Components to government owned dual beam scanning mini DOAS instruments

Added: Apr 18, 2017 12:05 pm The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Volcano Science Center (VSC), Vancouver, WA intends to make a non-competitive award to Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden., in accordance with FAR 13.106-1 (b) to purchase components to be used in Government owned Dual-beam scanning Mini-DOAS instruments for continuous daylight time series measurements of SO2 fluxes in volcanic gas plumes. Chalmers University of Technology scanners are the only known instrument specifically designed for permanent installation in the field and continuous monitoring of volcanic SO2 and BrO emission rates. Capable of volcanic plume monitoring such as determining plume speed or the ability to cover a large range of wind directions by use of a conical scan geometry.

This requirement is a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. All interested parties must include the following:

Technical specifications of the product being provided

This notice and any resulting solicitation or purchase order conforms to the requirements in place through FAC 2005-95, dated 19 Jan 2017.

The NAICS code is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and the size standards in number of employees: 1000

Responses must be in writing, via email or fax to the Contract Specialist: jmdavis@usgs.gov or fax 916 278 9339.