The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Zirchron LLC, a minority-owned and Hispanic American-owned business, for mineral separation services to support future geochronology and isotopic tracer investigations. The contract has a potential value of $200,000.00 and a period of performance through May 14, 2029.
The contracted services involve processing rock and sediment samples to individual mineral separates based on size, density, and magnetic properties. This supports the USGS's understanding of the timing, style, and extent of geologic processes, such as magmatism, as well as regional stratigraphic correlations and sedimentary provenance investigations. The contractor must have the capability to receive, process, and return the mineral separates, as well as provide a detailed report, within a five-week timeframe. This requirement was originally market researched through a sources sought notice under NAICS code 213114, with a small business size standard of $41.0M in average annual receipts, but the subsequent contract award was unrestricted.
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