005-RFB-1119-2024 Air Quality Monitoring Instruments and Accessories Price List.xlsx

This is a price list submission template for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) competitive solicitation for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring and Analysis Instruments and Accessories (005-RFB-1119-2024). The price list is an Excel-based document that bidders must complete and submit with their bid response through the IMPACS Electronic Purchasing System. The contract will establish a multi-year agreement for Thermo Fisher Scientific ambient monitoring instruments to support air quality monitoring networks operated by the State of Iowa DNR, University Hygienic Laboratory (UHL), and local programs in Polk and Linn Counties. The contract term extends from award through June 30, 2027, with an option for one three-year renewal. Bidders are required to provide pricing for a comprehensive range of instruments including gas analyzers (NOx, SO2, CO, ozone, ammonia, and mercury analyzers), particulate monitors, dilution probes, calibrators, samplers, and related equipment, along with accessories, spare parts, and services.

The price list template requires bidders to enter unit pricing for over 80 different instrument models and accessory categories, with bidders permitted to upload additional pages if needed to complete their pricing submission. Bidders must also offer pricing for extended warranty, technical support, field service repairs, software/firmware updates, technical training, and spare parts and kits. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on bidder type, and the solicitation does not identify any incumbent vendors. The State of Iowa maintains an extensive network of compatible gaseous instruments with standardized user interfaces and established data acquisition integration systems. Bidders must be approved to sell Federal Reference Method (FRM) or Federal Equivalent Methods (FEM) instruments, capable of delivering on pallets, and able to provide user manuals, product information, and warranty coverage. The successful bidder must designate a contract manager, customer service representatives, and local sales representatives to adequately serve all ordering entities. No inventory buyout will occur at contract conclusion.