# X-RAY DIFFRACTION MINERALOGY OF CLAY

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/140g0125q0196

- Solicitation number: 140G0125Q0196
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Awarded to K/T Geoservices, Inc.
- Department: Department of the Interior
- Agency: US Geological Survey
- Contracting office: Ofc of Acqusition Grants-National (140G01)
- NAICS: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Product or service code: B599 Other Special Studies and Analysis
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- County: Fairfax County (FIPS 51059). https://abierto.us/counties/fairfax-county-va-51059
- City: Herndon. https://abierto.us/cities/herndon-va-5136648
- First posted: August 26, 2025
- Last posted: August 26, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9e6eeb8fb5504f50bfa6074e33fb92c6/view

## Description

The USGS has a requirement for services, non-personal, to provide all equipment, instrumentation and materials (unless otherwise already provided herein) necessary to perform mineralogical analysis on shale samples. An analysis request for 84 samples shall be submitted for whole rock XRD mineralogical analysis using Reitveldt and or whole pattern fitting techniques, and clay speciation in accordance with the attached Statement of Work and terms and conditions.

The Alaska Basins and Petroleum Systems Project (ABPSP) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has a need for mineralogical analyses. The analysis from XRD (X-ray Diffraction) are critical to the ABPSP¿s research efforts and resource assessments. The period of performance is for one year. Request for Quote (140G0125Q0196) will be issued on 08/26/2025 with quotes due on 09/02/2025. This acquisition is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541990. The size standard is $19.5 million.

A vendor must be registered at https://sam.gov/SAM/ to be awarded the contract. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Quotes must be emailed to dparkin@usgs.gov - The anticipated award date of the contract is September 05, 2025. A vendor must be registered at https://www.sam.gov/portal to be eligible for award. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Quotes may be emailed to dparkin@usgs.gov. Faxed Quotes will not be accepted.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: K/T Geoservices, Inc. (UEI H6HMPNTX97Y7)
- Contract: 140G0125P0203, purchase order
- Obligated: $27,216.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 2 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 140G0125Q0196 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 140G01 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_140G0125P0203_1434_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 26, 2025: Solicitation, due September 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 9e6eeb8fb5504f50bfa6074e33fb92c6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9e6eeb8fb5504f50bfa6074e33fb92c6/view

## Points of contact

- Parkin, Dayna, dparkin@usgs.gov, 703-648-7374

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