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STATEMENT OF WORK

Implementation plan for the USGS ShakeAlert®

Earthquake Early Warning System in Nevada

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this Statement of Work is to engage the services of a firm to provide professional organizational services to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop a Technical Implementation Plan to determine the buildout required for ShakeAlert capabilities in Nevada.

ShakeAlert® is the Earthquake Early Warning System that is currently operating in California, Oregon and Washington by the USGS in collaboration with university partners.

The work will be guided by the USGS and background research and draft text for some sections of the plan will be provided by stakeholder groups and subject matter experts (at the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and the USGS) under the guidance of USGS and the contractor. The contractor will organize work packages, monitor progress, create a timeline for work, and ensure that the final plan is delivered on time. The plan must be delivered to Congress no later than January 30, 2028.

The plan will be modeled on the Revised Technical Implementation Plan for the ShakeAlert Production System—An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States (2018)3 and the Phase 1 Technical Implementation Plan for the Expansion of the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System to Alaska (2025)2.

2.0 BACKGROUND

Earthquakes are a national problem, with more than 143 million people exposed to potentially damaging shaking in the United States. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has estimated that the annualized loss from earthquakes nationwide is $14.7 billion per year.

$11.6 billion of those annualized loses come from California, Oregon, and Washington and $297 million from Nevada (Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2023)3.

Earthquake early warning (EEW) uses seismic data and central computing systems to detect earthquakes, estimate the area of strong shaking, and send alerts so that protective actions may be taken. An earthquake early warning system does not predict earthquakes, rather it detects earthquakes so quickly that an alert can reach some areas before strong shaking arrives. In a few seconds the system estimates the area that will be subject to potentially damaging ground-

1 https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2018/1155/ 2 https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2025/1003/ 3 https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_p-366-hazus-estimated-annualized-earthquake-losses-united-states.pdf https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2018/1155/ https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2025/1003/ https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_p-366-hazus-estimated-annualized-earthquake-losses-united-states.pdf https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_p-366-hazus-estimated-annualized-earthquake-losses-united-states.pdf

140G0326Q0073 5 of 27 shaking and publishes alert messages that are sent to people or systems in those areas prompting them to take protective actions. Locations near the epicenter may receive the warning too late but more distant locations will have more time to act. EEW requires dense networks of ground motion sensors close to the epicenter, fast reliable data telemetry infrastructure to deliver the data to processing centers, fast analysis and decision-making algorithms, and rapid alert delivery technologies.

Beginning in 2006 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) along with partner organizations has developed the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system for the highest risk areas of the United States: the West Coast states of California, Oregon, and Washington. The purpose of the system is to reduce the impact of earthquakes and save lives and property by providing alert messages to the public via existing mass notification technologies and to institutional users and commercial service providers to trigger automated, user-specific protective actions. The USGS published a Technical Implementation Plan for the ShakeAlert Production System: an Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States in 20144.

The plan and budget were revised in 20185. In 2022 Congress directed the USGS to “develop an implementation plan to be completed within two years in order to put Shake Alert/Earthquake Early Warning in Alaska”, and the resulting plan was published in 20256. In 2026 Congress directed the USGS “to develop a Technical Implementation Plan to determine the buildout required for ShakeAlert capabilities in other key western states, including Nevada.”

The ShakeAlert System now operates in the West Coast states of California, Oregon, and Washington as a single integrated system. It leverages the existing earthquake monitoring infrastructure and expertise of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) regional seismic networks (RSNs). The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) collects data for seismic stations in Washington and Oregon. Centers in northern California are located at the University of California, Berkeley, and the USGS Moffett Field campus, which operate jointly as the Northern California Seismic System (NCSS). The Southern California Seismic Network (SCSN) in Pasadena is jointly operated by Caltech and the USGS.

