US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY USA Tender

Notice Of Intentthis Is A Notice Of Intent To Solicit From A Single Source. The Purpose Of This Notice Is To Satisfy The Requirements Of Far Subpart 5.2. This Notice Of Intent Is Not A Request For Competitive Quotes. However, All Responsible Parties May Submit A Capability Statement By The Closing Date Of This Announcement Which Shall Be Considered By The Agency. No Solicitation Will Be Issued. A Determination Not To Compete This Action Based Upon Responses Received Is In The Sole Discretion Of The Government. The U.s. Geological Survey (usgs), Geology, Minerals, Energy, And Geophysics Science Center (gmeg) Intends To Award A Purchase Order With Perkinelmer Us Llc As Described In The Attached Statement Of Work (sow). Perkinelmer Us Llc Has Proprietary Rights And Is The Only Vendor With Access To Proprietary Information And Parts For The Maintenance, And If Necessary, The Repair And Replacement Of Worn And Damaged Components. It Is Also The Only Vendor Certified For Technical Support, Upgrades, And Engineering Resources To Maintain The Original Operating Specifications For Its Instruments And Has Factory Trained Engineers Available To Service Gmeg's Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrophotometer (icp-ms) Nexion 300q, Serial No. 81qn3041602. Award Will Be Made In Accordance With Federal Acquisition Regulation (far) 13.106-1(b) And The Procedures At Far Part 12 Entitled, Acquisition Of Commercial Items And Far Part 13 Entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.naics 811210 - Electronic And Precision Equipment Repair And Maintenance, $34 Million In Size Standardspsc J066 - Maintenance, Repair, And Rebuilding Of Equipment - Instruments And Laboratory Equipmentresponses Or Inquiries Shall Only Be Accepted Through Electronic Mail Addressed To Jongjoco@usgs.gov And Must Be Uploaded And Received In Their Entirety No Later Than 11/13/2023 At 0900 Hours Pacific. Responses Submitted By Hardcopy Or The Sam.gov Portal Shall Not Be Accepted Or Considered.