Purchase of New MSA Gas Sensors for Fixed Units

The state and local contracting opportunity is for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) to purchase 285 new MSA gas detection sensors for the Deer Island Treatment Plant. The procurement includes 68 hydrogen sulfide sensors, 80 oxygen sensors, 14 chlorine sensors, and 123 combustible gas sensors. Bids must be submitted by 11:30 AM on December 7, 2011, and the contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible, and eligible bidder. The solicitation provides details on the required equipment, along with standard terms and conditions such as delivery requirements, warranty provisions, and termination clauses.

This is a small procurement with an estimated value between $10,000 and $150,000. The solicitation is a restricted procurement, only open to entities specified by the MWRA. The document does not indicate any set-asides or funding requirements, and there is no mention of an incumbent supplier. The MWRA, as a governmental instrumentality, is exempt from Massachusetts state sales taxes and federal excise taxes, and the RFB provides the MWRA's sales tax exemption number.