9280-27-R-IFBD-00011

The University of Southern Mississippi is soliciting sealed bids for a complete, turnkey low-background high-purity germanium (HPGe) well detector gamma spectrometry system under RFP 27-15 (RFx 3160008273), with bids due October 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CT at Bond Hall, Room 214, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

The system will support university research in radioisotope geochemistry, sediment geochronology, and particle flux studies, including assay of naturally occurring and anthropogenic radionuclides in marine sediment, suspended particulate, filter, and water-column samples. The primary deliverable comprises a detector, cryostat, dewar assembly, digital multichannel analyzer with integrated signal processing, low-background lead shield, and gamma spectroscopy software suite with full technical support and documentation. All equipment must be current production and latest design. Bidders must provide itemized line pricing for the base system and quote optional items separately: on-site installation, operator training, first-year service agreement, and extended warranty. Quotations must include delivery lead times, freight terms, packaging, insurance, disclosure of surcharges or adjustments, and confirmation of ten-year parts and service availability.

Award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder on an all-or-none or line-by-line basis at the University's discretion. Quotation pricing shall be firm for the contract term on an F.O.B. University of Southern Mississippi basis. Standard payment terms are 2% discount if paid within ten days or net 45 days. Quotations must remain valid for at least 90 days from issue date. Bidders must submit one signed original, one signed copy, and an electronic virus-free copy on a portable drive, including a deviation table identifying any specification deviations with technical justification. No specific contract value, funding amount, set-asides, or incumbent contractor information is identified in the procurement documents.