Purchase Order 140G0125P0064

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $24,155 firm fixed price purchase order to Brooks Applied Labs LLC, doing business as Brooks Rand, for the total metals analysis of approximately 50 catfish tissue samples. This non-competitive, single-award contract supports the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center's research program and requires Brooks Applied Labs' specialized capability to detect extremely low concentrations of metals like arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury in the samples. The USGS selected Brooks Applied Labs as the sole source due to their unique ability to provide the necessary detection limits and maintain data integrity. This purchase order does not have any set-aside designation and falls under NAICS code 541380 for Testing Laboratories and Services.