The original ShakeAlert Implementation Plan called for a total of 1,615 seismic stations in the three states, about 97% of which are completed and the balance should be completed by the end of 2026. The project uses high-rate, real-time data from Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers that are operated by USGS and other agencies. The West Coast project is a

4 Technical Implementation Plan for the ShakeAlert Production System: An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States, 2014.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20141097 5 Technical Implementation Plan for the ShakeAlert Production System: An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States, 2014.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20141097 6 Phase 1 Technical Implementation Plan for the Expansion of the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System to Alaska, 2025.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20251003 https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20141097 https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20141097 https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20251003

140G0326Q0073 6 of 27 collaboration of many organizations including the USGS, Caltech, UC Berkeley, the California Geological Survey, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, the University of Nevada, Reno, Central Washington University, and EarthScope. Dozens of public and private organizations and businesses are developing and deploying ShakeAlert-powered products and services, and seventeen organizations have received licenses to operate.

The ShakeAlert System became available to a limited number of beta users in 2012 and was “open for business” for use by public and private institutional “pilot” users on the West Coast in October 2018. The system was rolled out for public alerting in California on October 19, 2019, expanded to Oregon on March 11, 2021, and to Washington on May 4, 2021. Public mass alerting is done using authorized smartphone apps, integration with phones using the Android and iOS operating systems, and distribution via the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system. Under licenses from USGS, over a dozen organizations and companies have produced ShakeAlert implementations for their own use or for sale to clients including public announcement systems and automatic machine and infrastructure controls for transportation, utilities, residential buildings, fire stations, and other use cases.

3.0 SCOPE

This contract will provide professional expertise in project management, under USGS guidance, resulting in a written implementation plan and budget to deploy the USGS ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System in Nevada. The implementation plan will leverage existing ANSS sensor and telecommunications infrastructure, as well as the existing West Coast ShakeAlert system infrastructure.

Background research and much of the draft text, figures, and budget model will be contributed by stakeholder groups and subject matter experts under the guidance of USGS and the contractor. The contractor will organize work packages, monitor progress, enforce deadlines, and ensure that the deliverables are delivered on time. The near-final draft plan and associated budget document(s) are due on 8/1/2027 for internal USGS management review. Thereafter, the final versions of the completed plan and budget would be due 9/30/2027, or sooner.

Stakeholder contributions that require funding support will be paid by the USGS outside of this contract. The contractor shall furnish all other facilities, labor, and materials to provide goods/services in accordance with the terms and conditions and the specifications set forth herein. It is expected that all services can be provided remotely with no need for travel.

4.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

Toward Earthquake Early Warning in Nevada: Seismic Network Configuration and Warning Time Analysis, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2025) 115 (5): 2279-2294, 140G0326Q0073 7 of 27 https://doi.org/10.1785/0120250048

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) dictionary for the West Coast ShakeAlert system (can be provided upon request).

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) dictionary for the Alaska Phase 1 ShakeAlert system (can be provided upon request).

GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Developing and Managing Program Costs, https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-20-195g.pdf

Revised Technical Implementation Plan for the ShakeAlert Production System—An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States, 2018.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20181155

Phase 1 Technical Implementation Plan for the Expansion of the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System to Alaska, 2025, https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20251003

FEMA P-366, Hazus Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States, 2023, https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_p-366-hazus-estimated-annualized-earthquake-losses-united-states.pdf

2023 50-State Long-term National Seismic Hazard Model, 2024, https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/2023-50-state-long-term-national-seismic-hazard-model-0#overview

Nevada Mining Association, Earthquake Probability Maps, USGS Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 2022, https://www.nevadamining.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nevada_Earthquake_Probability_Maps.pdf

2018 Working Group on Nevada Seismic Hazards, https://nbmg.unr.edu/_docs/Earthquakes/NWG_Proceedings_2018.pdf

The ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System and the Federal Role, Congressional Research Service, 2025, https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/PDF/R47121/R47121.13.pdf

ShakeAlert web sites: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/shakealert/, https://www.shakealert.org/

Technical implementation plan for the ShakeAlert production system: an Earthquake Early Warning system for the West Coast of the United States, 2014.

