This is a $45,562.95 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey to Phycotech, Inc., a woman-owned small business based in St. Joseph, Michigan. The contract is for identification and enumeration sampling along Lake Pontchartrain, covering a base year from September 3, 2020 to September 2, 2021 with four option years through September 2, 2025. Phycotech has expertise in aquatic analyses, including the study of freshwater and marine algae, zooplankton, macroinvertebrates, and bacteria. The company has previously provided similar analytical services to the U.S. Geological Survey to support water quality, ecological health, and harmful algal bloom research and monitoring programs. This award does not have a set-aside designation.