NC27-114 XRF Scientific Leonardo G6 - Consumables

The State of Utah Division of Purchasing, on behalf of the Office of Energy Development and the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab, is seeking a single contract award for the procurement of parts and consumables for the XRF Scientific Leonardo G6 analyzer. This analyzer is used for detecting trace amounts of oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen. The resulting agency contract will span five years, with the selected vendor required to guarantee pricing for the first year. The award will be granted to the lowest cost responsive and responsible vendor, with all parts and consumables required to match the instrument distributor's specifications or be of equal quality replacements. The scope of work includes a wide array of items such as sample funnels, O-rings, graphite crucibles, and various reagents, delivered on a recurring, as-needed basis with order cadences ranging from monthly to biennial. Key performance requirements include a shipping lead time of less than seven days from order to shipment, with all deliveries shipped F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed to Orangeville, Utah. Vendors must include all shipping costs in their bids and submit invoices within thirty days of delivery. Contractors must adhere to strict compliance standards, including maintaining commercial general liability insurance of at least one million dollars per occurrence and three million dollars aggregate, as well as workers compensation insurance. The agreement requires certification against economic boycotts of Israel and compliance with various federal and state non-discrimination and employment laws. All responses must be submitted electronically through the U3P portal by the specified deadline, and any claims of business confidentiality must be formally submitted at the time of the bid.