https://doi.org/10.1785/0120250048 https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-20-195g.pdf https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20181155 https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20251003 https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_p-366-hazus-estimated-annualized-earthquake-losses-united-states.pdf https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_p-366-hazus-estimated-annualized-earthquake-losses-united-states.pdf https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/2023-50-state-long-term-national-seismic-hazard-model-0#overview https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/2023-50-state-long-term-national-seismic-hazard-model-0#overview https://www.nevadamining.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nevada_Earthquake_Probability_Maps.pdf https://www.nevadamining.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nevada_Earthquake_Probability_Maps.pdf https://nbmg.unr.edu/_docs/Earthquakes/NWG_Proceedings_2018.pdf https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/PDF/R47121/R47121.13.pdf https://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/shakealert/ https://www.shakealert.org/

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5.0 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

The contractor will organize work packages, monitor progress, create a timeline for work, and ensure that the final plan is delivered on time. The plan must be delivered to Congress no later than January 30, 2028.

The contractor will be guided by USGS throughout the course of the work. The scientific and technical contents of the plan will be provided primarily by subject matter experts and with input from stakeholders.

The tasks and sub-tasks to be performed are:

1. Data Gathering Phase - Gather information needed for completion of the deliverables from published sources, and interviews with stakeholders and subject matter experts.

a. Organize and assist with interviews with USGS ShakeAlert management about their expectations for the report.

b. Organize and assist with interviews with relevant seismic and geodetic networks (the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno; the Nevada Geodetic Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno; the EarthScope Network of the Americas; etc.).

c. Organize and conduct interviews with other partners and stakeholders in Nevada:

the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, the Nevada Office of Emergency Management / Homeland Security, and others.

d. Follow up to gather additional materials resulting from the interviews.

e. Organize interview materials in a manner and location selected by USGS.

f. Facilitate the USGS and the Nevada Seismological Laboratory’s efforts to produce an informal document outlining the fundamental parameters for EEW in Nevada including,

i. the populated areas to be covered

ii. the primary earthquake source areas

iii. the current distribution of seismic and geodetic stations

iv. the general design of the field sensor infrastructure, including telemetry systems

v. the computer architecture model by which it will be integrated with the existing ShakeAlert System

vi. the scope of education and training to maximize the effectiveness of the system

vii. any considerations particular to an implementation in Nevada

2. Analysis Phase – based on Data Gathering Phase and working with technical subject matter experts

a. Facilitate the development, analysis and justification for selection of the areas of Nevada where EEW would be cost effective that represents a consensus of the USGS, State and other key stakeholders and is based on the seismic hazard and

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b. Facilitate the development of a sensor network infrastructure plan that leverages existing ANSS sensor and telecommunications infrastructure.

c. Facilitate a determination as to whether the current West Coast ShakeAlert data processing infrastructure is capable of being leveraged for Nevada.

i. If not, then facilitate the development of a Data Processing infrastructure plan that extends the ShakeAlert System to Nevada.

d. Facilitate the development of a Communication, Education, and Outreach plan for

Nevada that is integrated with ShakeAlert.

3. Drafting the Implementation Plan (can be done concurrently with the Budget)

a. Distribute writing assignments to stakeholders and SMEs as appropriate and enforce deadlines for completion.

b. Facilitate the drafting of the Implementation Plan text by subject matter experts.

4. Facilitate the work of subject matter experts in developing the Implementation Plan Budget (can be done concurrently with the Plan), distribute assignments and enforce deadlines for completion. The budget will include:

a. The capital cost to build and upgrade existing infrastructure (seismic, geodetic, telemetry, data processing, alert distribution) to support ShakeAlert operations including,

i. to upgrade existing earthquake monitoring infrastructure or build new infrastructure to provide ground motion data to the system.

ii. to upgrade or build networking and data acquisition infrastructure.

