The University of California, Irvine (UCI) received a $94,905 firm fixed-price purchase order for radiocarbon analyses, with modifications to increase sample capacity and de-obligate expired funds. The contract, awarded September 7, 2022, has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027, and is being performed in Irvine, California. This award was issued by a civilian federal agency's Office of Acquisitions and Grants and does not utilize a set-aside designation. The work aligns with UCI's established expertise in radiocarbon dating services, which the university has previously performed for the U.S. Geological Survey and other federal agencies on paleoseismological and landslide sample analysis projects valued between $44,000 and $83,000.
As a prominent public research institution and Land Grant College, UCI brings substantial laboratory analysis and specialized research capabilities to this contract. The university's track record demonstrates extensive federal contracting experience across multiple scientific and engineering disciplines, including biomedical research, materials science, and advanced analytical services. The radiocarbon analyses purchase order represents one component of UCI's broader federal research portfolio, which encompasses major grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense, as well as a $2.0 million Other Transaction Indefinite Delivery Vehicle with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the FM-DEMIRA program awarded in 2025.
Generated 2/8/26, 2:09 AM