Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park CA 94025

66 -- LISST 100 PARTICAL SIZE ANALYZER POC Contact Juliet Harris, Supervisory Purchasing Agent, (415) 329-4171 The US Geological Survey (USGS) Menlo Park, California, intends to place on a sole-source basis a purchase order with Sequoia Scientific in Mercer Island, WA for a LISST 100 particle Size Analyzer. The unique specification for this analyzer are as follows the instrument can take immediate measurement of the particle size spectra, data will direct where samples are collected for analysis of sediment-bound pesticides. This is the only method and instrument that can immediately determine particle size in the field without affecting flocs. This instrument also provides particle size in 64-bins over 2 orders of magnitude, so the entire size spectrum is determined. No RFQ will be issued for this solicitation. See numbered Note 22. (0333)

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