Critical Minerals Subscription Service
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- DOIGFBO250052
- Agency
- Office of Acquisitions and Grants US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Points of contact
-
- Dunning, Jenna jmdunning@usgs.gov (703) 648-7398
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Geological Survey's Office of Acquisitions and Grants is conducting a sources sought notice for a Critical Minerals Subscription Service, seeking potential vendors to provide comprehensive data on six critical mineral commodities: cobalt, fluorspar, lithium, nickel, natural graphite, and synthetic graphite. The subscription service must deliver facility-level information including production history, forecasts, ownership details, operational status, and expansion projects in Excel format, along with online access to reports and analyst consultation services. Interested vendors must submit capability statements demonstrating corporate expertise, past performance information for similar contracts, socioeconomic status information, and any additional evidence of their ability to perform the required work. The government will evaluate respondents' capabilities to determine whether to proceed with a formal solicitation under NAICS code 513120 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. All responses must be submitted electronically to jmdunning@usgs.gov by 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on August 6, 2025.
This opportunity does not include any set-aside designations and no incumbent contractors or potential award values are mentioned in the notice. The subscription service will provide access for five users and includes a 365-day performance period beginning upon payment, with data access expected to be established within one day of contract award. The service will be delivered through government-furnished computers with security managed through USGS security software. This sources sought notice is explicitly not a request for quotes and the government does not intend to award a contract based solely on responses to this announcement. All submitted information is voluntary and respondents will not be individually notified of the government's assessment results.
Notice text
SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS (NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION)
The U.S. Geological Survey is seeking potential sources for a Mineral Commodities subscription. See Performance Work Statement attached.
All business concerns who believe they can responsibly perform this requirement should submit the following information:
1. Capability statement describing corporate expertise and technical qualifications in the work described in the attached PWS.
2. Past performance information describing other contracts for similar services your company has been awarded.
3. Vendor socioeconomic status (e.g. small business, service disabled veteran, woman/women owned, HUBZone, etc.)
4. Any other information that will prove the vendor is capable of performing the required effort.
All interested firms shall submit a response demonstrating their capabilities to provide the requested equipment to the point of contact below. The Government's evaluation of the capabilities of respondents will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted.
The NAICS code is 513120. The size standard is 1,000 employees.
This is not a request for quotes. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses received under this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in responses to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any government assessments.
All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package that explicitly demonstrates company capabilities and product specifications related to this effort. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: jmdunning@usgs.gov to be received no later than 4:00PM Eastern Standard Time, August 6, 2025.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PWS_Sources_Sought_1.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Minerals Subscription Service | Award Notice | |
| Critical Minerals Subscription Service | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Critical Minerals Subscription Service | Pre-Solicitation |
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