66 -- BECKMAN COULTER LS 200

Notice Date

July 25, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Geological Survey, ER-AGB-MS152, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Va 20192

ZIP Code

20192

Response Due

August 3, 2001

Point of Contact

Faith D. Peters, fax 703-648-7901

E-Mail Address

Contracting Officer (fpeters@usgs.gov)

Description

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has a requirement to purchase a particle analyzer to characterize sediment samples (0.5 to 2000 microns in size. The Beckman Coulter LS 200 provides the widest range of grain-size analysis (0.4 to 2000 microns) with the largest channels, fast sample analysis, and the unit includes the option to use the Mie Scattering Theory or Fraunhofer Diffraction to characterize grains. THE USGS ANTICIPATES AWARDING THE PURCHASE ORDER TO BECKMAN COULTER; this contractor is the creator, maintainer and the sole distributor of this product. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY; no formal RFQ will be available. This award will be made on or about 6 August 2001, under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold of $100,000,00. Any Vendors who can provide this product may provide an affirmative response to this notice by faxing capability statement to the CO at 703-648-7901. All responses must be received in this office within 10 calendar days from the date this publication first appears. All responses must be in writing, no telephone requests will be accepted.

Record

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