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Amendment 0001 has benn posted to add Questions and Answers in Section L and extend the solicitation closing date to 13 April 2026. This combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format at FAR 12.202, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number W913E526QA005 is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541380 – Testing Laboratories & Services, which has a small business standard size of 19M. This requirement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with FAR 19.104. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) at Hanover, New Hampshire has a requirement for annual inspections and certifications of its existing nineteen (19) fume hoods and (4) four bio safety cabinets. Scope : The Contractor shall inspect and certify CRREL's fume hoods and bio safety cabinets on a annual basis. Annual Inspections. The Contractor shall perform annual inspection and certification services for CRREL's existing nineteen (19) fume hoods and four (4) bio safety cabinets as listed and described in PWS attachment 1. All inspections shall take place annually and may either be performed within the same time period or synchronized with each hood or cabinet expiration date. The relevant standard for certification of fume hoods shall be AHRAE Standard 110-2016 Method of Testing Performance of Laboratory Fume Hoods. The Contractor shall perform the following under this standard: Visual inspection Face velocity check (80-120 fpm) Smoke test to ensure air flows into the fume hood and then out via exhaust Check of high and low-flow alarms if so equipped The relevant standard for certification of bio safety cabinets is NSF/ANSI 49: The definitive standard for Class II BSCs in North America. The Contractor shall perform the following under this standard: Visual inspection Face velocity check (80-120 fpm) Smoke test to ensure air flows into the fume hood and then out via exhaust Check of high and low-flow alarms if so equipped Inflow and outflow particle challenge Deficiencies and Reinspection . The Contractor shall notify the Government Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) of any defects or deficiencies discovered during inspection. CRREL personnel will perform any resulting repairs or address maintenance items discovered by the Contractor during inspection. The Contractor shall not be responsible for any repairs or maintenance services. The Contractor shall reinspect and certify any hoods or cabinets where Contractor-identified deficiencies have been rectified by CRREL personnel. The TPOC or COR will notify the Contractor when all noted deficiencies have been …
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