Tender Description
Notice type: Special Notice · NAICS 541990 · PSC B517 Notice of Intent to Award Noncompetitive Procurement This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) intends to negotiate a purchase order with the University of Vermont (UVM), Cosmogenic Nuclide Laboratory in Burlington, VT for cosmogenic isotope sample preparation of sediment samples for cosmogenic 9Be/10Be and 27Al/26Al analysis to include rock room work, quartz purification, and isotope extraction. Award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. University of Vermont (UVM), Cosmogenic Nuclide Laboratory is, to the USGS' knowledge, the only vendor that can ensure data continuity from uniformity of laboratory processing procedures consistently applied to samples analyzed for ongoing Energy Resource and Alaska Mine Waste as a Resource Projects which the vendor currently supports. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a capability statement by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. NAICS 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, size standard $19.5 million. Responses to this announcement shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to jongjoco@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than September 11, 2023 at 1230 hours Eastern Time.
- Country
- United States
- Published
- 30 Aug 2023
- Closing date
- 11 Sept 2023
- Procedure
- Special Notice