NAICS Code: 334516 THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, 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 is RFQ-RT-04-00294 and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-18. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Full and open competition procedures will be utilized. A firm, fixed price purchase order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures is anticipated to result from the award of this solicitation. The associated North Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 334516 and the size Standard is 500 employees. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Expose Research Laboratory in the Research, NC is requesting quotes for the acquisition of a Total Organic Carbon Combustion Analyzer with Total Nitrogen Module and Autosampler: Part A: Minimum Required Specifications: Total Organic Carbon Combustion Analyzer: (1) The analyzer shall meet Standard Methods 5310B and EPA 415.1. (2) Thee analyzer must be able to operate the Dohrmann 183-boat sampler for solid samples. ( See end result need for analyzer. Part B.(3) The analyzer must use combustion technology with a variable temperature furnace ranging up to 1000oC to oxidize organic and inorganic compounds. (4) The analyzer must incorporate a Non-Dispersive Infrared (NDIR) detector with at least a 250 mm cell for detection of the carbon dioxide resulting from oxidation of inorganic and organic carbon. Must be able to bracket a range of 3 orders of magnitude with no manual dilutions. Reproducibility should be