4240--Portable Gas Analyzer

requesting bids for the purchase of a portable multi-component Gas Analyzer (PMGA) to measure the concentration of toxic gases in its workplace in the various departments and field offices. Internal research has determined that one instrument that meets our current gas testing requirements is the portable FTIR multi-gas analyzer.

The following specifications detail the salient features of a PMGA that meets our gas testing requirements across the various departments with our healthcare facilities.

1) Must measure Waste Anesthetic Gases (WAGs) such as Nitrous Oxide, Desflurane, Sevoflurane, Isoflurane, Halothane, Enflurane simultaneously.

2) Must be capable of measuring gases & vapors liberated through the usage of cold sterilants gases such as formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, hydrogen peroxide, o-Phthaldehyde (OPA), Ozone and Ethylene Oxide along with disinfection agents such as Ethanol and Isopropyl Alcohol.

3) Must have capabilities to measure these gases at occupational health & safety (OHS) exposure limits at ppm and sub-ppm concentrations.

4) Must be able to simultaneously measure up to 25 gases with user programmable update times ranging from each 5s for leak detection and up to each 5 mins for OHS exposure testing.

5) Must be capable of making interference-free readings and reporting a QA/QC statement with each gas component measurement to validate quality of the reading.

6) Must not require individual gas calibrations for each gas it measures. The PMGA should use an Internal calibration and require just a zero calibration using nitrogen gas before using.

7) Must be supplied with Windows®-based software that provides direct readout of up to 25 gases and trending of 15 gases simultaneously. Gas readings must be saved in text file format to allow importing into Excel® spreadsheet Gas readings and stored data from the PMGA must be available in the field or remotely using Wi-Fi communications.

8) The PMGA must be supplied with a component library in excess of 350 gases that allow the user to measure additional gases by changing the library at a future time.

9) It must be powered from AC power and supplied with at least Three (3) Li-ion rechargeable batteries to provide a full days operation from DC power.

10) Must be supplied with an external battery charger and tester.

11) Must be portable and carriable by one person and supplied with a backpack.

12) Must be supplied with transport case with wheels for easy transfer to the field by staff

13) The weight of PMGA cannot exceed 10kg.

14) Must be supplied with virtual training

15) Twelve-month warranty must be supplied with the PMGA

16) Must be supplied with a Windows® Tablet with preloaded software and application library for the measurement of up to 25 toxic hospital gases simultaneously. Tablet must communicate to the PMGA via usb cable, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi (user selectable)

17) Must have advanced software that permits the measurement of up to 50 gases simultaneously that allows the editing of the gas monitoring library. The Advanced software supplied allow the user to solve air quality issues in the workplace by detecting and identifying unknown gases using reference libraries such as the NIST library containing over 5,000 gases.

18) Must include an upgradable testing library so gases can be added in the future as healthcare and/or regulations change.