366769 - BAM 1022 Monitor - ADEM

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management is soliciting bids for a BAM-1022 Continuous Particulate Monitor or equivalent under ITB format, with bids due September 17, 2026. All equipment must be new and unused, eligible for full manufacturer warranty, and cannot be reconditioned, remanufactured, or refurbished.

The scope requires a BAM-1022 or functionally equivalent EPA Class III Federal Equivalency Method (EQPM-1013-209) monitor utilizing beta-attenuation technology to measure PM2.5 particulate matter. Key specifications include measurement range of −15 to 10,000 micrograms per cubic meter; operating temperature from −30 to +50.0 degrees Celsius; sample flow rate of 16.7 liters per minute with 2.0% tolerance; lower detectable limit below 1.0 microgram per cubic meter for 24-hour readings and below 4.8 micrograms per cubic meter for 1-hour readings; operation within relative humidity 0% to 90% non-condensing; automatic hourly averaging with user-selectable 5- to 60-minute short-term averages; continuous storage of at least 22,500 hourly averages; 115VAC power; and data transmission via Ethernet with wireless modem and USB or remote access via Comet software. The equipment must include a vacuum pump, sample inlet heater, weatherproof enclosure with separable pump box, 14C beta source of 6015 Ci, and scintillation photomultiplier tube detector. Performance must meet or exceed US-EPA Class III PM2.5 standards for both additive and multiplicative bias.

Delivery is to Gina Curvin at 1350 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, Alabama 36110. Award will be made on an all-or-none basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Bidders must submit responses and technical literature through the Alabama Buys supplier portal; questions are due through the portal discussion tab by the stated deadline. Awarded suppliers must provide a one-year standard manufacturer's warranty from installation and submit E-Verify documentation and a Vendor Disclosure Statement upon notice of intent to award. Bids must be submitted in hard copy with original ink signatures and all required pricing pages unless marked no-bid.