NAICS Code: 541380 PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT SUBPART: SERVICES CLASSCOD: H -- Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services OFFADD: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTP Procurement Operations Division (E105-02), Attention: OARSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE TESTING, STORAGE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF 46.2mm TEFLON FILTERS SOL PM2028 POC Terri Shook, Contract Specialist, (919)541-3699/Dan Neustedter, Contracting Officer, (919)541-4749/FAX (919)541-0611 DESC: 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; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is RFQ-RT-02-00243 and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This quote will be awarded as a result of a Simplified Acquisition with Full and Open Competition. This procurement is NOT a small business set-aside. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is responsible for procuring, testing, and distributing teflon filters of high purity to the State/local air pollution control agencies. The teflon filters are used with a sampler to collect PM-2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers) samples. This process assures filters with uniform characteristics and known quality assurance testing for the national particulate networks. EPA obtains the filters each year from a filter manufacturer and has them shipped to EPA for acceptance testing. The filters for a specific year must be made from the same lot of raw materials for distribution to the States. If the acceptance testing confirms that the filters meet EPA's specifications for physical and chemical properties, the contractor shall ship the filters to the State/local air pollution control agencies. The Government has the option to extend the term of this contract for one additional period IAW the SOW. NAICS Code 541380 applies and the size standard is $6 Million in average annual receipts over the last three years. Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 1994-2401 Revision 22 dated 3/4/2002 applies. Quotes are due approximately twenty (20) days after the RFQ issuance date. The RFQ and Statement Of Work are posted on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. Firms are encouraged to access the RFQ via the Internet. If you obtain a copy of the RFQ via the Internet, it is your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the RFQ is posted for any amendments. Firms who do not have Internet capability may submit a written request for the RFQ from the contact point at the address above; however, only those firms who do NOT have Internet access should request a FAX. Telephone and FAX requests will not be honored. Only one copy will be FAXed to a corporate entity, regardless of the number of requests from one or more different geographic location. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the Agency. LINKURL: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd EMAILADD:
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