The U.S. Geological Survey's Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a purchase order to Christian Podleska & Vanmusschenbroek LTD (doing business as CPM Group) on September 21, 2026, for $121,590.00 under FAR 12.102(a) as a direct award. Performance is located in Brooklyn, New York. The order covers one year of precious metals advisory services, including a five-user subscription to monthly precious metals reports and supply-chain intelligence covering gold, silver, platinum-group metals, copper, niobium, and tantalum in the North American marketplace, supporting the Mineral Commodities Section of the National Minerals Information Center. The period of performance runs September 16, 2026 through September 15, 2027. The originating pre-solicitation notice was posted August 11, 2026, with an intent-to-award deadline of August 26, 2026.