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VOLCANIC TEPHRA SAMPLE ANALYSIS Federal contract opportunity
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140G0326Q0154
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Department of the Interior US Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants

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This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for volcanic tephra sample analysis services issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Alaska Science Center. The solicitation is not a small business set-aside and is for commercial items prepared under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12. The USGS requires mineral separation, LA-ICPMS spot analyses, and CA-ID-TIMS analyses on seven bulk tephra samples from Cretaceous marine strata on Alaska's North Slope to determine absolute ages critical for petroleum source rock geology interpretation. The work must be completed within 180 days of sample receipt, with performance estimated to begin July 15, 2026, and end September 30, 2027. All services are to be performed at the contractor's laboratory.

The RFQ requires the contractor to separate zircon from bulk tephra samples, conduct screening using laser-ablation inductively-coupled-plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) with 50 spot analyses per sample, and perform high-precision U-Pb geochronology using chemical-abrasion isotope-dilution thermal-ionization mass spectrometry (CA-ID-TIMS) with 6 grain analyses per sample. The contractor must demonstrate expertise through a PhD in geology, geochemistry, or similar field with demonstrated expertise in U and Pb isotope analysis by CA-ID-TIMS and U-Pb geochronology of zircon. Quotations are due by July 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time and must be submitted electronically to elizabeth_adam@ios.doi.gov. Evaluation factors include experience of key personnel, technical capability, past performance, and price, with experience and past performance weighted more heavily than price. Contractors must provide resumes, work plans, references, and System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Identification Entity (UEI) information. The RFQ is subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards Statute, and payment must be submitted through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP).

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REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER)

THIS RFQ IS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

15. DATE OF QUOTATION

16. SIGNER

a. NAME (Type or print)

c. TITLE (Type or print)

b. TELEPHONE

AREA CODE

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STANDARD FORM 18 (REV. 6/1995)

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9. DESTINATION

a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE

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7. DELIVERY

FOB DESTINATION

OTHER

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10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO THE

ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5a ON OR BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (Date)

IMPORTANT: This is a request for information and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5a. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or service. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotation must be completed by the quoter.

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

ITEM NUMBER

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NUMBER PERCENTAGE

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c. COUNTY

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO

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UNDER BDSA REG. 2

AND/OR DMS REG. 1

RATING

5a. ISSUED BY 6. DELIVER BY (Date)

NAME TELEPHONE NUMBER

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c. CITY

5b. FOR INFORMATION CALL (NO COLLECT CALLS)

4210 University Drive

USGS OAG SACRAMENTO ACQUISITION BR.

MODOC HALL, CSUS

3020 STATE UNIVERSITY DRIVE EAST

SACRAMENTO CA 95819-6027

0044048680140G0326Q0154

Elizabeth Adam

278-9441 USGS Alaska Science Center

99508

07/01/2026

07/09/2026 1000 PD

09/30/2027

Anchorage

AK

REQUEST FOR QUOTE

VOLCANIC TEPHRA SAMPLE ANALYSIS

INTRODUCTION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

DESCRIPTION

The US Geological Survey (USGS) Alaska

Science Center (ASC), requires mineral separation, LA-ICPMS spot analyses, and

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OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

ITEM NO.

(A)

QUANTITY

(C)

NSN 7540-01-152-8067

140G0326Q0154

CA-ID-TIMS analyses as described in the attached Statement of Work (SOW).

RELEVANT INFORMATION

The North American Industry Classification

System (NAICS) code 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services and associated size standard $19.0 million applies to this announcement, along with Product Service Code B517 Special Studies

/ Analysis, Geological.

All services will be performed at the contractor's laboratory.

This service is subject to the Service Contract

Labor Standards Statute.

QUESTIONS

All questions must be sent directly to elizabeth_adam@ios.doi.gov by Monday, July 6, 2026, at 10:00am PD.

SUBMISSION OF QUOTES

Quotes shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to the Contracting

Officer at elizabeth_adam@ios.doi.gov. All quote documents required by this solicitation must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than Thursday, July 9, 2026, at

10:00am PD. Quotes submitted by hardcopy or any web portal shall not be accepted or considered

EVALUATION OF QUOTES

Quotes will be evaluated by Tradeoff.

Evaluation factors include Experience of Key

Personnel, Technical Capability, Price, and

Past Performance. See Provision 52.212-2 for details.

