Purchase Order 140G0226P0137
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- This is a $52,900.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Office of Acquisitions and Grants, a civilian federal agency, to Ligero Technical Services, LLC, a woman-owned small business. The contract is for the delivery of a MICROMILL2 MICROSAMPLER system, which will be used by the U.S. Geological Survey to perform precise, submillimeter-scale milling of rock samples for isotopic and geochemical analyses. The contract has no set-aside designation and the final completion date is February...
- The U.S. Geological Survey's Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a $364.3K firm-fixed-price purchase order to GBC Scientific LLC for the procurement of a Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) unit. The LIBS instrument will support the USGS Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center's research capabilities, enabling elemental detection from hydrogen through uranium for stage mapping applications on rocks, core samples, billets, and loose sediment. The equipment must meet...
- The U.S. Geological Survey's Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a $83,951.60 firm fixed-price purchase order to Qualitest USA LC, a for-profit small business organization, for the procurement of 4 Rock and Soil Mills with Accessories. This contract (Award ID: 140G0225P0016) has a total small business set-aside designation and an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2025. The contract was awarded on April 25, 2025, and is based on a previous special notice solicitation (Opportunity ID:...
- The U.S. Geological Survey's Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a purchase order to Geotek LIMITED on May 22, 2026, for a microXRF geochemistry sensor to integrate with an existing Geotek MSCL-XZ II core logging system, with a ceiling value of $227,792.55. Performance occurs in Great Britain, United Kingdom. The sensor must deliver non-destructive, rapid geochemical analysis of drill core samples with elemental detection from aluminum to uranium, incorporating a 4–50 kV X-ray source...
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $61,702.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Government Scientific Source Inc., a small business, to provide an elemental analyzer with autosampler system compatible with the agency's existing Delta V Plus Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer. This equipment will be used by the USGS Geology, Energy and Minerals Stable Isotope Lab (GEMSIL) in Reston, Virginia to convert solid materials containing carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur into gaseous form for...
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $49,950.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Elemental Scientific, Inc., a small business manufacturer of scientific instruments and equipment, for the delivery of a Thermo Fisher PrepFast 3 auto-dilution system. This equipment, which will be used at the USGS Radiogenic Isotope Laboratory in Reston, Virginia, is intended to be compatible with the agency's existing Thermo Fisher HR-ICPMS Element 2 mass spectrometer. The contract was awarded under a...
- The U.S. Geological Survey, a science agency of the Department of the Interior, awarded a $42,650 firm fixed price purchase order to Sciaps, Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts for a Laser Ionization Breakdown Spectrometer. The solicitation, posted on June 25, 2020 with a July 1 submission deadline, sought the specialized elemental analysis device in accordance with attached specifications to support the agency's Water Mission Area. As a small business, Sciaps will provide the LIBS unit to the USGS...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's US Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $240,384.33 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Applied Spectra, Inc., a small business manufacturer of laser ablation and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instruments. The contract is for the delivery of a 193nm excimer laser ablation system to support the USGS's ongoing mineral analysis and geochronology research. The system must meet specific technical requirements, including a 10ns or less pulse width and at least...
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Stellarnet, Inc., a Tampa, Florida-based manufacturer of precision optical and spectroscopic equipment, for the delivery of a Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) analyzer. The total ceiling value of the contract is $21,195.00 with a period of performance through December 22, 2025. This contract was awarded as a total small business set-aside and will provide the USGS with a compact and portable LIBS analyzer...
- The Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey awarded a $30,703 firm fixed price purchase order to Mount Sopris Instrument Company, Inc. to fulfill a solicitation requesting a Borehole Magnetic Susceptibility Tool. The solicitation, issued as a 100% small business set-aside, sought delivery of the tool to the USGS Branch of Geophysics in Storrs, Connecticut by September 11, 2021 to support the agency's geological research and monitoring programs. As a manufacturer of specialized...
The U.S. Geological Survey issued a purchase order to Elemental Scientific Lasers, LLC on May 29, 2026, for one MicroMill 2 micro-sampling instrument, valued at $60,000.00 under a Total Small Business set-aside. The awardee is a small disadvantaged business. Place of performance is Denver, Colorado. The MicroMill 2 is a precision micro-sampling instrument designed to replace an aging system used for drilling sample locations from rocks, minerals, ores, and fossils. The instrument includes ActiveView2 software, submicron motion control with 50-millimeter range across X, Y, and Z axes (expandable to 100 millimeters in X and Y), a 5-megapixel USB3 camera with optical resolution to 5.5 microns, LED polarized sample lighting, variable drill speeds from 0 to 50,000 rpm, angled drilling capability, and variable bit shank diameters. Delivery is due July 1, 2026. The procurement was issued under FAR Part 12 commercial item and FAR 13.5 simplified procedures in response to the USGS solicitation posted May 19, 2026.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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MICROMILL 2 PURCHASE | 140G0226Q0060 | Department of the Interior US Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants | Award Notice 2/2 | 5/29/26, 2:51 PM | |
MICROMILL 2 Micro-Sampling Instrument | 140G0226Q0060 | Department of the Interior US Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants | Solicitation 1/2 | 5/19/26, 12:49 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $60.0k | 5/28/26 |