SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- NWQL Mass Spectrometers
- Notice Date
- 10/30/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Small Business Administration, Office of Chief Finanical Officer- Aquisition Division, SBA Contracting, 409 Third Street, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20416, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20416
- Solicitation Number
- G15PS00018
- Archive Date
- 11/23/2014
- Point of Contact
- Yvette Sornberger, Phone: 3032369332, Kristen Hayden, Phone: 303-236-9336
- E-Mail Address
-
ysornberger@usgs.gov, khayden@usgs.gov
(ysornberger@usgs.gov, khayden@usgs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. NAICS code 334516. The U.S. Geological Survey, National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) in Denver, Colorado requires two bench-top inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometers (ICPMS) with one autosampler for each to perform trace element analyses. One of these bench-top ICPMS systems has an additional requirement to have an integrated high-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) with separate autosampler if needed. These will be used to perform element analyses and elemental speciation analyses on environmental samples. The ICPMS systems and HPLC shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements and specifications outlined in this document. Both ICPMS systems shall have an argon plasma ionization source, a multi-cone interface, an off-axis quadrupole mass spectrometer, a chiller, and an autosampler with flow injection and automatic sample dilution capability. The HPLC system shall have a pump, vacuum degasser, mobile phase bottles, autosampler, and column compartment. A computer data system with full instrument control software shall be included with both ICPMS systems. An integrated software module to control the HPLC, acquire transient data from the ICPMS, and quantitate elemental species separated by the HPLC shall be included for one ICPMS system. The contractor shall also provide local operator training. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. ALL COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION AS REQUESTED BY THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR. Submission is voluntary. Responses to this announcement are requested from Small Businesses. Interested small business firms shall submit (1) NAME, ADDRESS, and PHONE NUMBER OF THE FIRM (including DUNS NUMBER); (2) a CAPABILITY STATEMENT including (a) RECENT (within the last three fiscal years) RELEVANT (similar projects to this requirement) performance history (identify the name of the owner and their point(s) of contact with telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses; and (b) in what capacity (e.g., prime, subcontractor etc.) they performed the work; and (3) their SIZE STATUS. Your company must have a DUNs number and be registered on-line at the System for Award Management (SAM). You will also be required to provide your small business status information either via the RFP or the On-line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) also located at the SAM website before an award to your company can be made. Your on-line ORCA registration will cover any/all of your offers to the Federal Government, and only needs updated annually. All responses must be submitted NLT November 8, 2014 at 3:00pm MST via e-mail to: ysornberger@usgs.gov. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB) and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. Any solicitation that may be issued will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website and no paper copies will be provided
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SBA/OOA/OPGM/G15PS00018/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Water Quality Lab, Lakewood, Colorado, 80225, United States
- Zip Code: 80225
- Zip Code: 80225
- Record
- SN03562425-W 20141101/141031000717-a373e2b4b59cfbd3805a37779fdefef2 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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