Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

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 5413... 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 541360 with a Small Business Size Standard $15.0M for an upcoming requirement for the purchase and installation of 6 full-sized discrete dynode multipliers plus any needed electronics, hardware, software, firmware for an existing Nu Instruments NP261. 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. Project Description: General and Technical Specifications: 1. All equipment, detectors, controls, and other components necessary for the multiple ion counter detector upgrade for NP261 should be new. 2. All software and equipment shall be installed, including on-site verification by a factory-trained and certified service engineer. 3. 6 full-sized discrete dynode multipliers to be installed within the detector array on NP261 MC-ICP-MS. Five multipliers should be installed on the `low-mass¿ side of the current collector block and spaced for the collection of masses 202, 204, 206, 207, and 208. One multiplier should be installed on the `high-mass¿ side of the current detector block, in position for the simultaneous multi-ion collection of U-Pb isotopes. 4. The full-sized discrete dynode multipliers shall have a dynamic range of 0-2 Mcps, with non-linearity <0.1 % (+/- 1 standard deviation, SD) up to 1x10-13 A. The stability (i.e. drift on the Faraday-IC bias) of the full-sized discrete dynode multipliers shall be <0.1% / hour (+/- 1 SD) at 100,000 cps average count rate on the ion-counting detector. The peak flatness on the full-sized discrete dynode multipliers shall be <0.2% (+/- 1 SD) over 200 ppm relative mass deviation. The yield of the full-sized discrete dynode multipliers shall be >90% with the multiplier voltage set on the low end of the plateau (without any retardation filter in operation). The full-sized discrete dynode multipliers shall have a protection circuit to prevent the accidental incidence of large damaging ion beams. 6. All firmware and software upgrades shall be provided. 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 if their AVERAGE annual receipts for the preceding three (3) years were less than or equal to $15.0 million. 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 2, 2019 at 3:00pm MST via e-mail to: tbeals@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 Federal Business Opportunities website and no paper copies will be provided.