RFI - Chemistry

RFI - Chemistry : RFI - Chemistry Equipment Closing Date: 15 June 2004 , 05:00 Baghdad Time PLEASE BE AWARE THAT OFFERS MUST ARRIVE AT THIS EMAIL ADDRESS NOT LATER THAN 15 June 2004 , 05:00 . This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). This notice is an attempt to determine the availability and capability of a supplier to deliver _Chemistry Supplies and Equipment_ equipment in 30 days or less to various locations within the country of IRAQ. This is NOT, however, a formal solicitation or a request for proposals (See Note 1 below). This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the US Government or the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). US Government and the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad, Iraq are seeking to identify sources capable of providing the following: No. Instruments Model Qty. Manuf. Price 1- Porous Bottom Crucibles With Covers A-17810-24 25 - 100 2- Crucibles With Covers BH-17804-06 25 - 100 3- Crucible Tong BH-06443-50 25 - 100 4- Agate Mortar & Pistol A-04010-30 25 - 100 5- Agate Mortar & Pistol A-04010-60 25 - 100 6- Lab Spoon/ Spatula A-01019-14 25 - 100 7- Lab Spatula A-06369-06 25 - 100 8- Universel centrifuge A-17306-05 25 - 100 9- Roters A-17306.50 25 - 100 10- roters A-17306.54 25 - 100 11- centrifuge tube 5 ml (Pyrex) 25 - 100 12- Test tube (Pyrex) A-34569-21 A-34569-23 A-34569-29 25 - 100 13- Wash bottles (pkef 6) A-62304-30 25 - 100 14- Vacuum / pressure pump BH-79202-05 25 - 100 15- TNT pure Gloves A-81602-82 A-81602-84 25 - 100 16- Dust masks A-81660-80 25 - 100 17- Glass dropping bottles A-08923-02 A-08924-02 25 - 100 18- Test tube rack A-06737-10 A-06737-20 25 - 100 19- Labrotory brushes A-84550-52 25 - 100 20- Para film A-06720-40 A-06720-32 25 - 100 21- Desicator A-08912-20 25 - 100 22- Dish evaporating A-17812-22 A-17812-28 A-17812-30 25 - 100 23- Beakers (Pyrex) A-34512-28 A-34512-27 A-34512-26 A-34512-29 A-34512-31 25 - 100 24- Buchner funnel ceramic A-17815-28 A-17815-30 25 - 100 25- Buchner flask A-34524-40 25 - 100 26- Standard columns A-34695-50 25 - 100 27- Glass wall pack /b BH-34552-01 25 - 100 28- Silica gel / kg A-34661-00 A-34661-10 25 - 100 29- Cellulose powder 500 gm A-34661-20 25 - 100 30- Fibrous cellulose powder A-34661-30 25 - 100 31- DEHE cellulose A-34661-40 25 - 100 32- Thermometers clamp A-08043-30 25 - 100 33- Swivel clamps A-08047 25 - 100 34- Open rings A-08027-20 25 - 100 35- BoseHead 25 - 100 36- Funnel glass 70 mm (dia) Funnel glass 90mm (dia) 25 - 100 37- Separating funnel 250 ml 25 - 100 38- Cylinder 10ml Cylinder 25ml Cylinder 50ml Cylinder 100ml A-34200-01 A-34200-02 A-34200-03 A-34200-04 25 - 100 39- Watch glass 10 cm Watch glass 15 cm Watch glass 20 cm 25 - 100 40- Clay triangle 25 - 100 41- Filter paper (whatman no. 42) 25 - 100 42- Filter paper no. 1 25 - 100 43- Ultraviolet viewing capinate A-09818-71 25 - 100 44- Replacement tube A-09815-55 25 - 100 45- Replacement filter A-09818-64 25 - 100 46- Conical flask 250 ml (Pyrex) 25 - 100 47- PH/ ORP Potential/ Oxygen Content/ Conductivity/ Salinity/ Temperature Meter, bench, WTW inoLab Multi Level 3. With Spare Part & Accessories 1F31-111211 25 - 100 48- WTW ion Lab Conductivity meter kit with inter phase cable & software (Complete System) A-19707-39 25 - 100 49- Advanced PH MV100 Meter With Accessories Replacement Conductivity Cell K=0.1 Conductivity Cell K=1.0 Extra PH Probe Extra DO Probe A-99578-27 25 - 100 50- Multimeter A-26855-15 25 - 100 51- High Speed Orbital Shaker With All Accessories A-04630-16 25 - 100 52- Vortex Shaker A-51805-06 25 - 100 53- Spectronic 20D+ With All Accessories, 100 Test Tube 10 ml 0.5 inch diameter & Suitable Adapter A-02660-09 25 - 100 54- UV-Visible Spectrometer With 100 Test Tube 10 ml 0.5 inch diameter & 10 Replacement Paper For Printer A-02653-35 25 - 100 55- Muffle Furnaces 4 liter 10-750-14A 25 - 100 56- Pipette With Bulb 10 ml 25 - 100 57- Burette 50 ml 25 - 100 58- Gay-lussac Bottles A-34579-27 25 - 100 59- Pyknemeter, capacity, 5ml 25 - 100 60- Viscometer, cannon Fenske Opaque flew time 40 sec. 25 - 100 61- Victor Mayer apparatus for measuring molecular mass. 25 - 100 62- Bechman's freezing point depression apparatus. 