GEMSC Laboratory Services IDIQ

USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center (GEMSC) Laboratory Services IDIQ

The USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center (GEMSC) has an ongoing requirement for mineral separation, fission track, and U-Pb geochronologic analysis of apatites and zircons as a part of the Alaska Petroleum Geology Project, the Gulf of Mexico Petroleum Geology project, and possibly other projects conducted by the USGS GEMSC including the Carbon Storage and Utilization and Thermal Indices projects.

It is anticipated that a single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract will be awarded in response to this solicitation in accordance with FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. Task Orders will be issued on a firm-fixed price basis for various analyses under this contract. The not-to-exceed ceiling for this IDIQ contract is $1,300,000 over a period of performance not-to-exceed five years.

This is a 100% small business set-aside.

Competitive RFQ will be issued on or about 3/2/2021 with written quotes due on 4/2/2021.

The NAICS code is 541380 Testing Laboratories. The size standard is $16.5 million.

The U.S. Geological Survey intends to issue a competitive RFQ under FAR Subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The RFQ will be set aside for small business. The anticipated award date of the contract is 4/9/2021. A vendor must be registered at https://sam.gov/SAM/ to receive an award.

All responsible sources may submit a response which shall be considered by the agency. These shall be submitted to Kimberly Schneider at krschneider@usgs.gov.

Once issued, the RFQ may be viewed on Beta SAM website: https://beta.sam.gov/