*EVALUATION IS BASED ON LOWEST PRICE, TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE CRITERIA*
Argonne National Laboratory is seeking a process gas analysis unit capable of simultaneously measuring carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), and tetrafluoromethane (CF4) in a research setting focused on the production of light rare earth metals, specifically neodymium and didymium, via electrowinning.
Please review the Statement of Work dated March 7, 2025 for all required technical capabilities, and provide our documentation and evidence to support the offer's adherence to the requirements no later than 5pm CDT on March 13, 2025.
We will need a response to the following documentation and considerations:
1. Completed and signed ANL-70 Request for Quotation
2.List of capabilities aligned with the Technical Requirements within the Statement of Work
3. Country of Origin*
4. Lead time from PO to final delivery to Argonne, FOB Destination, Lemont IL, 60439
5. Completed and signed ANL-70B Reps and Certs
6. Price Justification as stated in the ANL-70 Request for Quotation
Please send any questions to the Contracting Officer. We are looking forward to reviewing your offer.
*Country of Origin should be consistent with the definition stated in FAR 52.225-I for Buy American-Supplies, in which "the cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 60 percent of the cost of all its components, except that the percentage will be 65 percent for items delivered in calendar years 2024 through 2028 and 75 percent for items delivered starting in calendar year 2029. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as those that the agency determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are treated as domestic. Components of unknown origin are treated as foreign."
