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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) in St. Clair County is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of a complete Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) system designed for metals analysis using USEPA methods 200.8 and 6020. The solicitation number is 26-532EPA-LAB53-B-50817, with bids due on February 17, 2026, and a bid opening date established in the BidBuy posting. All bids must be submitted electronically through BidBuy and must remain firm for 90 days following the opening. The required system components include a collision reaction cell, vacuum system, chiller, autosampler, gas flow controllers, pumps, one-piece plasma quartz torch, and a complete PC system running Windows 11 with specified configurations sourced from a single vendor with no subcontractors permitted. The vendor must provide installation and on-site training within eight weeks of award, with at least three to five days of hands-on training included. Qualified vendors must be ISO certified, directly supported by the manufacturer with certified support technicians, and responsible for all manufacturing, installation, and servicing without third-party or OEM pass-through systems. The State will award the contract to the responsive and responsible bidder submitting the lowest overall price, and vendors must submit required documentation including vendor disclosures, offers to the State, and Business Enterprise Program/Veterans Small Business Program Utilization Plans where applicable. Bidder questions must be submitted in writing no later than five days from the bid opening date to the Information Contact listed in BidBuy.

The contract may qualify as a Small Business Set-Aside, and if so, bidders must be registered with the Illinois Small Business Set-Aside Program at the time bids are due. Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC, a Limited Liability Corporation based in South Bend, Indiana, with an Illinois billing address in Carol Stream, is identified as a company with relevant experience in similar testing contract opportunities. Vendors with 15 or more employees must hold an active Illinois Department of Human Rights Public Contract Number. The procurement solicitation requires vendors to maintain general commercial liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence with a $2,000,000 annual aggregate, auto liability coverage, and workers' compensation insurance as required by law. The vendor must guarantee service and application support for at least seven years following the purchase date and provide a warranty with a response time of less than five business days for on-site service, along with one month's supply of reagents, standards, and consumables capable of running 500 samples. A $15 filing fee is required from any bidder awarded a contract valued at $1,000 or more and will be deducted from the first payment issued to the vendor. The contract may be partially or wholly funded with Federal funds, with the specific percentage and dollar amount to be disclosed upon award notification, and the resulting contract term commences one year from the last dated signature of both parties with a maximum total term not exceeding ten years including any renewal periods.