SAM #68HE0M26Q0020

EPA Market Research for Benchtop NMR Instrument with Multi-Element Probes

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), LAB - Ann Arbor, MI - CO Office, is seeking information from industry regarding benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) instruments for laboratory use. - Government Buyer: - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Sub-agency: LAB - Ann Arbor, MI - CO Office - Products/Services Requested: - Benchtop NMR instrument for measuring hydrogen content in petroleum products (per ASTM D7171) - Instrument must not require cryogen use - Must include probes for multiple elements: - Phosphorus, carbon, hydrogen, fluorine, lithium, tin, boron, xenon, sodium, vanadium, aluminum, bromine, silicon, selenium, nitrogen - Must operate within 25–60°C temperature range - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Vendors must identify the country of origin for their products - Preference for authorized American products that meet or exceed specifications - Vendors are encouraged to submit technical specifications - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the notice; the EPA is conducting market research to identify potential sources.

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SOURCES SOUGHT*RFI ONLY* Benchtop NMR68HE0M26Q0020/ GSA-Ebuy # RFI1824637Please note that this RFI is posted on GSA as well as SAM/Fedconnect. Vendors can choose to respond via the GSA posting, The SAM/Fedconnect posting, or via email. Only one response is needed.This is a request for information (RFI) only. The EPA makes no guarantee that a solicitation or award will result from this RFI. The purpose of this RFI is for market research purposes only. EPA is seeking information from vendors that can sell a benchtop NMR capable of measuring the hydrogen content of petroleum products in accordance with ASTM D7171. In addition the instrument shall have the option of adding additional probes as described below.Specifications:• Probes for the following shall be included:o Phosphoruso Carbono Hydrogeno Fluorineo Lithiumo Tino Borono Xenono Sodiumo Vanadiumo Aluminumo Bromineo Silicono Seleniumo Nitrogen• Have a temperature range of 25 – 60 degrees Celsius• Instrument shall not require the use of a cryogenPLEASE IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IN YOUR RESPONSE.This Sources Sought is seeking authorized American products that meets or exceeds the above specifications. We encourage all vendors (large or small, USA or foreign made) that can offer products that meet the above requirements to reply with any technical specifications and/or material. Pricing is not required at this time. Responses to this RFI are not offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract of any nature. The Government will not award a contract based on this RFI. The Government reserves the right to determine how it should proceed as a result of this notice. Responding parties should not anticipate Government feedback on their respective submissions. The Government will not pay any cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party’s expense. It is the responsibility of the potential contractors to monitor the websites for any information that may pertain to this RFI or future solicitation. All information requested and received in response to this RFI will be treated as information only. The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. EPA plans to review and meaningfully consider all responses to this RFI. Responses to this RFI may be reviewed by Government technical experts drawn from staff within EPA and/or by selected support contractor personnel. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and must be clearly marked.If response is emailed, please include RFI: 68HE0M26Q0020 in the subject of the email.Point of Contact for this Sources Sought is OAR SACO, Contracting Office, email at OARSACO@epa.gov. Telephone queries will not be honored. Please respond no later than August 14, 2026 @ 1100AM EST.Additional Links:Click here to see more information about this opportunity on FedConnect

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