Service maintenance contract for 2 XmaxN-150 detectors and 1 EBSD

The U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants is conducting market research to procure a one-year service maintenance contract for two Oxford XMaxN-150 large area Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS) detectors and one Oxford Synergy Electron Back Scatter Diffractometer (EBSD) to be performed at USGS Moffett Field in California. The service contract must include routine maintenance, software upgrades, priority telephone support, field engineer access for detector malfunctions, and expeditious deployment of replacement equipment or repairs. Key requirements stipulate that the vendor must diagnose problems, provide replacement parts from local inventory on an exchange basis, restore detector performance to factory specifications, bear all prepaid freight costs, and complete one preventative maintenance and calibration visit within six months prior to contract end. Interested vendors must submit capability statements electronically to aberry@usgs.gov by February 10, 2026 at 5:00 AM PST. This announcement represents market research only and does not constitute a binding commitment to award a contract.

This procurement utilizes no set-aside designation and applies to NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) with a size standard of $34.0 million. No incumbent contractor or specific award value is identified in the sources sought announcement. The contract will be performed at USGS Moffett Field, 450 Severyns Avenue, Building 800, Moffett Field, California 94035, with a one-year performance period beginning from the award date. Selected vendors will receive a 25 percent labor discount on additional services such as upgrades and training for equipment covered under the agreement. The service contract encompasses all shipping costs for faulty detectors and requires vendors to maintain adequate local inventory and field service resources to meet USGS support requirements.