SOURCES_SOUGHT_NOTICE_-_DOIGFBO230003_1.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ID # DOIGFBO230003

SOURCES SOUGHT: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a MARKET SURVEY to determine the interest and capability of any firm eligible to compete under NAICS code 541380 with a Small Business Size Standard of $16.5 Million for an upcoming requirement for the National Water Quality Lab, in Denver, CO to provide radiochemical analysis of water, sediment, and other materials. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION

AS REQUESTED BY THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE

CONTRACTOR. SUBMISSION IS VOLUNTARY.

These requirements are for Radiochemical Analyses of waters, suspended material, and sediment material to include but not limited to the following:

Estimated Period of Performance: Base Year – 12/01/2022 through 11/30/2023

1. Gross Alpha – Gross Beta (Est. Qty. – 50 EA)

2. Gross Alpha – Gross Beta, High Solids (Est. Qty. – 75 EA)

3. Gross Alpha – Gross Beta, Prepared and counted within 72 hours of collection with a recount of the planchet after 30 days (Est. Qty. – 600 EA)

4. Gross Alpha—Gross Beta, High Solids, Prepared and counted within 72 hours of collection with a recount of the planchet after 30 days (Est. Qty. – 50 EA)

5. Total Alpha Isotopes of Radium (Est. Qty. 10 EA)

6. Radium – 226 (Est. Qty. – 100 EA)

7. Radium – 224, Radium – 226 (Est. Qty. 450 EA)

8. Radium – 228 (Est. Qty. – 500)

9. Radium – 226, Radium – 228, Sediment (Est. Qty. – 15 EA)

10. Uranium – Isotopic, U-234, U-235, U-238 (Est. Qty. – 100 EA)

11. Total Radioactive Strontium (Est. Qty. – 5 EA)

12. Strontium – 90 (Est. Qty. – 10 EA)

13. Lead – 210, Dating Pb – 210, Ra-226, Cs-137 (Est. Qty. – 15 EA)

14. Gamma (Est. Qty. – 10 EA)

15. Polonium (Est. Qty. – 350 EA)

16. Thorium – Isotopic, Th - 228, Th –230, Th –232 (Est. Qty. – 20 EA)

17. Americium – 241 (Est. Qty. – 10 EA)

18. Plutonium – 238, Plutonium – 239/240 (Est. Qty. – 10 EA)

19. Lead – 210 (Est. Qty. – 350 EA)

20. Cesium-137, Core, Suspended Material or Sediment (Est. Qty. – 15 EA)

21. Radon, Liquid Scintillation (Est. Qty. – 100 EA)

22. Chlorine 35 (Est. Qty. – 5 EA)

23. Iodine 129 (Est. Qty. – 5 EA)

24. Preparation (drying, grinding, sieving) of suspended material or sediment prior to analysis - for samples not requiring digestion (Est. Qty. – 50 EA)

25. Preparation (digestion plus filtering or prep as listed in #23 above) for suspended material, sediment or whole water analysis (Est. Qty. – 100 EA)

TOTAL LINE ITEMS 1 – 25

The lab shall provide the following:

- Line Items 1through 20 for analysis of sediment

- Line Items 1 through 19 for filtered and whole waters (with exception of line item 9 & 13)

- Line Items 1 through 20 for suspended material (with exception of line items 9 & 13)

- Line Item 21 for whole water

Estimated Period of Performance: Option Year I – 12/01/2023 through 11/30/2024 planchet after 30 days (Est. Qty. – 600 EA)

7. Radium – 224, Radium – 226 (Est. Qty. 400 EA)

8. Radium – 228 (Est. Qty. – 450)

15. Polonium (Est. Qty. – 300 EA)

19. Lead – 210 (Est. Qty. – 300 EA)

- Line Items 1through 20 for analysis of sediment

- Line Items 1 through 19 for filtered and whole waters (with exception of line item 9 & 13)

- Line Items 1 through 20 for suspended material (with exception of line items 9 & 13)

- Line Item 21 for whole water

Preparation required shall be included in the prices quoted for line items 9, 13, & 20.

Line items 24 and 25 are additional preparation charges that may apply to line items 1 through 19 (with exception of line items 9 and 13) as needed for suspended material, sediment, or unfiltered samples.

