Blanket Purchase Agreement 140G0225A0001

This Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) was awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Acquisitions and Grants to Jonah Ventures, LLC, a small business limited liability company, to provide environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis services. The BPA has a 5-year period of performance from February 10, 2025 through February 9, 2030 and a ceiling value of $250,000.

Under this single-award BPA, Jonah Ventures will perform metabarcoding analysis of macroinvertebrate communities and fecal source tracking via quantitative PCR on eDNA samples collected from 6 stream locations in Johnson County, Kansas. The services include DNA extraction, PCR amplification, sequencing, and bioinformatic processing to reconstruct biodiversity profiles, which will support a USGS study comparing current macroinvertebrate communities to historical data to assess stream health. Key personnel must include a Laboratory Manager, and Jonah Ventures must provide sampling kits, maintain chain-of-custody, and store raw data. Orders under $2,500 will be processed via government purchase card, while larger orders will use the Treasury's Internet Payment Platform.