SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Wide Array of Administrative and Science Support
- Notice Date
- 11/25/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- USGS OAG DENVER ACQUISITION BRANCHPO BOX 25046204 DENVER FEDERAL CENTERDENVERCO80225-0046US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- G14PS00044
- Response Due
- 12/13/2013
- Archive Date
- 1/12/2014
- Point of Contact
- Mary Wilson
- E-Mail Address
-
bwilson@usgs.gov
(bwilson@usgs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Presolicitation Notice is to announce that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to negotiate a contract with The University of Missouri, on a sole-source basis, for various services and include a base year and 4 option years. The USGS has concluded that these services are unique and only available from The University of Missouri. The reasons justifying this lack of competition is based on the following description of specific qualifications the Government requires of the services to meet its minimum need, and the factors the Government will use to evaluate the service information submitted by firms in response to this Notice: USGS has a need to obtain a wide array of high level expertise administrative and support/scientific services. The services must be well matched to the research being conducted by USGS, must be in close proximity to Columbia, MO to allow for easy interaction and all services and research must be in one location. Closeness will ensure that samples that are time and or temperature sensitive will not be jeopardized. The specific qualifications/capabilities for this requirement include: (1) Repair services to various scientific and facilities equipment (2) Custom fabrication services to construct various scientific equipment per formalized specifications (3) Sandblasting services for various scientific and/or facilities equipment/items (4) Mapping/Graphic services for various scientific reporting and research requirements (5) Administrative services for various center requirements, including but not limited to, parking permits for the University of Missouri Campus, records management, and publishing and printing, records storage (6) Sampling services for various scientific research requirements (7) Analysis services for various scientific research requirements (8) Research animal services, including housing, feeding, care, and other services as required, including but not limited to, immunization injections and phlebotomy (9) Electrical technical services for various scientific and facilities equipment (10) Other services include, cell and immunobiology, DNA sequencing, whole genome sequencing and samples being looked at through an Electron Microscopy and samples for Molecular Cytology. In order to be responsive to this Notice, a firm must provide the appropriate capability statement for consideration by 12/13/2013. Responses that do not comply with these procedures will not be considered. Requests for information and subsequent responses may be emailed to the point-of-contact specified below. Firms are cautioned that this is not a solicitation. All costs associated with providing information as requested by this Notice shall be the responsibility of the responding firm. Inquiries will only be accepted by email at bwilson@usgs.gov.
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