Veterinary Services

The U.S. Geological Survey's Western Ecological Research Center seeks veterinary services to surgically implant GPS-GSM transmitters in up to 100 diving ducks and provide postoperative care under Request for Quotation 140GG027Q0012, with quotations due November 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM Pacific per Amendment 0001. The notice carries no set-aside (Set Aside line: No Set-Aside Used). The NAICS code is 541940, Veterinary Services, and the PSC is R425, Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical.

Work is performed at two California sites: Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge (1 Marshlands Road, Newark, CA 94560) and the USGS San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station (350 N. Akron Road, Moffett Field, CA 94035). The contractor must be licensed in California and capable of performing diving duck implant surgeries independently.

The contractor must implant transmitters within 10 hours of capture in after-second-year male and female diving ducks, releasing birds after a 2-8 hour recovery period. The contractor is on-call when ducks are captured, with up to 20 work days per year expected. USGS furnishes radio transmitters, surgical equipment, and all necessary permits and licenses.

The base period runs October 30, 2026 through October 29, 2027, with one option year through October 29, 2028, subject to available funding and continuing need. Quotations must include a signed SF-18, firm fixed prices for the base and option years, technical documentation demonstrating capability, and past performance references.

The Government will use a tradeoff method evaluating Experience, Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price as approximately equal factors. Offerors must acknowledge Amendment 0001 before the revised deadline, and failure to do so may result in rejection of the offer. Questions were due October 23, 2026.