideration for award. The Government reserves the right to require additional pricing information if necessary to determine that the proposed price is reasonable. All offerors are to include with their offers a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items. The following FAR referenced clauses apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Evaluation-Instructions to Offerors Commercial. The following FAR clause applies to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses which are cited in clauses 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. Representations and Certifications shall be included with the price proposal. Please submit two copies of the proposal to Joy Kimble, Contract Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 79 T.W. Alexander, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. All offers are due by 11 September 2002, 4:30p.m. ET. Please refer all technical questions to Joy Kimble, (919)541-2897. No telephone or faxed requests will be honored. The list of referenced clauses can be found on the internet at the following web address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd .