Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) Instruments

AMENDMENT 001 RFQ 1333ND23QNB640526- Questions and Answers - see details following and attached.

REQUIREMENTS: One (1) Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) Instruments

The following Amendment 0001 is issued to publish Questions submitted by Vendors and the NIST responses.

Questions:

QUESTION 1:  Is NIST providing the transfer line from the TGA to the GCMS?

ANSWER 1:  NO.  NIST is not providing the transfer line.  NIST needs a transfer line from the TGA to the GCMS (As specified in Section III. No.4)

QUESTION 2: If not do you require a heated transfer line? 

ANSWER 2:   Yes, it should be heated.  (As specified in Section III. No.4)

QUESTION 3: What is the pressure from the outgas port of the TGA instrument? 

ANSWER 3:   The normal operating pressure is between 1 and 3 bar (up to 5 bar is permissible but not typical).  The pressure is based on gas flow rate which is typically between 20 and 50 ml/min and is regulated using mass flow controllers.  Nitrogen and/or Argon/Helium will be used as a carrier gas.

QUESTION 4:  What is the connection type on your TGA out gas port? 

ANSWER 4:  There is a KF 16 fitting at the furnace outlet that is suitable for attaching inlet lines for a GC/MS system.

QUESTION 5:  Reviewing the RFQ we do not offer a service plan beyond the warranty.  How do we respond to line item 5? Do I leave it blank?

ANSWER 5: Yes.

The submission deadline for quotes is UNCHANGED.

***The due date and time for receipt of quotations continues to be AUGUST 30, 2023, no later than 4:00PM EST.

Only information received on or before the due date and time for receipt of quotations will be considered for award. Any quotation, or part thereof received after the due date and time for receipt of quotations, will be deemed late and not considered for award.

This ends Amendment 001 for NIST RFQ 1333ND23QNB640526.

This ends Amendment 001 for NIST RFQ 1333ND23QNB640526.

PLEASE SEE THE PDF ATTACHMENTS FOR THE FULL DETAILS FOR THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION and STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS

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 PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. FAR PART 13 SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES ARE UTILIZED IN THIS PROCUREMENT. 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 Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-05 published 8 Aug 2023.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1000 Employees.

This acquisition is BRAND NAME OR EQUAL and is unrestricted.  All interested quoters may submit a firm fixed-price quotation in accordance with the Statement of Requirements (SoR), included as an attachment to this combined synopsis/solicitation.

The Chemical Science Division’s (CSD) Inorganic Chemical Metrology Group (ICM) is responsible for chemical measurements of a wide range of materials, many of which are part of the NIST Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) program.  Currently, the ICM is developing analytical methods and candidate reference materials for carbon species in cements, concretes, and similar matrices as part of the initiative for direct air capture and sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide.  Among the many techniques the IMC is using for the analysis of carbon, is thermogravimetric analysis, for which the IMC presently uses a Mettler Toledo TGA2.  To enhance the capabilities of the TGA2, IMC requires a Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) system.  The aim of the GC/MS is to separate and identify the volatile species that may be simultaneously evolved from test samples run on the TGA.  A new GC/MS system that can be coupled to the existing TGA2 would significantly improve IMC’s capabilities for measuring carbon in cement materials as well as enhancing analytical measurements for many other SRM projects.

LINE ITEM 0001

QTY: 1 EACH

Gas Chromatograph

LINE ITEM 0002

QTY: 1 EACH

Mass Spectrometer

LINE ITEM 0003

QTY: 1 JOB

Installation of Gas Chromatograph with Mass Spectrometer

LINE ITEM 0004

QTY: 1 JOB

Training for the Gas Chromatograph with Mass Spectrometer

LINE ITEM 0005

QTY: 1 EACH

1 Option Year Full-Service Plan that shall be invoiced monthly or quarterly in arrears

PLEASE SEE THE PDF ATTACHMENTS FOR THE FULL DETAILS FOR THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION and STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS

CS-S-RFQ-1333ND23QNB640526-GCMS wOpt.pdf

SOR-RFQ 1333ND23QNB640526-GCMS wOpt.pdf

AMENDMENT 001 RFQ 1333ND23QNB640526- Questions and Answers.pdf