Offerors are to include a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation as seen in the Evaluation

Factors (see Attachment). This may include resumes or CV, references, or other documents, if necessary

ESTIMATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

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CONTINUATION SHEET

REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGES

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

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AMOUNT

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OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

ITEM NO.

(A)

QUANTITY

(C)

NSN 7540-01-152-8067

140G0326Q0154

July 15, 2026, through September 30, 2027

Offerors shall return the following:

Signed SF-18

Firm, fixed price quote

Technical information including work plan, CV, experience, past performance, references

System for Award Management (SAM) Unique

Identification Entity (UEI)

Attached Pages:

Statement of Work

Clauses and Provisions

00010 Volcanic tephra samples

Product/Service Code: B517

Product/Service Description: SPECIAL

STUDIES/ANALYSIS- GEOLOGICAL

Period of Performance: 07/15/2026 to

09/30/2027

Solicitation POC:

Elizabeth Adam elizabeth_adam@ios.doi.gov

STATEMENT OF WORK

US Geological Survey Alaska Science Center

Statement of Work

I - General Information:

A - Introduction: [The USGS Alaska Basins and Petroleum Systems (hereafter, ABPS) project requires high resolution geochronology for volcanic ash (hereafter tephra) samples from outcrop stratigraphic sections and research cores through Cretaceous marine strata on the North Slope of Alaska. The absolute age of the strata remains unclear, but it likely spans 10s of Myr of geologic time and dates to about 130–90 Ma. Determination of the absolute age of the tephras is critical for interpretation of the petroleum source rock geology of the Alaska North Slope province as well as the development of palaeoceanographic records of Cretaceous greenhouse periods in the western Arctic that produced these prolific source rock intervals.]

B - Background: [The sections and cores described above were collected as a result of a multi-year effort, directly mandated by the USGS Energy Resources Program. This effort is in support of longer-term USGS efforts to better understand the petroleum resource endowment of the North Slope province. It was specifically motivated by recent oil and gas discoveries in Cretaceous strata in nearby parts of the North Slope Province, at least some of which are likely sourced by strata equivalent to those in the aforementioned sections and cores. These represent the world’s largest onshore oil discoveries in decades and are therefore of great importance to both the State of Alaska and the energy security of the United States of America. The ABPS team has also recently established pioneering marine geological and geochemical records of Cretaceous greenhouse periods along the paleo-Arctic continental margin of Alaska. The stratigraphic record in these sections will be critical for further development of these records across a paleogeographic gradient that spans the continental shelf, slope, and basin floor.]

C - Scope: [The awardee must 1) separate zircon from seven bulk tephra samples, 2) conduct U-Pb geochronologic screening using laser-ablation inductively-coupled-plasma mass spectrometry (hereafter, LA-ICP-MS), and 3) based on the results of the screening analysis and in consultation with ABPS representatives, develop and execute a plan to conduct high-accuracy, high-precision U-Pb geochronology using chemical-abrasion isotope-dilution thermal-ionization mass spectrometry (hereafter, CA-ID-TIMS). The awardee should discuss geological interpretation of these results with ABPS representatives, with the specific focus of establishing a) ideally a depositional age, or else b) a maximum depositional age for each of the seven tephra bed samples.

II - Work Requirements:

A - Technical Requirements:

