# Groundwater Transfer and Injection Project - Oxford, MS

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1232sa26q0854

- Solicitation number: 1232SA26Q0854
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Collier Consulting, Inc. for $1,472,000.00
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Agricultural Research Service
- Contracting office: USDA ARS Afm Apd (1232SA)
- NAICS: 541360 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services
- Product or service code: B518 Geophysical Studies
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Oxford, Mississippi
- First posted: June 24, 2026
- Last posted: September 10, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/87dd662f769c4459b4a46beae37db096/view

## Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0854 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for providing advice and counsel to the Groundwater Transfer and Injection Project (GTIP) Phase 2 team at Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Sedimentation Laboratory (NSL), collaborators, and stakeholders in selecting appropriate sites and creating a most probable cost estimate for the project.

During GTIP Phase 2, the project will be expanded by establishing a distributed network of extraction and injection wells that combine riverbank filtration and groundwater transfer and injection.

Technical expertise concerning engineering, environmental, hydrogeological, geophysical, operational, cost, and logistical considerations will be provided to the project team through periodic virtual and on-site meetings with ARS personnel, collaborators, and stakeholders, including reviewing and assessing documentation necessary for developing the plans. Onsite hydrogeophysical investigations of sites of interest identified in the planning process will also be conducted.

This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541360 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services. The small business size standard is $28.5. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Collier Consulting, Inc. (UEI TPD7HNGXHET3)
- Contract: 1232SA26P0700, purchase order
- Obligated: $640,000.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 2 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 1232SA26Q0854 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1232SA (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1232SA26P0700_12H2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- June 24, 2026: Sources sought, due July 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice d79e1b1fffc848dfb40f7e6e6e54cd8b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d79e1b1fffc848dfb40f7e6e6e54cd8b/view
- September 3, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice ac3886b9a3264c4eb2a401424465ff38. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ac3886b9a3264c4eb2a401424465ff38/view
- September 10, 2026: Award notice. Notice 87dd662f769c4459b4a46beae37db096. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/87dd662f769c4459b4a46beae37db096/view

## Points of contact

- David Hildebrand, david.hildebrand@usda.gov

---
Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/1232sa26q0854.