Equipment Purchase/Maintenance Contract for an Impaction Based High Resolution Rapid Aerosol Analyzer with 4 (four) One Year Option Periods

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811219, with a small business size standard of $20.5 million dollars. This acquisition is set aside for small business.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 62, Room TBD Silver Spring, MD 20993 seeks to purchase an impaction based high resolution rapid aerosol analyzer with 4 (four) one year option periods. Acquisition of an impaction based, high resolution, rapid aerosol analyzer for quantifying smoke generated by electronic cigarettes. 

The rapid aerosol analyzer is a research tool that shall:

1.     Enable the FDA to measure the total aerosol size and concentration of electronic cigarette smoke rapidly.

2.     Enable the FDA to analyze impactor plates and quantify the chemical constituents as a function of a) puff profiles, b) temperature of the electronic cigarette juice, c) type of electronic cigarette juice etc.

3.     The new analyzer shall be compatible with the existing smoking machine. This is critical since the all the instruments are going to be integrated and used together.

The instrument should be installed and the vendor shall provide a one-day training session for a total of 4 to 8 hours on the instrument operation post acquisition.

The Vendor shall supply (1) one year of warranty following purchasing the instrument which includes continuous application support over the phone and via email for the life of the award. The Vendor must also demonstrate a well-documented customer base, preferably in the US and for government facilities, within at least the last (3) three years and provide contacts to obtain evaluation on system performance from independent users.  Prices shall include all applicable fees including shipping and handling.