Geophysical Studies Government Contracts

PSC B518 Service code

Code facts

Spend category
Professional Services Management Advisory Services
Contract obligations
$491,581 In FY2025

PSC codes and definitions come from the GSA PSC Manual and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Market summary

Open opportunities
0 4 notices posted in the last 90 days
Contract awards
9 In the last 12 months
Obligated
$4,226,717 In the last 12 months, net of deobligations

Top buying agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Air Force Department of Defense $2,012,388
2 Department of Homeland Security $1,236,467
3 Department of Agriculture $640,000
4 Department of the Army Department of Defense $376,838
5 Environmental Protection Agency $70,682
6 Department of Justice $3,300

Top contractors by obligations

Rank Contractor Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Brackish Consulting LLC $2,012,388
2 Kfs, LLC $1,236,467
3 Collier Consulting, Inc. $640,000
4 Degrove Surveyors, Inc. $257,628
5 Green Country Testing, Incorporated $112,160
6 Exploration Instruments LLC $70,682
7 Building & Earth Sciences, Inc. $8,000
8 Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC $3,300

Contract opportunities

No notices under PSC B518 are open now. These are the newest.

Notice Posted Due
GPR Survey Solicitation · Forest Service
Remote Sensing/Geophysical Survey GPR Pre-Solicitation · Forest Service
Groundwater Transfer and Injection Project - Oxford, MS Award Notice · Agricultural Research Service · 1232SA26Q0854 —
Groundwater Transfer and Injection Project - Oxford, MS Solicitation · Agricultural Research Service · 1232SA26Q0854
2024 California NAIP3D Remote Sensing Imagery - Intent to Sole Source Special Notice · Forest Service
New Mexico Tech Research and Development of Optical Flow Imaging Analysis Pre-Solicitation · Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR)
Geotechnical Engineering Services for a new water storage Tank, Wyandotte, OK Award Notice · Indian Health Service · 75H71125P00117 —
Geotechnical Engineering Services for a new water storage Tank, Wyandotte, OK Solicitation · Indian Health Service · 246-25-Q-0024r1
Geotechnical Engineering Services for a new water storage tank Wyandotte, Oklahoma Solicitation · Indian Health Service
Structural surveys in a U. S Government Property located in Paris, France Solicitation · US Embassy Paris (DOS)
Subsurface Soil/Groundwater Sampling Eielson AFB Award Notice · Office of Research and Development (EPA) · 68HE0B24Q0196 —
CA ERFO NP SEKI 2023-2(2) Crystal Cave Road Geophysics Solicitation · Federal Highway Administration
Subsurface Soil/Groundwater Sampling Eielson AFB Solicitation · Office of Research and Development (EPA) · 68HE0B24Q0196
GSHP Washington Solicitation · Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Navy)
AZ SAN bernadino NWR geomorphology sediment study Pre-Solicitation · Fish and Wildlife Service
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Logging Services Award Notice · Office of Research and Development (EPA) —
sUAS Aeromagnetic Surveys of Two Subareas within Stonewall Jackson Lake, Lewis County, West Virginia Solicitation · National Energy Technology Lab
Vessel strike risk to rice's whale-GOM Special Notice · Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Early Warning System Support for BIA OTS DWP Pre-Solicitation · Central Office (BIA)
HAMP 326087 - Archeological Geophysical Survey Award Notice · National Office (NPS) —
GPR Utility Location Services Solicitation · Air Education and Training Command (USAF) · FA488723Q0050
GPR Utility Location Services Pre-Solicitation · Air Education and Training Command (USAF) · FA488723Q0050
Geolocation Services Special Notice · MICC Fort Hood
Direction Finding and Geolocation Services Solicitation · MICC Fort Hood · W9115123Q0002
Direction Finding and Geolocation Services Pre-Solicitation · MICC Fort Hood · W91123Q0001
RFI- Processing Geophysical Data Lake Iceberg, AK Pre-Solicitation · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS)
Terrestrial lidar archeology project at fort neces Solicitation · Northeast Region (NPS)
Notice of Intent to Sole Source GIS Support Services Special Notice · ENDIST Philadelphia (USACE)
Borehole geophysical services Pre-Solicitation · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS)
NM inventory of abandoned mine sites Solicitation · New Mexico Region (BLM)
Geophysical survey of 20 acres site in Sheridan County, Kansas Solicitation · Farm Production and Conservation · 12FPC122R0004F
ICESat-2 Airborne Lidar Survey Pre-Solicitation · Goddard Space Center
Geophysical survey of 20 acres site in Sheridan County, Kansas Solicitation · Farm Production and Conservation · 12FPC122R0004
McNary Dam Gudgeon Anchor GPR Geophysical Surveying Award Notice · ENDIST Walla Walla (USACE) · W912EF22P5023 —
McNary Dam Gudgeon Anchor GPR Geophysical Surveying Award Notice · ENDIST Walla Walla (USACE) · W912EF22Q0028 —
Utility Locating Services at BARC and US National Arboretum Award Notice · Northeast Area (FRIID) · 12305B22Q0037 —
Utility Locating Services at BARC and US National Arboretum Solicitation · Northeast Area (FRIID) · 12305B22Q0037
Purchase and develop zone of influence simulation models for groundwater wells 4 quarterly sampling Special Notice · Office of Naval Research (SECNAV)
McNary Dam Gudgeon Anchor GPR Geophysical Surveying Solicitation · ENDIST Walla Walla (USACE) · 22Q0028
McNary Dam Gudgeon Anchor GPR Geophysical Surveying Pre-Solicitation · ENDIST Walla Walla (USACE) · 22Q0028
Borehole geophysical logging service Special Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS)
PVU Injection Well Evaluation 2021 Award Notice · Bureau of Reclamation · 140R4021Q0030 —
Buffalo District Indefinite Delivery – Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for Geotechnical Engineering Services Award Notice · ENDIST Buffalo (USACE) · W912P421D0002 —
Buffalo District Indefinite Delivery – Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for Geotechnical Engineering Services Award Notice · ENDIST Buffalo (USACE) · W912P421D0001 —
PVU Injection Well Evaluation 2021 Solicitation · Bureau of Reclamation · 140R4021Q0030
Borehole geophysical logging for (2) sites in LA C Award Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) —
Borehole geophysical logging at (2) sites in LA me Solicitation · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS)
Electrical ResistanceTomography Survey and Report Solicitation · Northeast Region (NPS)
PFAS Remedial Investigations for Cannon AFB, NM and Hill AFB, UT Award Notice · ENDIST Albuquerque (USACE) —
IDIQ for Reprocessing of vintage 2-D Seismic Refle Award Notice · Bureau of Ocean Energy Management —
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Recent contract awards

