Secondary science education curriculum-critical

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
140G0124Q0143
Agency
Office of Acquisitions and Grants US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
PSC
U009 Education/Training- General
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Minerals Information Center is seeking a contractor to create a secondary education curriculum package focusing on critical minerals. The purpose is to develop several lessons that explain the basics of critical minerals to middle and high school students, with the goal of raising awareness about the importance of critical minerals and providing an understanding of the science, technology, career opportunities, and global impact. The award will be made to the offer that provides the best value to the government based on technical response and price. Quotes are due by 11 a.m. ET on Friday, September 13, 2024 and must be emailed to the contracting officer.

This acquisition is being conducted as a firm fixed-price purchase order under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is set-aside for small businesses under NAICS code 541990 with a $19.5 million size standard. The period of performance is from 10/01/2024 to 02/07/2025. The completed curriculum will be hosted on the USGS website and promoted to relevant educational organizations.

Notice text

2 versions

Update #2 · Latest ·

Solicitation Amendment 1 - deadline extension and Q&A

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Minerals Information Center is seeking a contractor to create a secondary education curriculum package focusing on critical minerals. The purpose is to create several lessons that explain the basics of critical minerals to students. The goal of the curriculum is to raise awareness in middle and high school students (and their teachers and parents) about the importance of critical minerals in their lives, and to provide them with an understanding of the science, technology, career opportunities, and global impact of the human need for critical minerals. Refer to the performance work statement (Attachment 1) for further detail.

This shall be a firm fixed-price purchase order with a performance period of 10/01/2024 ¿ 2/07/2025. The acquisition is being conducted under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and set-aside for small businesses. The NAICS code is 541990, Size Standard $19.5 million.

The award will be made to the offer that provides the best value to Government based on technical response and price. RFQ Section E.4. page 19 lists evaluation factors. Instructions for quotes at E.5. Vendors must be registered at https://www.sam.gov/ to be awarded the contract. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the government.

The deadline for quote packages is 11 a.m. ED (revised by amendment to 7:00 PM ED), Friday, September 13, 2024. Quote packages MUST be emailed to sruggles@usgs.gov.

Update #1 ·

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Minerals Information Center is seeking a contractor to create a secondary education curriculum package focusing on critical minerals. The purpose is to create several lessons that explain the basics of critical minerals to students. The goal of the curriculum is to raise awareness in middle and high school students (and their teachers and parents) about the importance of critical minerals in their lives, and to provide them with an understanding of the science, technology, career opportunities, and global impact of the human need for critical minerals. Refer to the performance work statement (Attachment 1) for further detail.

This shall be a firm fixed-price purchase order with a performance period of 10/01/2024 ¿ 2/07/2025. The acquisition is being conducted under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and set-aside for small businesses. The NAICS code is 541990, Size Standard $19.5 million.

The award will be made to the offer that provides the best value to Government based on technical response and price. RFQ Section E.4. page 19 lists evaluation factors. Instructions for quotes at E.5. Vendors must be registered at https://www.sam.gov/ to be awarded the contract. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the government.

The deadline for quote packages is 11 a.m. ED, Friday, September 13, 2024. Quote packages MUST be emailed to sruggles@usgs.gov.

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Sol_140G0124Q0143_Amd_0001.pdf PDF
Sol_140G0124Q0143.pdf PDF
Attachment_1_Curriculum_Performance_Work_Statement.pdf PDF

Notice history

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Secondary science education curriculum-critical This notice · Latest solicitation Solicitation
Secondary education curriculum-critical minerals Original Pre-Solicitation

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