1 - [In order to determine ages with sufficiently good accuracy and precision for our purposes, we require a three-step workflow. First, we require separation of zircon with unknown ages (hereafter, “unknowns”) from bulk tephra samples. The mineral separation process must be oriented towards preserving any zircon and should yield 10s of zircons per sample at a minimum. The analyst must be able to document successful zircon recovery from tephra with a track record of peer-reviewed publications. Second, we require initial geochronologic screening of grains by LA-ICP-MS; this is to identify the presence of any volcanic zircon that were either a) directly deposited within the stratigraphic section via airfall and settling through the water column, or else b) recycled into the stratigraphic section shortly after deposition as described above. Finally, we require follow-up high precision/accuracy geochronology by CA-ID-TIMS, with an analytical plan that is specifically informed by step 2 and vetted by ABPS staff. The analysts should assess the ages of at least four or five unknowns using both the 238U/206Pb and the 235U/207Pb systems. Analysis of paired isotopic systems is standard practice in the geochronology committee and facilitates understanding of the geochronologic system in the unknowns. Critically, the high-resolution mass spectrometry in step 3 must be able to reproduce ages of appropriate (e.g. Mesozoic-Cenozoic) geochronologic reference materials to within 104–105 yrs. The reproducibility of reference material ages should be demonstrably applicable to the analytical session in which the unknowns described above are analyzed. Analytical uncertainties on unknowns in step 3 must also be on the order of 104–105 yrs. Such high accuracy and precision is critical for a number of reasons, but we specifically stress here the need to correlate paired stable carbon isotope stratigraphy’s from the sections/core to global reference records. Both chemical abrasion and isotope dilution methods are required to achieve these levels of accuracy and precision, and to ensure the highest data quality, isotope tracers used during the analytical process should be certified by an internationally recognized geochronological organization (e.g., Earth Time). The levels of accuracy and precision described above are critical and the awardee must have a demonstrable track record of producing data of this quality in peer-reviewed literature. We also require the analysts to measure Th/U ratios in unknowns, and to assess common Pb inventories in unknowns. We require technical reports with measured U-Pb isotope ratios (and analytical uncertainties on them) that are adequate to assess concordance, we require reporting of a preferred age (and analytical uncertainties), we require documentation of paired analyses on geochronologic reference materials, and we require clear documentation of all analytical protocols. We require discussion with the lab analysts on the appropriate geological interpretation of the geochronological data.]

2 - Data reports will be reviewed by ABPS project staff to ensure that criteria above in item II.A.1 are satisfied.

B - Deliverables:

1 - The deliverables should include data tables with the quantities described above, appropriate graphical representation of the geochronological data (e.g., Concordia diagrams, weighted mean age plots), and written reports that summarize analytical protocols, results, and basic geological interpretation of the data.

2 - We are asking that the awardee complete the work above within 180 days of receipt of samples.

III - Supporting Information:

A - Place of Performance: Contractor’s laboratory.

B - Period of Performance: TBD, 14 months, estimated to begin in July 2026.

C- Level of Knowledge or Skills Required: Analyst must have a PhD in geology, geochemistry or similar, with demonstrated expertise in analysis of U and Pb isotopes by CA-ID-TIMS and U-Pb geochronology of zircon.

D - Government Technical Contact: TBA

E - Analyses Required

• For each of 7 samples: (1 mineral separation, 50 LA-ICPMS spot analyses, and 6 CA- ID-TIMS grain analyses per sample)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

The following provisions are incorporated by reference, with fill-ins noted as appropriate:

52.203-18- Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017)

52.204-7 – System for Award Management (March 2026)

52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

(Sep 2023/Deviation March 2026)s

52.219-1- Small Business Program Representations (March 2026)

52.219-4 - Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Deviation March 2026)

52.240-90 - Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications (Nov 2025)

52.212-2 – Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021/Deviation March 2026)

52.252-5 – Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

(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.

• Experience of key personnel and/or subcontractors. Analyst must have a PhD in geology, geochemistry or similar, with demonstrated expertise in analysis of U and Pb isotopes by CA-ID-TIMS and U-Pb geochronology of zircon.

• Capability, including technical capability and capacity to perform in the required time.

• Past performance

• Price

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

“Technical Capability” is your qualifications to perform this work on paper, including such things as resumes of key personnel, necessary certifications and licenses, corporate resources, availability, etc.

“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. Additionally, we will utilize the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to the extent data are available and reserve the right to use any other source of past performance information.

Each offeror must submit sufficient documentation for the USGS to evaluate their experience and past performance. Failure to provide the requested information may result in removal from further consideration.

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.

(End of Provision)

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:

52.203-19, 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)).

52.204-13 – System for Award Management-Maintenance (March 2026)

52.204-19- Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014)

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

52.212-4 – Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (March 2026)

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)).

52.240-91 - Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (Nov 2025)

52.244-6 – Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Deviation

MAR 2026)

52.252-6 – Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

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).

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

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

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

13627).

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).

52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (MAY 2024) ( E.O. 13513).

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (OCT2018) ( 31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter67).

52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022).

52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13706)

END OF CLAUSE

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (DEVIATION April 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Program participation means membership or participation in, or access or admission to: training, mentoring, or leadership development programs; educational opportunities; clubs; associations;

or similar opportunities that are sponsored or established by the contractor or subcontractor.

Racially discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities means disparate treatment based on race or ethnicity in the recruitment, employment (e.g., hiring, promotions), contracting (e.g., vendor agreements), program participation, or allocation or deployment of an entity's resources.