1. if necessary, to upgrade or build data processing infrastructure.

iii. ensure the USGS and partner-developed WBS dictionary for Nevada is consistent with best practices in the GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide and with the WBS dictionaries for the ShakeAlert West Coast and Alaska systems.

iv. a budget breakdown consistent with the pre-existing WBS dictionary.

b. The long-term cost of operation, maintenance, and improvement of the proposed system, and will account for the existing sources of funding and support for earthquake networks in Nevada.

c. The ongoing cost for execution of the communication, education, and outreach plan.

d. The ongoing cost to support research to improve the system in Nevada.

The Implementation Plan document will be based on the 2018 Revised Technical Implementation plan for ShakeAlert and the 2025 Phase 1 Technical Implementation Plan for the Expansion of the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System to Alaska, be suitable for publication as a USGS Open-File Report, and will include the following elements:

• Executive Summary

• Introduction

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• Purpose and Scope of the Plan

• Overview of Nevada tectonics, seismic hazard, and earthquake risk including population infrastructure at risk

• Analysis and determination of the areas of Nevada where EEW would be cost effective

• Description and analysis of the current infrastructure, including seismic and geodetic monitoring networks and data telecommunications to return data for central processing.

• Description of an architecture for incorporating Nevada EEW requirements into the data processing by the ShakeAlert System

• Description and analysis of existing capabilities for mass notification

• Plans to improve all infrastructure to support EEW

• Plan for public education and training to maximize the effectiveness of EEW including analysis of considerations particular to Nevada

• Analysis of companies and organizations that would be likely to become ShakeAlert licensed operators

• A summary of the Implementation Plan Budget

5.The detailed Implementation Plan Budget will be a separate document and include a WBS dictionary and be consistent with best practices as detailed in the GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide.

6.0 DELIVERABLES

Regular status meeting: Contractor shall coordinate and report progress through regular monthly status meetings with the Technical Liaison. Additional meetings may be required. These reports shall discuss work addressed; progress made, problems encountered, and work remaining. The reports or meetings will also address hours/costs in relation to the budgets and milestone plans.

The required work will be updated, and specific deadlines restated by the Technical Liaison, as necessary. Invoices for services shall document the hours spent by labor category and hours/costs incurred for the period.

The Technical Liaison and Contractor will together establish reasonable estimated dates for completion of tasks, subtasks, and interim milestones. Additionally, the parties will establish contract spend-down estimates which parallel the agreed task/interim milestone schedules. In any case, the Contractor shall show reasonable and steady progress as described in regular status meetings. The Technical Liaison will document instances of unacceptable work or unreasonably slow progress, which may, at the option of the Government, be grounds for contract cancellation.

There will be two final products (due 8/1/2027):

1) a written implementation plan document suitable for publication as a USGS Open-File

Report that includes a summary of the project budget; and

2) a detailed estimated budget with a WBS dictionary that is consistent with best practices in the GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide and with the existing WBS

140G0326Q0073 11 of 27 dictionaries for the ShakeAlert West Coast System and Phase 1 Alaska expansion.

In addition to the two final products noted above, near-final draft versions of these two products will be delivered approximately 45 days prior to the final deadlines (i.e., 6/17/2027), to allow time for internal USGS management review in advance of finalizing the documents to be presented to Congress.

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(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers.

• Corporate experience and experience of key personnel and/or subcontractors. Candidate(s) must have at least three (3) years of experience of relevant work as related to the SOW.

• Oral presentations (if selected as high confidence rating)

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“Experience” is the degree to and frequency with which you have performed similar work before. Recent and relevant experience is preferred.

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“Past performance” is the measure of how well you have performed similar work before. Recent and relevant past performance is preferred. Please submit at least three references with contact information.

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Experience and past performance are more important factors, when combined, when compared to price.

