Description
The State of Alabama’s Geological Survey is procuring a pair of handheld analytical instruments – a SciAps X‑555 X‑Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analyzer and a SciAps Z‑903 Laser‑Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) analyzer – together with all required accessories, a benchtop test stand, and a soil‑kick stand. The solicitation is a sole‑source Quick‑Quote with no alternative vendors permitted, and all shipping costs must be quoted using approved commercial carriers (UPS, FedEx, DHL, etc.). No installation, training, or warranty terms are detailed in the excerpt.
• Items: X‑555 (with software license, batteries, charger, case, spare windows); Z‑903 (with safety glasses, calibration standards, driver, batteries, charger, case, blast shields); benchtop test stand; soil‑kick stand; shipping.
• Delivery must be made to the Geological Survey of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL, using a non‑USPS carrier, with shipping cost included in the price.
• The contract is limited to a single vendor (SciAps) and falls under the State’s Quick‑Quote $25,000 ceiling.