(b) In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor agrees as follows:

(1) The Contractor will not engage in any racially discriminatory DEI activities;

(2) The Contractor will furnish all information and reports, including providing access to books, records, and accounts, as required by the Contracting Officer, for purposes of ascertaining compliance with this clause;

(3) In the event of the Contractor's or a subcontractor's noncompliance with this clause, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part, and the Contractor or subcontractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts;

(4) The Contractor will report any subcontractor's known or reasonably knowable conduct that may violate this clause to the Contracting Officer and take any appropriate remedial actions directed by the Contracting Officer; and

(5) The Contractor will inform the Contracting Officer if a subcontractor sues the Contractor and the suit puts at issue, in any way, the validity of this clause.

(6) The Contractor recognizes that compliance with the requirements of this clause are material to the Government's payment decisions for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4).

(c) The Contractor must include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts at any tier, including those for commercial products and commercial services, except those where the place of delivery or performance is outside the United States.

(End of clause)

GS0231 Technical Liaison – Technical Clarification (Dec 2024)

a) The performance required herein shall be subject to the technical clarification of the Technical Liaison (TL) as identified below. As used herein, "technical clarification" is defined as communication to help the contractor fully understand the requirements.

(b) The Technical Liaison is not delegated any Contracting Officer’s Representative responsibilities.

(c) The Technical Liaison may not modify the requirements in any way. All modifications must be authorized by the Contracting Officer.

(d) The contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, if they believe the Technical Liaison is directing work outside the requirements of this contract. The contractor may not be reimbursed for any work outside the requirements of this contract.

(e) The Technical Liaison assigned for this contract is:

TBA

Telephone: TBA Email: TBA U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

4230 University Drive Anchorage, AK 99508

(f) Only the Contracting Officer may designate a new Technical Liaison.

Scientific Integrity Statement Scientific integrity is vital to Department of the Interior (DOI) activities under which scientific research, data, summaries, syntheses, interpretations, presentations, and/or publications are developed and used. Failure to uphold the highest degree of scientific integrity will result not only in potentially flawed scientific results, interpretations, and applications but will damage DOI’s reputation and ability to uphold the public’s trust. All work performed must comply with the DOI Scientific Integrity Policy posted to http://www.doi.gov or its equivalent as provided by their organization or State law.

Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (February 2021)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice [Contracting Officer to edit and include the documentation required under this contract]: invoice

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Local Clause)

GS0199 Prevention of Malicious Code (June 2018)

(a) Definitions Malicious code is a computer code developed for the purpose of causing some form of intentional damage to computer systems or networks. Malicious code may be a complete program or code imbedded in software programs that appear to provide useful functions. The term includes computer viruses and other destructive programs, such as "Trojan Horses" and network "worms."

(b) The contractor must have in place an anti-virus procedure to ensure that media supplied is uncontaminated by malicious code.

(c) The contractor is required to scan all delivered software to insure it is free of malicious code prior to its installation or operation on USGS-owned computers or contractor-owned computers connected to USGS computer systems or networks. Contractors using diagnostics software disks or connecting to a non-USGS computer while performing repairs or upgrades to a USGS computer will scan the serviced computer's drive(s) to insure they are free of malicious code upon completion of the service call, or prior to return of serviced equipment, if servicing is performed off-site.

GS1131 Unilateral De-obligation (May 2013)

The contractor shall submit all invoices under this award no later than ninety (90) calendar days after the period of performance has expired, unless a request for extension has been submitted to, and granted by, the Contracting Officer. After 120 calendar days have passed after the expiration of the period of performance, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to issue a unilateral modification deobligating any unexpended funds, and to initiate closeout procedures.

(End of Local Clause)

52.217-8 – Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed six

(6) months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by providing written notice to the Contractor at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the then-current period of performance.

(End of Clause)

GS1440 Wage Determination Applicable (July 2001)

In the performance of this contract, the contractor shall comply with the requirements of U.S.

Department of Labor Wage Determination Number TBD dated TBD. The wage determination is incorporated into this contract as TBD OR MOST CURRENT.

52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates For Federal Hires (May 2014)

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor ( 29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.5341 or 5 332

Employee Class Monetary Wage – Fringe Benefits Biological Science Technician (0404) TBD

This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination.

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