SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 12/4/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey, USGS - All Offices, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20192, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20192
- Solicitation Number
- G15PS00079
- Archive Date
- 1/3/2015
- Point of Contact
- Callista Weatherford, Phone: 303-236-9339
- E-Mail Address
-
cweatherford@usgs.gov
(cweatherford@usgs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought Notice is being published for the purpose of conducting Market Research to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. This is not a solicitation. All costs associated with providing information, as requested by this Sources Sought Notice, shall be the responsibility of the submitter. Submission is voluntary. The U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Branch of Analytical Services, National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) Analytical Services Section, has a potential requirement for a service agreement for the laboratory's new Waters Syapt G2-S Quadrupole/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (referred to herein as the Waters Synapt G2-S QToF, which includes the accompanying high performance liquid chromatograph, capillary gas chromatograph, electrospray [ESI] interface and atmospheric pressure gas chromatographic [APGC] interface) in support of the USGS scientific mission. Capabilities required: Factory-recommended replacement parts. Waters Corp. factory authorized training for Waters Corp. factory authorized service representatives. Certification of repair proficiency Step Wave and Traveling Wave Ion Guides Technology. Proprietary factory recommended software upgrades and service notes. Factory authorized escalation services to resolve difficult problems. This includes escalation to Waters' factory for expertise and possibly include replacement of an instrument, if deemed necessary by Waters. Multiple regional field representatives. (The instruments are located near Denver, CO.) Telephone support to isolate and resolve hardware and software problems from a factory trained engineer. On-site hardware troubleshooting and repair with standard response time. Extensive parts inventory with 24-hour hotline ordering capability. Software telephone support from Factory Trained Engineers. Field repair Autosamplers, Integrators, A/D modules, and ESI and APGC source cleanings. Factory authorized preventive maintenance procedure. Interested firms who feel that they can provide the analysis (based upon the criteria specified herein), are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response to this announcement. An affirmative response must include references with contact names, email address, and phone numbers. These references are to be for contracts similar in scope as the contract under consideration. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. Affirmative responses must also include supporting information showing the firm can meet all requirements set forth in this announcement. All responses must be submitted NLT 12/19/2014 at 5:00pm ET via e-mail to: cweatherford@usgs.gov. This is NOT a Request for Quotation (RFQ), 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 (www.fbo.gov) and FedConnect (www.fedconnect.net) websites and no paper copies will be provided.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOI/USGS/USGS/G15PS00079/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Denver, Colorado, 80225, United States
- Zip Code: 80225
- Zip Code: 80225
- Record
- SN03587197-W 20141206/141204234619-a4aec1da16d3b66ea5590342b6936c82 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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