Ambient Air Quality Monitoring and Analysis Instruments and Accessories

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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking qualified bidders for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring and Analysis Instruments and Accessories to establish a multi-year contract for Thermo Fisher Scientific ambient instruments. The purpose is to keep the existing monitoring networks in the state operational, with the DNR purchasing the required options and the three monitoring organizations purchasing replacement parts and accessories as needed. The instruments must comply with the Iowa Quality Assurance Project Plan and will be installed, operated, and removed at the State of Iowa, DNR, UHL, and local programs in Polk and Linn Counties. Bidders must be able to deliver analyzers on pallets, be approved to sell Federal Reference Method (FRM) or Federal Equivalent Methods (FEM) instruments, and provide user manuals, product information, and warranty coverage. The contract term is from upon award through June 30, 2027, with the option to renew for up to one three-year extension. Bidders must complete a price sheet with pricing for instruments, accessories, spare parts, and services, and may offer optional like and similar goods and services.

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The state will not buyout any bidder's inventory at the end of the contract, and the successful bidder must designate a contract manager, customer service representatives, and local sales representatives to adequately serve all ordering entities. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, and the state does not list any incumbent vendors or current contractors. The state has an extensive network of the current gaseous instruments with similar user interfaces and menu systems and an established method of interfacing these instruments with existing data acquisition systems for data validation and real-time and national database reporting. The estimated budget range for this procurement is not provided.