The Department of the Interior US Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Grayds Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for a Telemetry System Improvements Project. The contract, valued at $92,232.60, is for an independent assessment of the communication systems used by the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system, with the goal of developing a plan to improve the reliability and robustness of the system. The contract is a total small business set-aside and the work will be performed at the vendor's facility. Grayds Inc. is an experienced federal contractor, having been awarded over $5 million in contracts from various agencies for communication infrastructure services, and holds a $99 million single-award indefinite delivery contract from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command for global construction services in support of communication facilities and infrastructure.