SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- 66--FIELD AND LAB SPECTROMETERS
- Notice Date
- 9/14/2022 11:43:42 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- OFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL RESTON VA 20192 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20192
- Solicitation Number
- 140G0122Q0253
- Response Due
- 9/20/2022 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/21/2022
- Point of Contact
- Demby, Nicole, Phone: 703-648-7372, Fax: 703-648-7899
- E-Mail Address
-
ndemby@usgs.gov
(ndemby@usgs.gov)
- Description
- The Department of Interior (DOI), United States Geological Survey (USGS) EROS Science Center has a requirement for field and lab spectrometers. The there are two (2) Strategic Needs that need to be addressed: Strategic Need #1 � Laboratory Spectrometer LSDS EROS-ISP needs a laboratory spectrometer to maintain an USGS EROS pure standard and enable transfer of standards to internal and external partners. Specific strategic objectives are too: (1) conduct and support instrument technology assessments; (2) establish measurement traceability standards; (3) monitor the instrument response of all other USGS spectrometers including EROS; and (4) engage in spectroscopy research and development collaborations with USGS, NASA, and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) partners. Strategic Need #2 � Field Spectrometer LSDS EROS-ISP needs a field spectrometer to maintain and advance USGS EROS hyperspectral science and applications in the areas of minerals/geology, aquatics, cryosphere/hydrology, agriculture, and vegetation. The objective is to replace the current very old ASD spectrometer and transition its use for training and demonstration only as needed. Specific strategic objectives are too: (1) acquire ground-based hyperspectral data to support terrestrial land scientific research; (2) acquire in water hyperspectral data to support terrestrial aquatic scientific research; (3) evaluate airborne SLI hyperspectral data; and (4) evaluate spaceborne hyperspectral and multispectral data from multiple US (e.g., Landsat 8 and 9, EMIT, AVIRIS) and international missions (e.g., Sentinel-2, PRISMA, and EnMAP). The USGS is aware of no other source that can provide the above spectrometers. Therefore, it intends to make an award to Malvern Panalytical Inc., unless it is contacted by any vendor who believes they can provide the same supplies. Vendors are invited to contact the Contracting Officer, Nicole Demby (ndemby@usgs.gov) no later than 12:00PM EST, Tuesday, September 20, 2022, with an affirmative answer. SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION STATES THE FOLLOWING PART: The following information is provided to demonstrate the proposed contractor�s unique qualifications: Based on the establishment of the new Land Satellite Data System (LSDS) EROS-Imaging Spectroscopy Project (EROS-ISP), which is focused on hyperspectral science and applications research and development, there is a need to procure new spectrometer capabilities to advance Sustainable Land Imaging Phase 2 development in two strategic directions: (1) a laboratory transfer spectrometer used for internal and external collaboration around measurement standards and quality assurance; and (2) a field spectrometer to replace the very old spectrometer to enable, advance, and broaden EROS Science hyperspectral capabilities in terrestrial and aquatic hyperspectral remote sensing applications. This existing EROS spectrometer was procured by the USGS in 2003 where Malvern Panalytical Inc (formerly ASD Inc.) was the vendor at that time. Since that time, EROS has developed a remote sensing program around this spectrometer and is also collaborating with other USGS laboratories that own Malvern Panalytical Inc spectrometers. The proposed action may be awarded on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) � only source reasonably available. USGS EROS operates the joint USGS/NASA Landsat mission and has stringent performance and data collection requirements to support mission essential functions for radiometric calibration and field measurement validation. Thus, USGS requires it spectrometers to be dependable, stable, operate without flaw under stressing environmental conditions including extreme cold and hot temperature. Further, spectrometers often must be transported and need to be durable and deployable for mission critical activities. ASD spectrometers manufactured by Malvern Panalytical Inc. have been used extensively across the USGS including its partner functions with NASA. USGS EROS has spent significant resources developing custom software to work with ASD data. Transitioning this data and software to another spectrometer model and vendor is possible but comes with the risks of degraded data quality and significant rework of the capability which reflects accumulated cost elsewhere in the project, for example personnel labor and USGS project management oversight time. Additionally, if additional software were developed, the long-term EROS data sets would be skewed as there would not be continuity of data amongst the two differently calibrated spectrometers from different vendors. Furthermore, Malvern Panalytical spectrometers and software are compatible with the existing DOI networks and have been approved already. USGS EROS conducted online market research and reviewed spectrometer model specifications for a range of vendor options. This process included using subject matter expertise, consultation with USGS and NASA partners, and online queries to determine vendor suitability for this procurement. More importantly, this spectrometer procurement must be able to establish and maintain a USGS data standard and be able to perform data collection under stressing environmental conditions on land and within a boat on the water across multiple geographic locations that require significant transport. No other spectrometer can meet these minimum needs that EROS has observed or found to be documented. Malvern Panalytical Inc. spectrometers are patented and they have no resellers among the possible vendor pool whom competition could be obtained. In the future, procurements of these required components will begin with an open competition procurement when there is a need for an imaging capability, not just a point capability. Market research will be conducted and competition will take place to the maximum extent practical, including when the existing network of spectrometers reaches end of useful life.
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