Purchase Order 140G0225P0150
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- The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a purchase order to the Nevada System of Higher Education (operating as the Desert Research Institute) on August 15, 2025 for cosmogenic radionuclide analyses services, with a ceiling value of $289,560.36 and a firm fixed-price structure. Work is performed in Reno, Nevada through July 31, 2030. The order supports earthquake science research at the USGS Earthquake Science Center and involves analyzing 33 existing samples for Aluminum-26 and processing 3 new...
- The U.S. government awarded a $7,228.73 firm fixed-price purchase order to the Desert Research Institute (DRI), operating under the Nevada System of Higher Education, for samples of quartz-rich gravel, cobbles, and sand intended for cosmogenic radionuclide dating applications. The contract was awarded on September 1, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2025, and will be performed in Pasadena, California. The funding agency is the Office of Acquisitions and Grants, a civilian...
- This firm-fixed-price federal contract was awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), operating through its Desert Research Institute (DRI), for $313,909.85. The contract is for 10Be cosmogenic nucleoside analysis services, including sample pretreatment and providing 10Be/Be ratios with associated laboratory errors. The period of performance is from the date of award on June 26, 2024 to July 1, 2029. DRI is a non-profit research organization...
- The National Office (Civilian) issued a delivery order to Nevada System of Higher Education, Research Administration Services and Compliance Division (doing business as Desert Research Institute) on July 15, 2026, for IMPROVE carbon analysis, with a ceiling value of $773,310. This delivery order is issued under a parent National Park Service IDIQ for IMPROVE carbon analysis. Work is performed in Reno, NV, with an ultimate completion date of July 25, 2028. The order is priced on a firm fixed...
- The Engineer Research and Development Center awarded a purchase order to Nevada System Of Higher Education (operating as Desert Research Institute) on May 17, 2023, for sensor measurement and data analysis support, with a ceiling value of $60,000.00. The order exercises option year 2, CLINs 0002 and 0003, under a firm fixed-price arrangement. Work is performed in Reno, Nevada, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2025. The procurement originated from a special notice posted April 10,...
- This is a $9,093.48 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Office of Acquisitions and Grants, a civilian federal agency, to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute (DRI) for the extraction and preparation of quartz samples. The contract has an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2027. DRI is a non-profit research institution that specializes in environmental research and provides technical services to federal agencies. The contract is not set aside....
- The U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a purchase order to Airie LLC, a woman-owned small business, for $49,500.00 on June 1, 2026. Work will be performed in Fort Collins, Colorado through May 31, 2028. The order calls for geochronologic analyses, specifically 187Re/187Os (Rhenium-Osmium) dating analyses on mineralized rock samples including molybdenite, pyrrhotite, or arsenopyrite-bearing materials. Analysis of 32 samples must be completed within 30 days of receipt...
- The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a purchase order to Washington State University on May 4, 2026, for radiogenic isotope analyses valued at $22,680.00, with completion due May 3, 2027. The order calls for whole-rock strontium-hafnium-lead-neodymium isotope analyses on 30 samples collected from southeast Alaska to support critical mineral studies of Ural-Alaskan-type ultramafic complexes, including the Duke Island Complex and Port Snettisham intrusion. Work is performed in Pullman, Washington....
- The Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order valued at $19,635 to Beta Analytic, Inc. to provide radiometric and accelerator mass spectrometry dating services. The award was made non-competitively under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13.5 due to Beta Analytic's specialized expertise and ability to meet the agency's requirements. Services will include standard radiometric dating of large sediment samples, extended counting of marginal...
- This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Office of Acquisitions and Grants at the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a civilian federal agency. The contract, valued at $10,000.00, was set aside for small businesses and awarded to Geosep Services, LLC, a specialized geological and geospatial laboratory services provider based in Moscow, Idaho. The contract requires Geosep Services to perform uranium-lead geochronologic analyses of mineral separates, which involves dating...
The Department of the Interior, through the U.S. Geological Survey, awarded a purchase order to Nevada System of Higher Education (Desert Research Institute) valued at $119,871.73 on September 22, 2025, for cosmogenic radionuclide sample processing. The order covers analysis of sediment samples for 10Be (beryllium-10) concentrations through comprehensive laboratory processing including mineral separation, chemical preparation, target preparation, and accelerator mass spectrometry analysis. Work is performed at the awardee's facility in Reno, Nevada. The contract runs through March 23, 2029, and includes a base year plus two option years with an optional six-month extension. The award was modified on the current date to add FAR 52.222-90 (required paid leave policy) and exercises option year one. The originating solicitation was posted September 4, 2025, with a deadline of September 17, 2025, and was initially designated as a total small business set-aside before amendment to full and open competition.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE SAMPLE PROCESS | 140G0225Q0130 | Department of the Interior US Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants | Award Notice 2/2 | 9/22/25, 5:42 PM | |
COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE SAMPLE PROCESS | 140G0225Q0130 | Department of the Interior US Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants | Solicitation 1/2 | 9/4/25, 4:58 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $33.9k | 7/28/26 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $32.9k | 9/22/25 |