29 megapixel camera/scanner BNE to leica

This is an announcement directing interested parties to the FedConnect web page at https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/ where details of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Request for Quote (RFQ) G17PS00840 may be viewed. This RFQ constitutes the only solicitation. The requirement is for a DSW700V29 29 Megapixel Vieworks Scanner Camera Brand Name or Equal to (BNE) Leica. See the attached RFQ Detail for entire requirement. This is required for the USGS/EROS for the Optical lab in Sioux Falls, SD. It is believed this is the only camera that can fulfill this requirement. The Sole Source Justification States in Part ¿Leica Geosystems Inc. is the sole manufacturer of the Leica DSW700 digital scanner and workstation. Leica Geosystems Inc. is the sole source manufacturer of the DSW700 V29 MegaPixel camera upgrade kit. Upon further market research, there are no 29 Megapixel Scanning Camera Systems currently available anywhere else on the market. No other vendor¿s equipment could properly interface with the Government¿s existing Leica equipment. There are no other vendors who support the Leica DSW700 digital scanner and workstation. ¿ The posted RFQ contains a description of the requirement, Instructions to Vendors, and applicable clauses. All vendors who feel they can meet this requirement, have a valid Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS) and are registered in SAM.gov are invited to contact the Carolyn Hieb, the Purchasing Agent at chieb@usgs.gov . NAICS code for this acquisition is 423410. Quotes are due via email to chieb@usgs.gov no later than Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. Noon ET.