IMPROVE ION Analysis

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service is seeking environmental consulting services for IMPROVE ION Analysis, focusing on analyzing and reporting ion masses from nylon filters collected at 154 monitoring sites across Class I federal areas. The contract, categorized under NAICS 541620 for Environmental Consulting Services, supports the Regional Haze Rule's objective of tracking visibility conditions in protected areas. Interested contractors must submit detailed capability statements demonstrating technical abilities, management structure, and potential subcontracting arrangements to christina_gingras@nps.gov by December 11, 2024. The government will evaluate responses based on providers' capability to deliver similar services, secure necessary resources, implement effective project management, and perform under a performance-based contract. The pre-solicitation notice indicates the opportunity may result in either a small business set-aside or full and open competition.

The current solicitation does not specify a set-aside designation, leaving open the possibility of multiple award scenarios. The work involves comprehensive ion sample analysis, including six optional tasks covering cation measurements, NHx, SO2, organic acids, soluble elemental constituents, and enhanced quality assurance methods. While specific budget ranges are not disclosed, the contract will support the IMPROVE Program's visibility tracking efforts across multiple federal agencies including EPA, US Forest Service, and Fish & Wildlife Service. The analysis will track progress toward eliminating man-made visibility impairment, with a long-term goal of improvement by 2064. Contractors will be responsible for filter supply, sample receipt and storage, extraction, analysis, and quality assurance reporting, with results to be submitted to the IMPROVE Operations Contractor.