J--NOI - Spectrometer maintenance agreement

Tender summary

NOTICE OF INTENT Energy Dispersive Spectrometer maintenance agreement This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The US Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award a Purchase Order to Oxford Instruments, Inc. for a maintenance service agreement for 2 spectrometers as described in the attached Statement of Work. 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. Oxford Instruments, Inc is, to the knowledge of the USGS, the only source who can provide this service, as they created and administer the database. 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 quotation 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 NAICS code 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, and PSC code J066, Maint/Repair/Rebuild of equipment ¿ instruments and laboratory equipment apply to this announcement. Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to aberry@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 01/28/2026 at 0500 PST. Responses submitted by hardcopy or the any web portal shall not be accepted or considered. Solicitation Number: 140G0326Q0018 Type: Special Notice Base Type: Sources Sought NAICS: 811210 Classification Code: J066 Response Deadline: 2026-01-28T05:00:00-08:00 Office Address: SACRAMENTO, CA POC: Berry, Anthony, aberry@usgs.gov, 0000000000

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• Located in United States.
• Source notice 1420cb30eb7f4bdda9b78fc12c1c93e1 on SAM.gov.
• Notice published 23 Jan 2026; Tenqual indexed it 25 Jan 2026.
• Deadline listed as 28 Jan 2026.
• 1 tender document identified.
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