25 - 100 63- Cottrel apparatus for determination of the boiling point. 25 - 100 64- PH-meter, digital, With All Accessories. PHL-860-030N 25 - 100 65- Student potentiometer, Universal type, Manifactered by Cam Metric Ltd. 25 - 100 66- Hittorf apparatus for measurements of Transference number 25 - 100 67- Copper coulometer 25 - 100 68- Moving-boundary apparatus for determination of transeport number. 25 - 100 69- Polarograph and dropping mercury assembly. complete with spare part and accessory . Accessory for cyclic voltammetry ( CV ) . C.V kints . instruction catalogues cookbook .ete 25 - 100 70- Electrodes a-Calomel reference electrode b-Hydrogen electrode c-Glass electrode d-Platinum electrode, platinized e-Antimony electrode f-Silver-silver chloride electrode 25 - 100 71- Low-voltage, a.c. and d.c., power supply. 25 - 100 72- Water electrolysis apparatus for generation of hydrogen and oxygen gasse 25 - 100 73- Polarimeter Automatic Digital (ADP220) With Accessories & Spare For 5 Years C/P/010001 25 - 100 74- Refractometer for measuring references index digital. RFM300 (220V) complete . C/R/010005 25 - 100 75- Stop watch 25 - 100 76- Melting point apparatus with all spear parts and all accessories a- (25-350c) b- with Lamp(2) c- Heater(1) d- Capillary tube (5) e- Cooling plug (1) f- Thermometer (2) g- Heater element (1) MFB-590-010T 25 - 100 77- Distillation system Q.F. Pyrex Round bottom flask 250 ml (2) Head of Distillation Condenser (30cm length )(double surface ) Thermometer 25 - 100 78- Distillation system Q.F. Pyrex Flat bottom flask 250 ml (2) Head of Distillation Condenser (30cm length )(spiral ) Thermometer 25 - 100 79- Magnetic Stirrer With Hot Plate With Accessories C/S/010016 25 - 100 80- Bank Of Oil & Water Bath With All Accessories C/B/010010 25 - 100 81- Heating mantel 250 ml capacity 25 - 100 82- Monobed Deionizer A-01503-20 25 - 100 83- Resin A-01503-30 25 - 100 84- pH – meter ( ORION Research USA )With all Accessories 25 - 100 85- Selective Electrodes ( Floured , Sulphate , ammonium ion , ammonia , Sulfide ) 25 - 100 86- Gas chromatography student type. 25 - 100 87- Laboratory Turbidity Meter With All Accessories & Spare Part C/Turb555IR 25 - 100 88- Scanning IR Spectrophotometer (Complete with all accessories & sampling for solids, liquids, polishing Kit) KBr (1 Kg.) Cesium Iodide 100 gm. A-83000-00 25 - 100 89- Manual Pallets Press (Complete) A-59621-00 25 - 100 90- Water Bath For General Purpose With Lid 6 Position Conc. reducing Ring C/B/010001 25 - 100 91- Conductivity Meter Student Type 25 - 100 92- Aquameter Visible & UV Visible Water Analysis Spectrophotometer With All Accessories & Spare Parts Extra Replacement Paper A-02661-06 A-02661-74 25 - 100 93- Digital Water Bath Shaker With Cover & Flask Clamp A-12052-05 25 - 100 94- Flame Photometer With Primary Regulator a- Vacuum & all Other Accessories With Compressor Air Pump b- Lithium Filter c- Calcium Filter d- Barium Filter A-83055-00 25 - 100 95- Spectrophotometer, UV Visible 1000 Series, Complete With All Accessories For 5 Years C/S/021021 25 - 100 96- Cuvettes Lightpath 10 mm. CXA-145-050W 25 - 100 The equipment should be packaged for separate shipment to different locations within Iraq, when and if, a formal contract is issued by the CPA Baghdad Contracting Activity. Companies capable of providing the equipment defined above are encouraged to respond BY PROVIDING THEIR COMPANY NAME, POINTS OF CONTACT WITH EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER, A LISTING OF TYPES AND QUANTITIES OF THE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE, AND WHAT THE COMPANY’S LISTED CATALOGUE PRICE WOULD BE FOR THE ITEMS AND QUANTITIES CONTEMPLATED ABOVE. (See Note 2 below) Submit e-mail responses to this RFI to Mr. Tim McLaren, Contracts Administrator at tj.mclaren@cpa-iq.org. Responses to this RFI must be submitted within 10 days or less of this announcement, unless otherwise indicated elsewhere in this announcement (See Note 3 below). In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity-Supplies, and as