SPECIAL NOTICE
H -- H--Annual Service Contract - Electron Probe Microanalyzer
- Notice Date
- 2/24/2022 8:49:19 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS SACRAMENTO CA 95819 USA
- ZIP Code
- 95819
- Solicitation Number
- 140G0322Q0063
- Response Due
- 3/9/2022 12:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Allan-Loucks, Dana, Phone: 916-278-9344
- E-Mail Address
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dallan-loucks@usgs.gov
(dallan-loucks@usgs.gov)
- Description
- 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 JEOL USA, Inc, Peabody, MA for an annual service contract as described in the attached Statement of Work. 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 Subpart Part 13.5 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. JEOL USA, Inc is, to the USGS' knowledge, the only source who can provide an annual service contract for the existing JEOL electron probe microanalyzer. 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 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 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to dallan-loucks@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 03/09/2022 1500 ES. Responses submitted by hardcopy shall not be accepted or considered. Statement of Work ________________________________________ I. GENERAL INFORMATION A. Introduction. USGS Menlo Park hosts the JEOL JXA 8530F+ Hyperprobe electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA). The EPMA allows users to collect high-resolution scanning electron, cathodoluminescence and backscatter electron images. The EPMA has been used by scientists in several science centers including: Volcano Science Center, Minerals, and Coastal and Marine. B. Background. The EPMA has been a fundamental tool for geochemical research at USGS Menlo Park for over 40 years. Instrument usage is at nearly 100% capacity, when fully functional. Significant EPMA downtime would result in users being unable to obtain necessary data. Moreover, the EPMA was recently networked to allow remote access to scientists at Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory, Alaska Volcanoes Observatory, and other science centers. Significant downtime would severely affect the data collection of these scientists, as they often have no other access to similar equipment. C. Scope. We require the purchase of an annual service contract for continued maintenance of JEOL EPMA. II. WORK REQUIREMENTS A.Technical Requirements. 1. The service contract will cover routine maintenance (including software upgrades), as well as provide direct access to JEOL-trained field engineers/support in the event of instrument malfunctions, with an average response time of one working day. 2. The maintenance agreement will cover the JXA-8530FPlus. Direct telephone support to field engineer, on-site visits, labor, Genuine Spare Parts (specified in the service contract), and Travel-Related Expenses shall be paid for by vendor for the specified equipment during the performance period. 3. Certified JEOL engineers shall diagnose problems and provide and install replacement of failed replaceable components on an exchange basis from local inventory. The EPMA shall be restored to factory specifications. 4. If the specific parts require repair or testing that can only be performed under original manufacturing conditions, these parts shall be returned to the JEOL manufacturing facility at vendor's expense. 5. Up to two Preventative Maintenance (PM) and calibrations to factory specification shall be performed each year of this agreement. PM and calibration may be performed earlier in conjunction with a maintenance call. This periodic maintenance shall supplement routine CUSTOMER-performed maintenance, install software modifications, verify system performance and reduce unplanned interruptions to instrument availability. There shall be no limit on the number of as-needed/emergency visits. 6. Vendor shall provide software updates, defined as modifications that provide bug fixes and/or safety related improvements at no charge, for the installed EPMA. 7. Equipment on this order shall be eligible for a 20% discount on labor for selected additional services. Eligible services include, but are not limited to: relocation, and repair outside the service agreement. Services outside the scope of this service agreement shall be acquired on separate Purchase Orders as needed. B. Criteria for Acceptance. Technical Liaison will verify all maintenance has successfully been performed once completed. III. SUPPORTING INFORMATION A. Place of Performance: USGS Menlo Park Probe Lab, Bldg 15 345 Middlefield Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 B. Period of Performance. March 18, 2022 to March 17, 2023 with four (4) Option Years
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