Purchase Order 140G0325P0179
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- 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....
- 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 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....
- This federal contract award was issued by the Office of Acquisitions and Grants, a civilian agency within the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to Northern Arizona University (NAU) for $24,205.00. The contract is for radiocarbon analyses using the Mini Carbon Dating System (MICADAS) on small plant macrofossil samples collected from lakes along the West Coast of the United States and Alaska. The contract has a period of performance ending on September 30, 2027. The original solicitation was...
- This $95,400 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Office of Acquisitions and Grants, a civilian agency, to the Berkeley Geochronology Center, a non-profit research institution. The contract supports the United States Geological Survey's geological survey and research efforts by providing uranium-lead dating of zircon minerals using thermal ionization mass spectrometry from September 2023 through March 2029. This U-Pb zircon CA-TIMS geochronology work contributes to the USGS's...
- The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a purchase order to Washington State University on September 15, 2025, for isotope analysis of garnet samples, with a ceiling value of $20,628.00. Work is performed in Pullman, Washington. The order requires isotope dilution analyses using multi-collector ICPMS equipment to determine the timing of metamorphism and deformation in metamorphic rock samples from Michigan's Upper Peninsula, processing and analyzing whole rock and garnet aliquots per sample using...
- 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,...
- The U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Acquisitions and Grants, issued a purchase order on May 12, 2026, to Kevin Arizmendi for sediment core subsampling, processing, and preparation for radiocarbon analysis, with a ceiling value of $86,000 under a Total Small Business set-aside. Work will be performed at the USGS Pacific Coastal & Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California. The contractor will subsample, process, and prepare up to 400 marine and lacustrine sediment core samples...
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 samples for both Beryllium-10 and Aluminum-26 using Accelerator Mass Spectrometry. Data continuity is critical; new results must be established against prior Beryllium-10 analyses using identical laboratory protocols, blanks, and standards. The contractor will deliver analysis results within one year of sample submission, including detailed spreadsheets with sample weights, standards, isotope ratios, and laboratory errors. This was a sole-source acquisition under simplified procedures for commercial items, issued under NAICS 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services).
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Cosmogenic radionuclide analyses services | 140G0325Q0166 | Department of the Interior US Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants | Special Notice 1/1 | 7/10/25, 6:04 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P00001 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $56.1k | 6/16/26 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $54.3k | 8/19/25 |