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This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (RFQ #140R8125Q0056) issued by the Bureau of Reclamation for Hach brand or equal water quality analysis equipment and sampling instruments. The solicitation is a small business set-aside under NAICS code 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

The required items include multiple quantities of pH electrodes, conductivity cells, ORP electrodes, alkalinity test kits, portable colorimeters, turbidimeters, multi-meters, and portable autosamplers with associated bottles and accessories. The equipment must be compatible with existing Hach analyzers and probes to ensure functionality and uniformity. Delivery is required by March 21, 2025 to the Bureau of Reclamation facility at the Denver Federal Center. Quotes must be submitted on company letterhead by January 10th at 5pm Eastern Time to ctudelakately@usbr.gov. The award will be made based on lowest price among technically acceptable quotes that meet the "brand name or equal" requirements. The contractor must deliver the equipment within 60 days of contract award.

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Solicitation Number: 140R8125Q0056

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Template eFile – C05 (04/2023)

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION TEMPLATE (FAR 12.603)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or services 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. Solicitation number 140R8125Q0056 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-01. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. They may be accessed in full text at the following websites: https:/www.acquisition.gov/far/ and https://www.acquisition.gov/diar. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with an associated small business size standard of 1,000. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified contractors may submit a quote.

Item Number

Description Quantity Unit Total Price

00010

Hach PHC10101 - IntelliCAL PHC101 Laboratory Low Maintenance Gel Filled pH Electrode, 1 m Cable 4.00 EA

00020

Hach PHC28101 - IntelliCAL PHC281 Water Quality Laboratory Refillable pH Electrode, 1 m Cable 2.00 EA

00030

Hach CDC40101 - IntelliCAL CDC401 Laboratory 4-Poles Graphite Conductivity Cell, 1 m Cable (standard) 4.00 EA

00040

Hach MTC10101 - IntelliCAL MTC101 Gel Filled ORP/RedOx Electrode, 1 m Cable (standard) 3.00 EA

00050 Hach 2063700 - Alkalinity Test Kit AL-DT, P and T 2.00 EA

00060 Hach 9385100 - DR900 Multiparameter Portable Colorimeter 2.00 EA

00070

Hach 2100QIS01USB - 2100Q IS Portable Turbidimeter, LED, 0-1000 NTU, with USB and Power Module 2.00 EA

00080

Hach LEV015.53.4300A - HQ4300 Portable Multi-Meter, pH, Conductivity, TDS, Salinity, 3.00 EA

(04/2023)

Dissolved Oxygen (DO), ORP, and ISE, 3 channels, without electrodes

00090 Hach 25632200 - SL1000 Portable Parallel Analyzer Nitrification Kit 1.00 EA

00100 Hach 8508850 - Universal Probe Stand for Standard IntelliCAL Probes 4.00 EA

00110 Hach 2348 - 8 x 975 mL bottle glass for compact portable sampler 4.00 EA

00120 2347 - Bottle retainer for 8 Bottles for Compact portable sampler 6.00 EA

00130

Hach 8584 - Distributor with Arm for 2, 4 and 8 Bottle Standard Base and 8 Bottle Compact Base 2.00 EA

00140

Hach ASP.CXXXS141XX - AS950 Standard Portable Auotsampler with 24 x 1 L bottles 2.00 EA

00150

Hach 732 - 24 x 350 mL glass bottles with caps for standard portable autosampler 2.00 EA

00160

Hach 2189 - retainer for 24x350 mL glass bottle set for AS950 autosampler 2.00 EA

00170 Hach 1118 - 8x 1.9L glass bottle set for AS950 autosampler 2.00 EA

00180 Shipping 1.00 AU

Total price shall be inclusive of all applicable fees and taxes. The required delivery date is 03/21/2025. Inspection and acceptance will be performed by the Government at destination. F.O.B. Destination at

Bureau of Reclamation-DO Building 67, Entrance E3, Room 165 6th Avenue & Kipling Street Denver Federal Center Denver CO 80225-0007 US

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Addendum to 52.212-1 substitutes the term “quote” where the term “offer” appears in the provision.

Offeror must provide quote on company letterhead with contact information which documents all salient characteristics of the products being offered. Quote must state that whether the items are compatible with hardware and software from Global Digital

(04/2023)

Systems, Limited. Quotes must also state whether the items are “plug and play” compatible with hardware and software from Global Digital Systems, Limited.

---Addendum to 52.212-1---

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/far Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

(End of provision)

DIAR 1452.215-71 USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL INFORMATION --

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (APR 1984)

(End of provision)

--End of Addendum to 52.212-1---

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision is as follows: Lowest Price

This requirement is “Brand Name or Equal”. Quotes will first be evaluated by the technical point of contact to determine if the quote is equal to what is listed in the Statement of Work (See Attachment 1). Quotes which are found to be equal to the Statement of Work will be considered.

52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999)

(04/2023)

The provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, must be completed and be active online at http://www.sam.gov. Prospective contractor is advised to ensure that the NAICS code identified for this procurement is contained in its online representations and certifications in the System for Award Management registry.

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition along with an addenda that includes the following clauses applicable to this procurement

---Addendum to 52.212-4---

DOI-AAAP-0028 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT

REQUIREMENTS-INVOICEPROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (FEB

2021)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). 'Payment request' means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

The Contractor shall submit a hard copy of the invoice in IPP.

Failure to attach the invoice will result in rejection of your submission.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5business days of the contract award date.

Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone(866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

---End Addendum to 52.212-4---

(04/2023)

The following select clauses at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, apply to this acquisition:

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-

235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108- 77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) (41 U.S.C.

4712)

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020)(Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply

Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.

(DEC 2023)

52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2024)

(E.O.13126).

52.222-20, Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding

$15,000 (JUN 2020)

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015). 52.222-26, Equal

Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O.13627).

52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022). (Executive Order

12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in 22.1803.)

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018)(31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(04/2023)

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O13627).

52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (E.O.12989).

52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (NOV 2023) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021)

52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

(MAY 2024)

52.240-1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities (Nov 2024) (Sections 1821-1826, Pub. L.118-31,41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.).

Written, signed quote on company letterhead with contact information are due no later than Friday, January 10th at 5pm Eastern Time by email to ctudelakately@usbr.gov. For information regarding this RFQ, please contact ConnieAnn Tudela-Kately at ctudelakately@usbr.gov.

Attachment: Statement of Work

(04/2023)

Attachment 1: Statement of Work

STATEMENT OF WORK

Title: Field Sampling & Water Quality Analysis Equipment

1.0 Background

Reclamation’s Water Treatment Laboratory (WTL) is purchasing Field Sampling & Water Quality Analysis Equipment capable of measuring pH, conductivity, ORP, alkalinity, turbidity, and nitrification, as well as portable autosamplers and necessary accessories to enable collection of fractionated and composite samples.

2.0 Scope

The scope is to acquire Field Sampling & Water Quality Analysis Equipment.

Equipment includes instrumentation, consumables, and necessary accessories for water treatment analysis and sample collection.

The Water Treatment Lab (WTL) has multiple existing Hach analyzers, probes, and other equipment that is routinely used for laboratory and field studies. The equipment requested under this purchase request must be compatible with existing Hach analyzers, probes, and equipment to ensure full functionality and uniformity across existing and new WTL equipment. Therefore, only Hach-brand probes, analyzers, and autosamplers (which integrate with Hach-brand probes for online measurements) will satisfy the requirement of the WTL.

3.0 Objectives

Field Sampling & Water Quality Analysis Equipment will expand the WTL’s capabilities when taking real time field measurements for drinking water, water reuse, and wastewater research and design applications. Additionally, the corresponding consumables and accessories need to be acquired for proper analysis of water samples.

4.0 Tasks

The Field Sampling & Water Quality Analysis Equipment requires Hach-brand “Or Equal” equipment that meets the following specifications:

1. Hach PHC10101 - IntelliCAL PHC101 Laboratory Low Maintenance Gel Filled pH Electrode, 1 m Cable, Quantity four (4).

2. Hach PHC28101 - IntelliCAL PHC281 Water Quality Laboratory Refillable pH Electrode, 1 m Cable, Quantity two (2).

3. Hach CDC40101 - IntelliCAL CDC401 Laboratory 4-Poles Graphite

(04/2023)

Conductivity Cell, 1 m Cable (standard), Quantity four (4).

4. Hach MTC10101 - IntelliCAL MTC101 Gel Filled ORP/RedOx Electrode, 1 m Cable (standard), Quantity three (3).

5. Hach 2063700 - Alkalinity Test Kit AL-DT, P and T, Quantity two (2).

6. Hach 9385100 - DR900 Multiparameter Portable Colorimeter, Quantity two (2).

7. Hach 2100QIS01USB - 2100Q IS Portable Turbidimeter, LED, 0-1000 NTU, with USB and Power Module, Quantity two (2).

8. Hach LEV015.53.4300A - HQ4300 Portable Multi-Meter, pH, Conductivity, TDS, Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), ORP, and ISE, 3 channels, without electrodes, Quantity three (3).

9. Hach 25632200 - SL1000 Portable Parallel Analyzer Nitrification Kit, Quantity one (1).

10. Hach 8508850 - Universal Probe Stand for Standard IntelliCAL Probes, quantity four (4).

11. Hach 2348 - 8 x 975 mL bottle glass for compact portable sampler, Quantity four (4).

12. Hach 2347 - Bottle retainer for 8 Bottles for Compact portable sampler, Quantity six (6).

13. Hach 8584 - Distributor with Arm for 2, 4 and 8 Bottle Standard Base and 8 Bottle Compact Base, quantity two (2).

14. Hach ASP.CXXXS141XX - AS950 Standard Portable Auotsampler with 24 x 1 L bottles, Quantity two (2).

15. Hach 732 - 24 x 350 mL glass bottles with caps for standard portable autosampler, Quantity two (2).

16. Hach 2189 - retainer for 24x350 mL glass bottle set for AS950 autosampler, Quantity two (2).

17. Hach 1118 - 8x 1.9L glass bottle set for AS950 autosampler, Quantity two (2).

18. The manufacturer will provide delivery of the equipment to the WTL.

5.0 Delivery

The supplier is responsible for the delivery of the equipment.

(04/2023)

6.0 Qualifications

N/A

7.0 Government-Furnished Property

N/A

8.0 Security

The Supplier is responsible for ensuring the shipment passes all security requirements.

The supplier will need to provide all necessary documentation to pass all security checks.

9.0 Place of Performance

The equipment is to be delivered to:

Freight shipments:

Grace Scarim

Building 56, Door S-6

Bureau of Reclamation

Denver Federal Center

Denver, CO 80225

Non-Freight shipments:

Grace Scarim

Building 67, Rm 152

Bureau of Reclamation

Denver Federal Center

Denver, CO 80225

10. Period of Performance

The system shall be ready to be delivered within 60 days of contract award.

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