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An annual preventative maintenance and service contract is required to maintain and repair the Nu Instrument NP2 (with NP3 upgrade) multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS). Included in the contract are most of the necessary parts and labor to effectively diagnose, repair, and replace essential operating components of the instrument, software updates, and one preventative maintenance service visit per year.The requirement is for a base and four option years.
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received will not be used as a proposal. The NAICS code is 811219 size standard $22 million
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commercial customers (include points of contact, contract numbers, value and contract type).
The point of contact is Timothy Bertsch; e-mail [email protected].

An annual preventative maintenance and service contract is required to maintain and repair the Nu Instrument NP2 (with NP3 upgrade) multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS). Included in the contract are most of the necessary parts and labor to effectively diagnose, repair, and replace essential operating components of the instrument, software updates, and one preventative maintenance service visit per year.
The USGS Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center maintains and operates a Nu Plasm 2 MC-ICP-MS in the High Resolution Laboratory, Building 20, Denver Federal Center. The instrument provides critical isotope ratio research data for USGS research efforts and other Federal, State and University collaborations. The instrument also provide data for collaborators such as EPA, NASA, DOJ, DOE, BLM, and DHS and non-Federal entities such as Colorado School of Mines, University of Tennessee, and others. The instrument is comprised of several critical subsystems including turbo pumps, RF generator, faraday and ion counter detectors, proprietary software, and electronics. The NP2 instrument must always be maintained in full operating condition and to the manufacturer¿s specifications. This is necessary because of the strict scientific requirements of USGS scientists and our Quality Management System as well as our obligation to USGS science and OFA clients. In order to meet these requirements, a full service contract for instrument preventative maintenance and repair is critical. The instrument must be maintained with highest priority service by Nu Instruments trained service personnel in order to ensure proper maintenance and repair and to prevent damage to the instruments with Nu Instruments parts.
Technical Requirements:

1. The contractor shall provide Nu Instrument trained engineers to inspect instrument performance, perform instrument calibration, and preventative maintenance on an annual basis.
2. The contractor shall provide unlimited additional unscheduled site visits per service agreement year by a Nu Instrument trained engineers. The site visit must take place within five business days of a service call that cannot be resolved with telephone support.
3. The contractor shall provide telephone support for repair and maintenance Monday through Friday except holidays.
4. The service agreement shall cover shipping costs of necessary Nu Instrument approved parts to the instrument site. Subject to availability, the Nu Instrument factory approved part will ship within 48 hours of a repair diagnosis.
5. The contractor shall cover the instrument parts, hardware, and software and have access to Nu Instrument factory direct parts.
6. The contractor shall provide software updates as necessary from Nu Instrument.
7. The service agreement includes the labor and travel expenses of the Nu Instrument trained engineers.
8. External components and consumable items such as torch, cones, M80 rotary pump and chiller are not included in this service contract.
Instrument Serial Number Location
Nu Plasma 2 (NP3 upgraded) NP243 Bldg 20 Room G1515


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Contracting Office Address:
USGS OAG DENVER ACQUISITION BRANCH
PO BOX 25046
204 DENVER FEDERAL CENTER
DENVER
CO
80225-0046
US
Point of Contact(s):
Timothy Bertsch

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