Auction Description: This Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice is to announce the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has a requirement for a Microscope Camera System that is Brand Name or Equal to the Brand Name Salient Characteristics of an Olympus DP73-1-51: 17MP Color Camera, Pixel Shifting, Cooled, equipped with (1) HRD076-CMT;0.76X C-Mount HRD Coupler, less clamp, (1) O Clamp; clamp for Nikon Opti, LABO, DIAPHOT, and (1) CS-EN-V1; CELLSENS 1.14 Entry Imaging Software suite. i n accordance with this GSA posted Open Market Reverse Auction solicitation. The policies contained in FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescribed in the attached Salient Characteristics, Specifications, Clauses and Provisions, as appropriate, shall be used for this acquisition. This is a 100% Small Business Set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 333316. The small business standard is 1,000 employees. All requirements for preparation, submission, and receipt of offers contained in the solicitation and its attachment shall be adhered to. The USGS POC for this GSA Reverse Auction is Don Downey,
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