Estimated Period of Performance: Option Year II – 12/01/2024 through 11/30/2025 planchet after 30 days (Est. Qty. – 500 EA)

7. Radium – 224, Radium – 226 (Est. Qty. 350 EA)

8. Radium – 228 (Est. Qty. – 400)

- Line Items 1through 20 for analysis of sediment

- Line Items 1 through 19 for filtered and whole waters (with exception of line item 9 & 13)

- Line Items 1 through 20 for suspended material (with exception of line items 9 & 13)

- Line Item 21 for whole water

Preparation required shall be included in the prices quoted for line items 9, 13, & 20.

Line items 24 and 25 are additional preparation charges that may apply to line items 1 through 19 (with exception of line items 9 and 13) as needed for suspended material, sediment, or unfiltered

Estimated Period of Performance: Option Year III – 12/01/2025 through 11/30/2026

- Line Items 1through 20 for analysis of sediment

- Line Items 1 through 19 for filtered and whole waters (with exception of line item 9 & 13)

- Line Items 1 through 20 for suspended material (with exception of line items 9 & 13)

- Line Item 21 for whole water

Preparation required shall be included in the prices quoted for line items 9, 13, & 20.

Line items 24 and 25 are additional preparation charges that may apply to line items 1 through 19 (with exception of line items 9 and 13) as needed for suspended material, sediment, or unfiltered samples.

Estimated Period of Performance: Option Year IV – 12/01/2026 through 11/30/2027

- Line Items 1through 20 for analysis of sediment

- Line Items 1 through 19 for filtered and whole waters (with exception of line item 9 & 13)

- Line Items 1 through 20 for suspended material (with exception of line items 9 & 13)

- Line Item 21 for whole water

Preparation required shall be included in the prices quoted for line items 9, 13, & 20.

Line items 24 and 25 are additional preparation charges that may apply to line items 1 through 19 (with exception of line items 9 and 13) as needed for suspended material, sediment, or unfiltered

DRAFT STATEMENT OF NEED

Radiological Testing Services

1 INTRODUCTION

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) has a requirement for radiochemistry laboratory services. These services will involve analysis of samples (water, sediment, suspended material, etc.) for various radiochemical constituents either to determine activities of each or for dating purposes.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall provide low-level radiochemical laboratory services, supplies, and deliverables for analysis of water, sediment and other materials. This includes, but is not limited to, analysis for gross alpha-beta, uranium, radium, strontium, plutonium, americium, lead-210, various gamma scan radioisotopes, and others by methods referenced herein or by other methods deemed suitable by the USGS.

o The Government shall order from the Contractor non-personal analytical services for radiological analyses of environmental and associated field quality-control samples collected by the USGS Water Science Centers for projects that require the use of USEPA methods or other standardized analytical methods to meet regulatory-level and project-specific analysis and quality-control requirements, and data deliverables.

o The Government reserves the right to perform Line Item 21 (basic and all option years) in-house, if data packages are not required. Analyses that require data packages are a requirement.

o The National Water Quality Assessment (NWQA) Groundwater Status and Trend Assessment (NGSTA) will be ongoing during a five-year period of performance (to be determined).

o There shall be no subcontracting for the performance of services.

(End of Draft Statement of Need)

For market research purposes only, the USGS is investigating interested contractors that can demonstrate capabilities to meet the requirement. A detailed Performance-Based Work Statement (PWS) and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) will be provided with any future solicitation that may be issued for this requirement. In response to this announcement, please indicate your firm's socioeconomic status (e.g. small business, service-disabled veteran-owned, women owned, HUBZone, etc.) This information will assist the Government in determining how small businesses can fit into the acquisition strategy. Interested business firms shall submit (1) NAME, ADDRESS, and PHONE NUMBER OF THE FIRM (including DUNS NUMBER); (2) a CAPABILITY STATEMENT including (a) RECENT (within the last three fiscal years) RELEVANT (similar projects to this requirement) performance history (identify the name of the owner and their point(s) of contact with telephone and fax numbers, email addresses; and (b) in what capacity (e.g., prime, subcontractor, etc) they performed the work; and (3) their SIZE STATUS. Your company must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. All responses shall be submitted electronically via e-mail to: jharris@usgs.gov by 12:00 pm (ET) on October 27, 2022.