Description

ULTIM INFINITY 170 WITH SW/HW EDS 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 an Energy Dispersive Detector upgrade to Oxford Instruments Ultim Infinity 170 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 in Denver, CO, supporting the Energy and Minerals Mission Area has a requirement to purchase a new Energy Dispersive Detector brand name or equal to Oxford Instruments Ultim Infinity 170. B. Background: The Denver Microbeam Laboratory in the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center houses several microanalytical pieces of instrumentation which are used to study critical minerals and energy resources and contribute to geologic mapping. The energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) allows for in situ collection of chemical data at the micrometer scale. This imaging and chemical resolution provided by the EDS allows us to determine the deportment of critical minerals in potential new resources, study the changing fluid chemistries from which ore deposits form, and determine the paragenesis and relationships of accessory minerals used in geochronology studies. The work in the lab is the critical first step many scientists rely on to guide further downstream analyses. C. Minimum Salient Characteristics for an Energy Dispersive Detector: 1. Physical Characteristics: a. Sensor size >= 150 mm2 b. Attachment to the existing FEI 450 Quanta FESEM rear EDS port through vendor supplied flange c. Motorized detector digitally controlled through software to fully insert and retract the detector d. Detector must have a thin window to a…

Classification

Contracting Office

Contacts

Attachments (1)

• Attachment 1