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Brand Name or Equal to NU PLASMA HR MC-ICP-MS PUMP UPGRADE THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB). NO FORMAL SOLICITATION IS BEING REQUESTED UNDER THIS NOTICE. This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes to identify parties having an interest in and resources to support this requirement for a Plasma Vacuum Pump upgrade compatible to Nu Instruments Plasma High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (HR MC-ICP-MS) for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center (GGGSC) Denver, CO supporting the Mineral Resource Mission Area. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The Government will review the information requested in this announcement based on the responses to sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and the size standard is 1,000 employees. NOTE 1: The Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301-05) is the primary federal procurement law providing a preference for domestic goods and manufactured products. As such, the USGS is seeking information on sources that can supply the described instrument either mined, produced or manufactured in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of satisfactory quality. A. Introduction: The United States Geological Survey (USGS), Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center (GGGSC) Denver, CO supporting the Mineral Resource Mission Area has a requirement to purchase a new Plasma Vacuum Pump upgrade compatible to Nu Instruments Plasma High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (HR MC-ICP-MS). The purpose of this upgrade is to replace the 22 year old ion pumps with new turbo pumps to improve instrument uptime and ensure accurate, precise isotope ratio measurements for critical mineral deposit research. B. Background: GGGSC's current state-of-the-art isotope ratio and trace element laboratory is equipped with two multi-collector inductively couple plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) and quadrupole ICP-MS instrument. The lab directly supports the Source, transport, and deposition of critical minerals using trace and isotope systematics project, as well as numerous MRP and USGS research endeavors. Research and collaboration endeavors have demonstrated the need to keep both instruments not only up and running, but compatible with stability and sensitivity of modern MC-ICP-MS instruments. This is achieved by periodically upgrading the instruments. The HR MC-ICP-MS isotope ratio instrument has a vacuum system of both turbo pumps in the source region and ion pumps in the mass spectrometer region to a…

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