Purchase Order 140G0324P0035

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), through its Office of Acquisitions and Grants, awarded a $12,950 firm fixed price purchase order to Stark Thomas, doing business as Stark Fisheries Research, on November 29, 2023. The contract calls for zooplankton analyses to be performed at the contractor's laboratory facility in Fairbanks, Alaska, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2024. No small business set-aside was utilized for this procurement. Stark Fisheries Research is a sole proprietorship that has been registered in the federal System for Award Management since 2012 and specializes in providing zooplankton analysis services to support federal research initiatives.

This award represents part of a recurring relationship between the USGS and Stark Fisheries Research, which has received multiple prime contract awards for similar zooplankton sample analysis work ranging from $5,750 to $12,950 in value. The contractor's services support the USGS's natural resources and environmental research missions, particularly those focused on monitoring Alaska's aquatic ecosystems and populations. The recurring nature of these awards demonstrates the contractor's established capability to provide specialized zooplankton analysis services that are essential to the agency's ongoing scientific monitoring and research programs in the region.