prescribed in FAR part 7.203, the following provision applies; ECONOMIC PURCHASE QUANTITY-SUPPLIES (AUG 1987) (a) Offerors are invited to state an opinion on whether the quantity (ies) of supplies on which bids, proposals or quotes are requested in this solicitation is (are) economically advantageous to the Government ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (b) Each offeror who believes that acquisitions in different quantities would be more advantageous is invited to recommend an economic purchase quantity. If different quantities are recommended, a total and a unit price must be quoted for applicable items. An economic purchase quantity is that quantity at which a significant price break occurs. If there are significant price breaks at different quantity points, this information is desired as well. Offeror Recommendations Item Description Quantity Price Quotation of Item Total (c) The information requested in this provision is being solicited to avoid acquisitions in disadvantageous quantities and to assist the Government in developing a data base for future acquisitions of these items. However, the Government reserves the right to amend or cancel the solicitation and re-solicit with respect to any individual item in the event quotations received and the Government's requirements indicate that different quantities should be acquired. (End of provision) Note 1: A quotation received in response to an RFI is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to create a binding contract. It is informational in character. An RFI may be used when the Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of the solicitation but wishes to obtain price, delivery, or other market information for planning purposes. Unlike a Request for Solicitation or a Request for Proposal, a Request for Information is just that .the Governments attempt to source industry’s information on a given list of supplies or services it is acknowledged that the information put out on this RFI is incomplete; Hence, the reason for the Government issuing a RFI instead of a Request for Solicitation or Proposal. Please respond to this RFI with your most advantageous product line given the information contained in the RFI; provide as many solutions as you feel the Government may be interested in. In this manner, the Government procurement team may be better able to write a performance/functional specification on the listed items in the RFI for future solicitations and proposals concerning the same. Note 2: Quantities suggested within the RFI, numbers “25–100”, are a representation of contemplated quantities of each item to be purchased should the items on the RFI turn into a formal solicitation. It was envisioned by the author of the RFI, that industry would possess different graduated price points for quantities between 1–25, 26–50, 51–75, 76–100, etc. Depending on the pricing points presented by industry, resources will be allocated to purchase a specific quantity of items should it be determined to be more advantageous for the Government to purchase one lot of items with a specific pricing point over another. Note 3: Finally, with regard to meeting any one person or group of persons during this RFI process. The Government declines any advances by any group of persons representing themselves or a company, who seek to gain information or other information advantages over other groups or representatives to industry. All attempts to do so will be looked upon as unfavorable to that person or persons who seek to do make contact in person with Government representatives from the Baghdad Contracting Office, regardless of country custom or other reasons. The integrity of the procurement process is a central theme within the Baghdad Contracting Authority. All Questions are to be directed to Mr. Tim McLaren in written format only. Questions can be addressed at the following email address: tj.mclaren@cpa-iq.org. Telephone calls are not authorized and will not be accepted. Personal, private meetings with prospective offerors will not be entertained and are not considered necessary to the successful completion of this RFI.