SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- MICROSCOPE STAGE AND SPECTROMETER
- Notice Date
- 7/17/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- USGS OAG SACRAMENTO ACQUISITION BR. MODOC HALL, CSUS 3020 STATE UNIVERSITY DRIVE EAST SACRAMENTO CA 95819-6027 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 140G0318Q0109
- Point of Contact
- Evans, Stewart
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- MICROSCOPE STAGE AND SPECTROMETER: This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source to Cambridge Image Technology, Ltd., Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. The requirement is for the procurement of one Cathololuminescence (CL) Microscope IAW the salient characteristics posted below. The microscope MUST meet the following characteristics: The microscope must be capable of identifying zircon in-situ that can be analyzed by the Sensitive High Resolution Ion MicroProbe ¿ Reverse Geometry (SHRIMP-RG) located at Stanford University, CA. The stage and spectrometer must be designed to work with a petrographic microscope. The sample material to be analyzed are standard polished thin sections. The viewing area of the stage must be large enough to study an entire polished thin section (typically 27 by 46 mm). A cold cathode source must be the source of the electrons used for imaging. The top plate of the stage must be compatible with the working distances of the microscope objectives on the USGS microscope ¿ 20 mm for the 5x objective and 9 mm for the 10x objective. The stage must incorporate a top plate that accommodates addition of an energy dispersive X-Ray spectrometer. The CL stage must be controlled by separate electronic unit. It must have controls for the electron gun current and voltage; switches to insert samples and operate the stage and the gun, displays and indicators that show the status of the gun and the stage vacuum, interlocks to protect the electron gun; preset controls for typical operation, and a PC interface. The unit must include a vacuum pump that works with the stage. The energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer must have a silicon drift detector with better than 159 electron volt resolution at Fe55, a control system, a multichannel analyzer, software that controls the multichannel analyzer and analyzes the data to report what elements are present. To the knowledge of the USGS, Cambridge Image Technology, Ltd. is the only source capable of meeting all the described requirements. Vendor must provide manufacturer, part number, and extended specifications of the exact model being proposed for items. No exceptions. Failure to provide this information may result in a ¿non-responsive ¿ quote and removal from award consideration. New equipment only. No remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Estimated award date is 08/15/2018. Responses are due no later than 08/01/2018 1300 ESD. Response may be submitted to Stewart Evans by email at sevans@usgs.gov. All responses shall be limited to 10 pages. No hard copies will be accepted. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. POC: Stewart Evans (916) 278-9334 or sevans@usgs.gov.
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