Award Awarded Obligated
STEM10 profiler+ and accessories 68HERL27P0030 · Exploration Instruments LLC · Environmental Protection Agency $70,682
Provide services to evaluate and assess new and emerging technology perform technical project management activities… 70B01C26F00001111 · Kfs, LLC · Customs and Border Protection $390,622
Site selection and most probable cost estimation for the groundwater transfer and injection project (GTIP) phase 2 1232SA26P0700 · Collier Consulting, Inc. · Central Program Planning Coordination and Support (ARS) $640,000
Services to evaluate and assess new and emerging technology perform technical project management activities to… 70B01C26F00000510 · Kfs, LLC · Customs and Border Protection $750,573
Contract no. W912EP25D0003, middle RIO grande valley aerial lidar W912EP26FA080 · Degrove Surveyors, Inc. · ENDIST Jacksonville (USACE) $257,628
A highly qualified vendor that can provide personnel with on-ground experience in arabian peninsula, the levant with an… H9227726PE005 · Brackish Consulting LLC · US Special Operations Command $2,012,388
Provide technical project management services, equipment, and expertise to update, fabricate, and test a new test… 70B01C26F00000135 · Kfs, LLC · Customs and Border Protection $99,218
Semi-annual sampling events, environmental laboratory analytical services for open burn/open detonation (OB/OD)… W519TC26PA026 · Green Country Testing, Incorporated · Department of the Army $112,160
Detect main water leak on compound 15B30126P00000049 · Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC · United States Penitentiary Atlanta (BOP) $3,300

Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $70,682
FY2026 $4,155,084
FY2025 $491,581
FY2024 $10,937,038
FY2023 $7,912,071
Rank NAICS code Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 541360 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services $3,956,298
2 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services $257,628
3 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services $119,210

Contract obligations by state

Rank Place of performance Obligated, last 12 months Share
1 Virginia $1,236,467
2 Mississippi $640,000
3 New Mexico $257,628
4 Oklahoma $120,160
5 District of Columbia $70,682
6 Georgia $3,300

Shares are of everything obligated under PSC B518 in the last 12 months before deobligations, including work performed abroad or with no place of performance on record.

Quick answers

What is PSC B518?

PSC B518 is Geophysical Studies, a service code in PSC B, Special Studies/Analysis, Not R&D.

How many government contracts for geophysical studies are there?

4 notices under PSC B518 were posted in the last 90 days, and none are open now. Federal agencies awarded 9 contracts under PSC B518 in the last 12 months, obligating $4,226,717.

How much do federal agencies spend under PSC B518?

Federal contracts under PSC B518 obligated $491,581 in fiscal year 2025 and $23,566,457 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

Who are the largest contractors under PSC B518?

The contractors with the most obligated under PSC B518 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Brackish Consulting LLC ($2,012,388); Kfs, LLC ($1,236,467); and Collier Consulting, Inc. ($640,000).

Which agencies buy the most under PSC B518?

The agencies that obligated the most under PSC B518 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Air Force ($2,012,388), Department of Homeland Security ($1,236,467) and Department of Agriculture ($640,000).

Which NAICS codes are used with PSC B518?

The NAICS codes with the most obligated under PSC B518 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are 541360 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services, 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services and 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services.

Where is the work under PSC B518 performed?

By place of performance, the states with the most contract obligations under PSC B518 over the last 12 months are Virginia ($1,236,467), Mississippi ($640,000) and New Mexico ($257,628).

What is the latest contract opportunity under PSC B518?

The latest contract opportunity under PSC B518 is GPR Survey, solicitation from Forest Service, posted October 16, 2026.

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