Vessel charter service
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- Solicitation number
- 140G0326Q0094
- Agency
- Office of Acquisitions and Grants US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 483113 Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation
- Points of contact
-
- Yangzhi Deng yangzhideng@usgs.gov (916) 278-9326
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Interior, through the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center, is seeking to procure vessel charter services to support marine scientific research operations. The procurement will support the collection of long sediment cores using specialized equipment including a Jumbo Piston Corer and Vibra Corer, as well as sub-bottom seismic data collection activities. This acquisition will be conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 procedures for commercial products and services, with deviations implemented under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul as of March 2026. The contract will be awarded on a firm, fixed-price basis, and prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to participate. Key deadlines include the pre-solicitation notice posting date of April 17, 2026, with the full solicitation anticipated to be available on SAM.gov on or about April 29, 2026. Questions or concerns should be directed to Yangzhi Deng, Contracting Officer, at yangzhi_deng@ios.doi.gov.
This procurement is designated as a total small business set-aside, meaning only small businesses meeting the applicable size standard of 800 employees under NAICS code 483113 (Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation) are eligible to compete. No specific incumbent contractor or current contractor information is disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The anticipated contract value and detailed budget range have not been specified in this notice. The Period of Performance is defined as September 1, 2026 through October 30, 2026, representing a two-month service period subject to the availability of funds. The contract will utilize the PSC code V124 (Transportation/Travel/Relocation - Transportation: Marine Charter), and all payments will be made via Electronic Funds Transfer using information from the contractor's SAM registration database.
Notice text
VESSEL CHARTER SERVICE
Pre-solicitation notice:
The Department of the Interior (DOI), United States Geological Survey (USGS), Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center seeks to acquire vessel charter to support the collection of long sediment cores via a Jumbo Piston Corer, Vibra Corer, and sub-bottom seismic data collection.
NAICS Code: 483113, Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation with associated Size Standard 800.
PSC Code: V124, Transportation/Travel/Relocation - Transportation: Marine Charter.
This acquisition is set aside for small businesses.
Subject to availability of funds.
The anticipated award will be for a Firm, Fixed Price contract with Period of Performance from September 1, 2026 to October 30, 2026.
The solicitation package will include the Solicitation Forms (SF1449), Statement of Work and other attachments as required. Solicitation 140G0326Q0094 will be made available through SAM.gov on or about April 29, 2026, IAW FAR 5.102(a)(1). We intend to award a firm, fixed price order as described above in accordance with the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services), with deviations implemented under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) as of March 2026.
This notice and any resulting solicitation or contract conforms to the requirements in place through FAC 2026-01, effective 13 March 2026.
Prospective contractors are not required to respond to this pre-solicitation notice. Direct all questions or concerns to the Contracting POC at yangzhi_deng@ios.doi.gov.
Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this requirement. The SAM can be found at https://www.sam.gov. Payments will be made via Electronic Funds Transfer using the data within the SAM registration database.
Contracting POC:
Yangzhi Deng, Contracting Officer
U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Acquisition and Property Management
USGS Acquisition Team (GSAT) Sacramento
3020 State University Drive East, Modoc Hall Suite 2002
Sacramento, CA 95819
yangzhi_deng@ios.doi.gov
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Vessel charter service | Solicitation | |
| Vessel charter service | Pre-Solicitation |
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