Illinois BidBuy #27-532EPA-FISCP-B-54631

Automated BOD analyzer, computing equipment, installation, training, and service for Illinois EPA Laboratory

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Laboratory is seeking one automated analyzer for BOD and CBOD testing. - Government buyer: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA), Laboratory; procurement handled through the agency’s Fiscal/Procurement department. Delivery is to the Illinois EPA Laboratory in Springfield, Illinois. - OEMs and vendors: No analyzer manufacturer, OEM, or supplying vendor is identified. The software must support data import into Clinisys Element LIMS; Clinisys is named as the LIMS platform, not as the analyzer manufacturer. - Products requested: - One automated biological oxygen demand (BOD) analyzer, with capacity for at least 54 sample bottles of 300 mL each. - One PC and 25–27-inch monitor with Windows 11-compatible analyzer-control software. - Technical requirements: The analyzer must automate testing in accordance with Standard Method 5210B, including sample preparation, pH adjustment, dissolved-oxygen measurement and rinsing, dilution-water addition, and chemical, seed, and/or inhibitor additions. It must draw rinse water from a container or pressurized line. Software must perform required calculations, include built-in help, support current software and future upgrades, and produce data importable into Clinisys Element LIMS. Instrument technicians must be certified or otherwise qualified by the manufacturer. - Installation and support: Provide delivery, full installation, and an on-site demonstration of compliance; train at least two analysts on site. Include a one-year parts-and-labor warranty, repair parts, unlimited same-day phone and on-site support during regular business hours, and one preventive-maintenance visit per year. Separately price a three-year service agreement covering repair parts and labor outside the warranty. - Timing and term: Delivery, installation, and full operation are required within 60 days after contract execution; training is due within four weeks after installation. The stated initial contract term is three years, with a one-year warranty and three-year service coverage; any renewals or extensions may not bring the total term above ten years.

Description

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Laboratory is soliciting an automated Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) analyzer for laboratory analysis of environmental samples. The analyzer must support fully automated BOD analysis, include compatible computer hardware and software, accommodate at least 54 300 mL sample bottles, and be delivered, installed, and fully functional within 60 days after contract execution. The procurement also requires on-site training, a one-year warranty with repair parts and phone and on-site support, and an additional three-year service agreement; bidders must provide pricing for both the analyzer and service agreement. The analyzer must be demonstrated on-site to meet the stated requirements.

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