We will select for award the prospective contractor whose quotation conforming to this solicitation will be most advantageous to the USGS.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

USGS will conduct a 2-step Advisory Selection procedure to minimize time and costs for all parties. Prospective vendors will submit their capability statements and provide information regarding previous experience planning projects with relevance to our project (see instructions below). USGS will evaluate the capabilities and experience to identify firms which are evaluated as the best-suited in terms of capabilities and experience in the Step 1 evaluation. The best suited will be advised to continue to Step 2; and the others will be advised that based on information submitted in Step 1, they are not among the “best-suited” and are advised not to continue to Step

2. Firms advised not to continue to Step 2 may nonetheless elect to continue to Step 2 if they so choose to do so, recognizing that their chances to be selected for award are low considering that experience is the most important factor in the evaluation.

After the advisory notices are issued, the oral presentation(s) will be scheduled with the offerors deemed best suited from Step 1 (or those who elect to continue to Step 2 notwithstanding their advisory notification).

The purpose of the advisory two-step process and the oral presentation component is to minimize the time and expense for all parties involved, and to accelerate and simplify the proposal and evaluation process.

Submission Instructions:

Step 1:

-Submit firm capabilities statement (up to four pages). This may be an existing document or tailored to our requirement at offeror’s option.

-Submit at least 2, but no more than 4 relevant experience examples (see experience submission format information below). Do not submit experience for projects with little or no relevance to our requirement. Experience example form (below) submissions are limited to 3 pages each.

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-Optional – submit samples of work product from cited experience examples above, redacted if necessary (no page limit).

-Submit your labor rates for the associated labor categories you anticipate will be utilized on this order. (This is preliminary and will be updated/refined during Step 2).

Step 2:

-Oral Presentations (virtual – no travel involved). Presentations will be in approximately

1.5 hour blocks per offeror, generally organized as follows:

A. 5 mins – Introductions: vendor introductions (presenter(s) and/or other significant contributors who would be working on the project).

B. 35 mins – Presentation: vendor presentation of your organization, philosophy, methods, typical deliverables, etc., including time spent addressing the Scenario noted below.

C. 10 mins – Short Q&A: (if necessary) selection committee Q&A (short answer to specific inquiries or clarification of presentation statements).

D. 15 mins – Gov’t Caucus: selection committee caucus E. 15-25 mins – Selected Dialog: (if necessary) Further dialog following gov’t caucus where selection committee may request added detail or clarification from vendor’s presentation.

F. Note: total time 90 minutes max

-Presentations: Firm/personnel information. For the presentation, there is a total of 35 minutes available. You may divide this time as you see fit to put your best foot forward. An important component of the exercise will be your presentation addressing the questions and topics we have highlighted noted below.

In addition, as part of your 35-minute allotment, you are free to present other information about your firm’s organization, philosophy, methods, previous technical engagements, etc. that you feel would be germane in considering your firm for award. (Recall that you have already submitted “capability and experience” information in Step 1 of the RFQ, so the persuasive value of reprising the same information may be limited. On the other hand, pointing out noteworthy aspects that may not be obvious within what you previously provided, or citing particularly relevant or demonstrated competency(ies) as they would directly apply to this project may be worthwhile to hear about.

The EEW Plan project’s Review Panel is looking forward to meeting with your team. As a part of your 35-minute presentation, we’d like to ask you to give the Panel information about how you would conduct the project and your intended approach using the guidance provided below.

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Presentation Guidance:

Notes: 1 – If the staff member(s) whom you plan to have work on this project are currently on your team and available, we would appreciate having them present your firm’s planned approach within their area(s) of expertise.

2 – It is not necessary to present your approach in the order we have listed the topics/questions below, so long as the topics/questions are addressed. You may present your approach in a way that provides the best “flow” for a logical and cohesive presentation of your approach to the project that will persuade us of your expertise/abilities and raise our confidence in your probability for success.

Methods and Approach Questions/Issues:

The contract will be ~15 months of performance. Given what you know now from the solicitation materials, documents, and references provided in our RFQ:

o Please present a tentative workable performance schedule for developing the Nevada EEW implementation plan with budget deliverables.

o What are the primary challenges you see to successful completion of this contract?

o How do you intend to address those challenges?

o Why do you think your proposed schedule for accomplishing this contract will be successful?

o How will you manage your level of effort across the various phases to ensure the project is completed on time and on budget?

o Do you anticipate challenges because of the unusual scientific and technical aspects of this project? How might these be addressed or mitigated?

