Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF)

This is a public notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 – Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions. The Library of Congress, Contracts and Grants Directorate, intends to award a sole-source firm fixed price contract to Bruker AXS Corporation. The work to be performed under the contract will be performed at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The period of performance of the intended contract shall run for one year and is valued at an estimated amount of less than $250,000 (the simplified acquisition threshold) for an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF). The price of an XRF instrument is less than $250,000. The scope of the contract entails acquiring a new portable XRF instrument with a highly focused x-ray beam that can be scanned over a surface to detect metallic elements present at high spatial resolution (< 1mm). The Contractor should include all parts and equipment to meet instrument specifications, installation, shipping, and one (1) year of warranty support. This announcement constitutes the only public notice, proposals are not being requested from other parties, and a written solicitation will not be issued. This public notice accomplishes the following: Notice of the LC’s intent to sole source to Bruker AXS Corporation; Synopsizing the requirements in accordance with the FAR; and Publically posting the approved Justification and Approval (J&A) to the public in advance of the contract award As a result of this, a second posting of the J&A is not required after the award has been made, as the public posting is being accomplished via this public notice. The following attachments are included in this notice: Attachment 1: An X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF) – SOW Attachment 2: An X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF) – Fully Signed and Approved – For Public Posting – Redacted Copy No further notices shall be pursued at this time in regard to this contracting action.