Radiocarbon analysis Tender, USA - 123256698

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Radiocarbon analysis

Deadline : 25 Jul 2025

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 123256698

Document Ref. No. : 140G0325Q0133

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Radiocarbon analysis (14C) of sediment core samplesNotice of IntentThis is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to award a purchase order to UC Irvine, W.M. Keck Carbon Cycle Accelerator Mass Spectrometry facility for radiocarbon (14C) analyses of foraminifera and organic plant material samples from Cascadia sediment cores. Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. UC Irvine is, to the USGS' knowledge, the only source who is capable of processing samples as small as 15 μg ofcarbon, and down to 5 micrograms for special cases. This is necessary for the work proposed here, as it can be difficult or impossible to obtain larger quantities ofcarbon from the foraminifera-poor sediment in many of our sample locations, and inability to measure very small samples would prevent us from dating earthquake events in the late Holocene (last

6000 years), a key component of our earthquake hazard assessment. If using laboratories that require larger sample size using conventional methods, with the smaller samples we submit, the laboratories are more susceptible to errors and produce less precise results. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.101(a)(1) and FAR 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation 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. The NAICS code for this action is 541380, Testing Laboratory. Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to yangzhideng@usgs.gov and must be uploaded...
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Notice ID : 140G0325Q0133
Related Notice : 140G0325Q0133
Department/Ind. Agency : INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE
Sub-tier : US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Office: OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
Original Published Date: Jul 23, 2025 10:57 am PDT
Original Response Date: Jul 25, 2025 03:00 pm PDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Jul 26, 2025
Initiative:
Classification
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Product Service Code: B517 - SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- GEOLOGICAL
NAICS Code: 541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services

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 Tender Notice

SOW_radiocarbon_sediment_2.pdf