B09_Q_A_Silica_Sampling_Burning_Man_0001.docx
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- SILICA TESTING BURNING MAN EVENT 2025
- Solicitation number
- 140L3925Q0063
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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) addendum for Solicitation 140L3925Q0063, addressing specific details for a Silica Sampling project at the Burning Man 2025 event. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada Region is seeking a contractor to provide personal air sampling pumps and conduct silica testing, with sampling to occur from 8/25/25 to 9/4/25, and active testing from 8/28/25 to 8/30/25. Key specifications include supplying ten sampling pumps, using third-party shipping companies for equipment and sample transport, and performing laboratory analysis specifically for quartz as the regulated respirable crystalline silica (RCS). The contractor will not need to provide on-site personnel, and the total sample count is 30 samples over the entire sampling period, including field blanks.
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Solicitation 140L3925Q0063 – Silica Sampling for Burning Man 2025 Amendment 0001 – Questions and Answers
1. The SOW states the contractor will supply personal air sampling pumps. How many of these pumps are required?
a. Ten pumps are required.
2. Is the contractor permitted to use third-party shipping companies to send pumps, media and samples to and from their facility?
a. Yes, third-party shipping companies are allowed.
3. Will sampling be required daily throughout the period of performance, including weekends, or only on specific days?
a. BLM staff will be using the equipment on 8/28/25 – 8/30/25 (including Saturday). The equipment will only be needed from 8/25/25 – 9/4/25.
4. Will field staff be stationed on-site at the event, or commuting from off-site accommodations?
a. No contractor personnel are needed for field staffing.
5. If on-site, will electric and water access be available?
a. Please see answer to #4.
6. How many individuals or work tasks need to be represented in the sampling? The SOW references 30 samples—should we interpret this as 30 total over the two-week period, or 30 per day?
a. 30 samples total over the sampling period.
7. Does the sample count include field blanks as per standard protocol?
a. Yes, that includes blanks.
8. Would the BLM like to have the laboratory analysis for all three of the regulated RCS (quartz, cristobalite, and tridymite) or just quartz as the most common RCS found in sand?
a. Laboratory analysis for quartz only.
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