SGG OSL READER

This is a Request for Information (RFI) to determine the interest and capabilities for delivery and installation for LOTR-AFC system in the USGS Luminescence Geochronology Laboratory in Denver, CO. The LOTR-AFC system shall meet the following technical specifications: ¿ The system must be fully automated, producing open source files readable by the R programming language ¿ The system should produce files that are capable of being stored in a variety of mediums (i.e. Microsoft office, .binx files) ¿ The system must have the ability to store up to 40 aliquots at a time prior to measurement ¿ It must contain a Sr90 radiation source with a dose rate of approximately 0.11 Gy/s ¿ It must be free of any radiation exposure to adjacent samples, that is, no radiation ¿crosstalk¿ ¿ It must contain an automated, internal filter wheel capable of changing the filters for the photomultiplier tube (PMT) ¿ The photomultiplier tube (PMT) must be capable of making measurements in the

300-650 nm wavelength range. ¿ It must contain Blue and IR light emitting diodes (LEDs). ¿ It must have the ability to make optical stimulation for optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) measurements ¿ It must be capable of performing continuous wave optically stimulated luminescence (CW-OSL) measurements and linearly-modulated optically stimulated luminescence (LM-OSL) measurements ¿ It must be capable of heating a sample up to 500 °C with a variable heating rate ¿ It must have the ability for thermal stimulation or thermoluminescence (TL) measurements ¿ It must be fully automated, employing only open-source software that can be altered as necessary ¿ This notice does not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information provided to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Governments use of such information or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.