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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF AUGUST 13, 2021 SAM #7195
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- ANALYTICAL SPECTRAL DEVICE (ASD) FIELDSPEC SPECTRO

Notice Date

8/11/2021 7:56:22 AM
 

Notice Type

Solicitation
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

OFC OF ACQUISITION GRANTS-DENVER DENVER CO 80225 USA
 

ZIP Code

80225
 

Solicitation Number

DOIGFBO210061
 

Response Due

8/13/2021 10:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

08/28/2021
 

Point of Contact

Suryaty, Irma, Phone: 303-236-9318
 

E-Mail Address

isuryaty@usgs.gov
(isuryaty@usgs.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
 

Description

SOURCES SOUGHT: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a MARKET SURVEY to determine the interest and capability of any firm eligible to compete under NAICS code 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a Small Business Size Standards in number of 1,000 employees for an upcoming requirement of an Analytical Spectral Device (ASD) FieldSpec4. 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. The USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center requires the purchase of a field spectroradiometer (field spec) to rapidly and non-invasively measure the spectral reflectance of rock and soil in the field. Specific technical characteristics for the field spectroradiometer include: - Permanent fiber optic cable (not a detachable jumper cable) to minimize signal-to-noise ratio, signal stability, and calibration stability. - Ability to validate the fiber optic cable performance to eliminate the above-stated characteristics in measurements. - Strain relief and physical protection of the attached fiber optic cable. - Single-pixel SWIR detectors to eliminate the possibility of defective pixels during measurement. - Capability to eliminate systemic dark offset to minimize erroneous readings from low signal point readings. This instrument is necessary because we are tasked with developing improved earthquake-induced ground failure models that require higher resolution soil and rock physical and mechanical properties as inputs. These properties can be inferred through multi and hyperspectral reflectance, and thus the field spec is essential for both making field measurements of reflectance and developing reflectance-material property correlations. The field spec will also be used as ground validation for airborne and satellite sensors to create regional-scale maps of material properties that can highlight areas susceptible to various ground failures during an earthquake. These efforts are essential to the U.S. Geological Survey Ground Failure earthquake product, which provides near-real-time spatial estimates of earthquake-triggered landslide and liquefaction hazard following significant earthquakes worldwide. Responses to this announcement are requested from (1) SBA certified Small Business HubZone firms; (2) Small Business firms certified by a Small Business Administration (SBA) district or regional office for participation in the 8(a) program; (3) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small Business firms; (4) Small Businesses. In response to this announcement, please indicate your firm's socioeconomic status (e.g. small business, service-disabled veteran-owned, women owned, HUBZone, etc.) This information will assist the Government in determining how small businesses can fit into the acquisition strategy. A firm is considered small under NAICS code 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Any information submitted is voluntary. If sufficient interest and capability is not received from firms in categories (1) through (4) above, any solicitation may be issued as unrestricted without further consideration. 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 August 13, 2021 at 12pm EST via e-mail to: isuryaty@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 SAM.gov electronically.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/135b1f802fa54068b2963cb73547c387/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: USGS Geologic Hazards Team MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, USA

Zip Code: 80225

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06094015-F 20210813/210811230123 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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