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The Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Volcano Science Center, has a requirement for a refurbished G-model Lacoste and Romberg gravimeter. A refurbished Lacoste and Romberg gra... The Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Volcano Science Center, has a requirement for a refurbished G-model Lacoste and Romberg gravimeter. A refurbished Lacoste and Romberg gravimeter is required by the U.S. Geological Survey¿s Volcano Science Center to continuously measure gravity changes associated with activity at K¿lauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes in Hawai¿i. The G-model gravimeter¿s low power consumption for remote deployments off AC power and its ability to stream data to a USGS-designed datalogger for recording the streams are critical for continuous gravity monitoring. The USGS intends to award this noncompetitively to L&R Meter Service LLC in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures of FAR Part 12, entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items. No other vendor commercial vendor can supply this unit. Lacoste and Romberg instruments are no longer manufactured, but used instruments are available for purchase. L&R Meter Service LLC is the only company that is capable of refurbishing and upgrading Lacoste and Romberg gravimeters, and therefore is the only source of refurbished and upgraded instruments. Without this capability at K¿lauea in the future, it will not be possible to calculate the density of subsurface magma sources, and therefore difficult to anticipate the role of dissolved gases in driving potentially explosive eruptions. Other interested concerns having the ability to furnish this unit may submit a capabilities statement to the Contracting Officer via email at cjfejarang@usgs.gov no later than the closing date of this announcement on Tuesday August 3, 2021 at 12:00pm PDT. All submissions will be evaluated to determine if competitive opportunities exist. All responses must be in writing, by email, to the Contracting Officer, Charlan Fejarang at cjfejarang@usgs.gov.

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This is a Request For Information - This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. No contract will be awarded as a result of... This is a Request For Information - This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. No contract will be awarded as a result of this Sources Sought announcement. The United States Geological Survey, Office of Acquisition and Grants is soliciting information from qualified sources; the results of this announcement will be evaluated to determine if there are businesses capable of performing the proposed work. The US Geological Survey, Office of Acquisition and Grants seeks responses from vendors that possess the capability to refurbish and upgrade Lacoste and Romberg gravimeters; the requirement is for a vendor to supply a refurbished G-model Lacoste and Romberg gravimeter. A refurbished Lacoste and Romberg gravimeter is required by the U.S. Geological Survey¿s Volcano Science Center to continuously measure gravity changes associated with activity at K¿lauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes in Hawai¿i. The G-model gravimeter¿s low power consumption for remote deployments off AC power and its ability to stream data to a USGS-designed datalogger for recording the streams are critical for continuous gravity monitoring. The instrument can operate indefinitely on solar/battery power and have a simple streaming output that can be telemetered for monitoring volcanic activity in real time. The same model of instrument has been used to monitor continuous gravity change at K¿lauea since 2008. The data collected by these instruments detected the first indications of volcanic unrest prior to the start of the major eruptive activity of 2018 at the volcano. In the decade prior to that event, continuous LaCoste and Romberg gravimeters were used to determine the density of K¿lauea¿s lava lake¿information that would not otherwise have been available and that was critical for understanding laba lake behavior and hazards¿and also to detect small intrusions of magma that otherwise would have gone unnoticed. Without this capability at K¿lauea in the future, it will not be possible to calculate the density of subsurface magma sources, and therefore difficult to anticipate the role of dissolved gases in driving potentially explosive eruptions. In addition, the instrument can be fitted with a datalogger for real-time continuous monitoring and does not output instrument tilt, which is critical information for quality assessment of gravity data. For further information, interested parties may contact the Contracting Officer, Charlan Fejarang at cjfejarang@usgs.gov by the due date of this announcement, Friday July 2, 2021 at 12:00pm PDT.