X-RAY SOURCES

X-RAY SOURCES Notice of Intent This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to award a purchase order to GeoTek Limited for x-ray sources to the GeoTek Rotating X-Ray Computed Tomography (RXCT) scanner and GeoTek Multi-Sensor Core Logger. 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.

GeoTek Limited is, to the USGS' knowledge, the only source who can replace components, troubleshoot issues, upgrade software, and safely make design changes and updates to our existing systems as the design of the Geotek Limited systems and software is proprietary. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.101(a)(1) and FAR 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes.

However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation by the closing date of this announcement 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 for this action is 334517, Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing.

Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to yangzhideng@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than May 12, 2025 at 1500 PST. Responses submitted by hardcopy or any web portal shall not be accepted or considered.