Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Volcanic Gas Geochemistry and Monitoring The purpose of this amendment is to remove the small business set-aside and extend the quote due date until 08/22/2023 1500PST. No additional questions may be ... Volcanic Gas Geochemistry and Monitoring The purpose of this amendment is to remove the small business set-aside and extend the quote due date until 08/22/2023 1500PST. No additional questions may be submitted. Contractors are required to sign and return copies to the issuing agency. This procurement follows the procedures outlined in FAR Parts 12 and 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Firm, Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity Contract is planned for a five (5) year ordering period. Services performed will be ordered as specified in each task order with pricing as specified in the contract. The maximum amount for the full term will not exceed $200,000.00. This maximum amount is not a representation that the maximum quantity will be required or ordered or that the conditions affecting task orders will be stable or normal. The initial task order under this contract will fulfill the minimum quantity requirement and will be awarded concurrently with the award of this contract. Under terms of this contract, the Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of $5,000.00 over the ordering period of the Contract. The statement of work for the IDIQ contract contains general and broad descriptions of the type of work or analysis that may be required over the life of the contract. and an hourly labor rate will be pre-negotiated. Travel and other miscellaneous expenses will be reimbursed at actual cost when authorized. Individual task orders will be issued at a negotiated firm-fixed price (FFP) for particular studies or subtasks during the ordering period based on the pre-negotiated hourly rate plus authorized expenses as specific work requirements are identified during the ordering period. The five-year ordering period (currently estimated as 09/01/2023 through 08/31/2028) may be adjusted based on the actual award date of the contract to permit an ensuing five-year ordering period. All dates in this document referring to the above five-year period will be adjusted accordingly at contract award. NAICS: 541690: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, $16.5 Million. PSC Code: B530: Special Studies/Analyses - Seismological. Your submission shall include the following: 1. Signed SF 1449 form filled in with firm information, person signing, and line-item prices, offered, etc) 2. Technical submission (information regarding technical qualifications and experience sufficient for government to evaluate your qualifications to perform this work compliance with the requirements as seen in the Evaluation Factors. Examples are resumes, published works, listings of prior relevant and recent contracts, references, etc.) 3. Exhibit A, Labor Rates 4. Firm, fixed price quote for Task Order #1 5. System for Award Management UEI Attached Pages: Clauses and Provision, 19 pages 889 Certification Document, 2 pages Statement of Work - General Scope of Work, 1 page Task Order #1 - Statement of Work, 1 page Exhibit A, 1 page Questions shall be submitted no later than 07/06/2023 1500 PST. Responses are due to the Contracting Officer's email address at yangzhideng@usgs.gov. All proposal documents required by this solicitation must be received no later than 07/13/2023 1500 PST. Quotations submitted by hardcopy shall not be accepted or considered.

Inactive

The Department of the Interior (DOI), United States Geological Survey (USGS), Volcano Science Center (VSC), seeks to award an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for a consultant ... The Department of the Interior (DOI), United States Geological Survey (USGS), Volcano Science Center (VSC), seeks to award an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for a consultant with expertise in the highly-specialized field of volcanic gas geochemistry and monitoring to support both domestic research and international partners through the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP). General work requirements will include evaluation and interpretation of geochemistry datasets; evaluation and interpretation of gas measurements collected by domestic and international partners during episodes of volcanic unrest; populating geochemistry data in the EFIS/WOVOdat database and internal VEP database; providing training in geochemical measurement techniques, lab facilities, and data interpretation; assisting VEP and VDAP with conducting and evaluation CO2 flux/diffuse degassing measurements domestically and abroad; and performing field work to assess emission rates and gas composition of high-temperature volcanic gases as volcanoes domestically and abroad. Most work can be performed remotely (not in USGS offices) and some limited travel (to field sites, to meetings/conferences, or to USGS offices) is required. NAICS Code: 541690 ¿ Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. Size Standard $16.5 million. PSC Code: B530 ¿ Special Studies/Analyses ¿ Seismological. This acquisition will be set aside for small business. The anticipated award will be for a contract with a (5) year ordering period with an estimated start date of September 1, 2023. The statement of work will outline generic categories of work, and an hourly labor rate will be pre-negotiated. Travel and other miscellaneous expenses will be reimbursed at actual cost when authorized. Individual task orders will be issued at a negotiated firm-fixed price based on the pre-negotiated hourly rate plus authorized expenses as specific work requirements are identified during the ordering period. The statement of work will be released with the Request for Quotation, which we expect to be available in late June or early July, IAW FAR 5.102(a)(1). We intend to award a single contract as described above in accordance with the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) and FAR Part 13.5 (Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items). This notice and any resulting solicitation or contract conform to the requirements in place through FAC 2023-04, effective 2 June 2023. Prospective contractors are not required to respond to this pre-solicitation notice. Direct all questions or concerns to the Contracting POC at yangzhi@usgs.gov.