USGS Science and Technical Support Services
Added: Mar 25, 2014 8:49 am This synopsis is a Pre-solicitation notice and not a Request for Proposal (RFP) The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has a requirement for on and off-site non-personal science and technical services necessary for mission support for the following four (4) servicing areas and two (2) program offices. 1) Southeast Servicing Area which includes the following major science centers: St Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL; Southeast Ecological Science Center, Gainesville, FL; Florida Water Science Center, Lutz, FL; South Carolina Water Science Center, Columbia, SC; Louisiana Water Science Center, Baton Rouge, LA; National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA, and other USGS science center in the Southeast Area (AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, GA, NC, SC, FL). 2) Northeast Servicing Area which includes the following major science centers: Woods Hole Coastal Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA; Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Patuxent, MD; Water Information, Reston, VA; Branch of Regional Services, Reston, VA; Eastern Geographic Science Center, Reston, VA; Eastern Geology Paleoclimate Science Center (EGPSC), Reston, VA; Leetown Science Center, Leetown, WV; Office of Groundwater, Reston, VA; Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Centers, Richmond, VA and Charleston, WV, and other USGS science centers in the Northeast Area (ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY, PA, NJ, DE, MD, WV, VA). 3) Southwest Servicing Area which includes the following major science center: Core Science Analytics, Synthesis and Libraries (CSAS&L), Denver, CO and Reston, VA, and other USGS science centers in the Southwest Area (UT, CO, KS, OK, TX, AZ, NM). 4) Midwest Servicing Area which includes the following major science centers: Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC), Columbia, MO; Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, WI; Great Lakes Science Center, Ann Arbor, MI; Wisconsin Water Science Center, Middleton, WI; Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center (EMERSC), Reston, VA; Eastern Energy Resources Science Center (EERSC), Reston, VA and other USGS science centers in the Midwest area (ND, SD, NE, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, MI, IN, OH, KY). Program office 1) Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO with the following off-site field locations: Denver Field Station, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO; Arid Lands Field Station, University of New Mexico; Albuquerque, NM; Jemez Mountains Field Station, Bandelier National Monument; Los Alamos, NM; Guam Field Site, Dededo, Guam. Program office 2) National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC), Rolla, MO. This will not be a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). The USGS is contemplating an award of up to six (6) stand-alone Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity type contracts consisting of a base of one year with the potential of four (4) one year options, as identified above. When the RFP becomes available, offerors may propose on one or multiple areas. The Request for Proposal (RFP) is being issued competitively within the 8(a) program in accordance with Part 15 for competitive acquisitions and is subject to the availability of funds. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 541990. The corresponding Small Business Administration (SBA) Size Standard is $14 million. The closing date and time for submission of offers shall be contained in the solicitation package. The entire solicitation package (G14PS00135) is anticipated to be available on or after April 21, 2014 at the following web address: https://www.fedconnect.net. No unsolicited proposals will be accepted. No hard copies of the solicitation will be available. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. SAM is a Federal government owned and operated free website that consolidates the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA and EPSL. Offerors can register via the SAM website at https://sam/gov. This requirement is 100 percent set-aside for eligible 8(a) Business Concerns. G14PS00135 Department of the Interior US Geological Survey
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