ENERGY-DISPERSIVE (EDS) DETECTOR

ENERGY-DISPERSIVE (EDS) DETECTOR NOTICE OF INTENT This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The US Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award a Purchase Order to Oxford Instruments America, Inc. in Concord, MA for an Energy-Dispersive (EDS) Detector as described in the attached Salient Characteristics.

Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Oxford Instruments America, Inc. is, to the knowledge of the USGS, the only source who can provide a detector compatible with the existing system. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes.

However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. The NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and PSC 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies) apply to this announcement.

Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to capplegate@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 02/03/2025 at 0700 PDT. Responses submitted by hardcopy or the any web portal shall not be accepted or considered.