Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road,Mail Stop 285, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591

J -- SEISMIC INSTRUMENT REPAIR, CALIBRATION, MODIFICATION AND QUALITY CONTROL SOL RFP 00WRSS0005 DUE 051000 POC Phyllis Michel, Contracting Officer, (650) 329-4163 E-MAIL: to contact the Contracting Officer by Email, pmichel@wr.usgs.gov. Services to repair, modify, calibrate, and perform quality control checks on various types of seismic instrumentation used in a telemetered network of more than 350 short-period seismograph stations in California. Instruments include, but are not limited to, VCO/AMPS, discriminators, dc-dc converters, solar panels, summing amps, lightning arrestors, transmission lines, seismometer cables, antennas, and inter-connecting cables. Contractor will assist in testing digital seismic instrumentation and cabling. The Government anticipates a minimum of 10 VCO/AMP units and 8 discriminators for the contractor to repair and calibrate at any given time. Contractor will conduct training classes (NTE 3 per year) for USGS employees on seismic instrument installation and maintenance and related topics and assist in developing classroom instruction on an as-ordered basis. The Government will provide facilities in Menlo Park, CA, and all materials, tools, utilities and test equipment. Anticipated contract type firm fixed price (training on labor-hour basis). Anticipated performance period one year plus two options to extend, NTE 3 years. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. See Note 26. Posted 03/22/00 (W-SN437288). (0082)

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