66--HPGE Detector System

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSAL ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is PR-NC-08-10090, and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) using FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Note: This solicitation replaces the previously posted PR-NC-07-10899 and PR-NC-07-10090, which have now been canceled. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-20. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334519, which has a small business size standard of 500 employees. A firm, fixed-price contract is anticipated to result from the award of this solicitation. EPA has a requirement for a Contractor to provide Gamma Spectrometry Equipment in order to gather a variety of sample types. The contractor shall provide the following: (A) One (1) HPGE (High Purity Germanium) Detector System per specifications of RFQ (B) Service Agreement (beyond initial one year warranty as required by specifications of RFQ and optional for Government to purchase), (C) Associated costs for shipping, handling, and insurance of delivery to the National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory in Montgomery, Alabama 180 days after receipt of order. The Specifications for this requirement are posted on EPA's website at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. The Government will make an award to the responsible offeror who proposes the lowest price, technically acceptable offer. All offerors are to include with their offers a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offer or Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders--Commercial Items; 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number; 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration and the following additional FAR clauses which are cited in Clause 52.212-5; 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-21, Prohibitions of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26,Equal Opportunity; 52-222-35, Affirmative Actions for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-37; 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- Central Contractor Registration. All questions shall be forwarded via email to the Contract Specialist at the following email address: contact@example.gov, no later than November 29, 2007. If you obtain a copy of the RFQ via the Internet, it will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the RFQ is posted for any amendments. All responsible sources may submit a quotation via e-mail on/or before November 30, 2007 by 2:00 p.m Eastern Standard Time. No telephonic or fax requests will be honored.