The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a civilian agency within the Department of the Interior, has awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued up to $13,000,000 to SGS Canada Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for chemical analysis of geological materials. The IDIQ contract, awarded in July 2024 with a period of performance through January 2030, enables the USGS to issue firm fixed price delivery orders for specialized analytical services as needed to support the agency's research and analysis mission. Under this vehicle, SGS Canada Inc. provides comprehensive chemical analysis of a wide range of geological samples, including plants, waters, soils, sediments, and rocks, to identify inorganic constituents. The USGS has extensively utilized this IDIQ, awarding multiple delivery orders collectively amounting to over $1.5 million of the contract's ceiling value. This arrangement provides the USGS with flexible and efficient access to SGS Canada's specialized analytical capabilities, enabling rapid response to the agency's evolving research needs in earth sciences. No small business set-aside provisions were included in the award.
The IDIQ contract was competed through a full and open solicitation process, with an opportunity posted in March 2024 and proposals due in April 2024. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541380 for testing laboratories up to $19 million in size. While the incumbent contractor has provided these services for several years, the new IDIQ allows the USGS to continue accessing SGS Canada's expertise in geochemical analysis and environmental testing to support its scientific understanding of the Earth.
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