-Further instructions for the vendor presentation will be provided following the Step 1 Advisory notices, and presentation schedule commitments. Presentations will be scheduled approximately one week after advisory notices and presentation instructions are provided.

-Pricing-Submit a final labor category pricing spreadsheet as instructed with Step 2 instructions on the day of your oral presentation.

-Resume(s) of key personnel to be assigned to the project, along with statement of relevance to our project (if not apparent from the resume) and a commitment statement to the project for the person identified.

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Experience Submission Format (Provide the information noted below as indicated. Expand as necessary, but total submission per project not to exceed 3 pages. Submit in pdf format or MS-word format).

1. Customer/Client:

2. Customer Point of Contact (name, phone, email):

3. Name of Project:

4. Contract/Order Number:

5. Period of Performance (PoP):

Total Contract/Engagement Dollar Amount: $ Of which, Approx Dollars Performed by Your Firm:

Approx Dollars Performed by Subcontractors/Outside Consultants:

Description of Project. (i.e., objectives, work performed, key deliverables, time-frames, etc.)

Description of Relevance to Our Requirement. (describe how the above project is relevant to our requirement, and in particular how this experience will inform our work, and how the experience might benefit USGS if your firm was chosen to perform our requirement).

< End of Project description - submissions beyond 3 pages will not be reviewed/considered >

Attachment(s) - Sample Work Product: (no page limit) Provide / attach any samples of delivered work product (redacted if necessary) that would support your descriptions of the project above, and in particular your description of relevance or applicability to our project. (e.g., implementation or project plan documents you produced along with (as applicable) budget formulation documents that would contribute to USGS level of confidence in your experience or would otherwise enhance our opinion of your ability to successfully complete our project).

(End of Provision)

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52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

The following clauses are incorporated by reference, with fill-ins noted where appropriate:

52.204-13 – System for Award Management-Maintenance (March 2026) 52.212-4 – Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (March 2026) 52.204-19- Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015).

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) ( 31 U.S.C.

3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) ( 31 U.S.C. 3553).

52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

X 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (NOV 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

__ 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 3509)).

X 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023) ( 41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see FAR 3.900(a).

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-19#FAR_52_203_19 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.209-10#FAR_52_209_10 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.232-40#FAR_52_232_40 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/31/3903 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/31/3903 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/10/3801 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.233-3#FAR_52_233_3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.233-4#FAR_52_233_4 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-6#FAR_52_203_6 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/10/4655 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-13#FAR_52_203_13 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-17#FAR_52_203_17 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/41/4712 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/3.900#FAR_3_900

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X 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (Pub. L.

109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

X 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

X 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (NOV 2021) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (OCT 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) ( 15 U.S.C. 657a).

X (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-6.

__ (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-7.

X 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (FEB 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (SEP 2023) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (JUN 2020) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (SEP 2023) of 52.219-9.

__ (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (MAR 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-13.

X 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637s).

__ 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (SEP 2021) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ 52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program (FEB 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 657f).

X (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (FEB 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

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__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

__ 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women- Owned Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (OCT 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (SEP 2021) ( 15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

X 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O.11755).

X 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (MAR 2026).

X (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-35.

X (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) ( 29 U.S.C. 793).

__ (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-36.

X 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

_ 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O.

13496).

X (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2025) ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2015) of 52.222-50 ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (MAY 2022) (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

__ (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) ( 42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAY 2008) of 52.223-9 ( 42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (MAY 2024) ( 42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq.).

__ 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (MAY 2024) ( 42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq.).

X 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) ( 7 U.S.C.

8102, 42 U.S.C. 6962, 42 U.S.C. 8259b, and 42 U.S.C. 7671l).

__ (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

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