Polyethylene Tubing IAW Workmanship and Specs

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility is seeking polyethylene tubing through Request for Quote (RFQ) 140G0125Q0120. The solicitation requires 50 1000-foot rolls and 100 500-foot rolls of specific black polyethylene tubing with precise dimensional tolerances of 3/8" outside diameter and 1/8" inside diameter. Vendors must submit written quotes by June 12, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, with questions accepted until April 18, 2025, via email to Cynthia Nicanor. The procurement will follow a lowest-price technically acceptable evaluation approach, meaning the contract will be awarded to the vendor submitting the lowest-priced quote that meets all technical specifications. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) to be eligible for contract award, with an anticipated contract award date of May 30, 2025.

This acquisition is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 326121 with a size standard of 600 employees. The tubing will be delivered to Tuscaloosa, AL within 60 days of purchase order receipt. Specific packaging requirements mandate that tubing be coiled inside white plastic corrugated boxes with hand-hold cutouts, sized appropriately for 500-foot or 1000-foot tube lengths, and include a USGS-supplied bar code label. The specifications detail strict workmanship standards covering surface quality, parts mounting, cleaning, and overall equipment fabrication to ensure high-quality manufacturing standards. While no specific contract value is disclosed, the solicitation indicates a focused procurement for hydrologic instrumentation components with precise technical and packaging requirements designed for monitoring changing water levels using orifice and conoflow sight feed assemblies and pressure sensors.