# ISOTOPE ANALYSIS - GARNET

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/140g0125q0208

- Solicitation number: 140G0125Q0208
- Notice type: Solicitation (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Washington State University
- Department: Department of the Interior
- Agency: US Geological Survey
- Contracting office: Ofc of Acqusition Grants-National (140G01)
- NAICS: 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Product or service code: B517 Geological Studies
- County: Whitman County (FIPS 53075). https://abierto.us/counties/whitman-county-wa-53075
- City: Pullman. https://abierto.us/cities/pullman-wa-5356625
- First posted: August 21, 2025
- Last posted: September 3, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/62543d9fbc224023a8c9cfd424645eac/view

## Description

United States Geological Survey, Energy, and Minerals Science Center is conducting garnet geochronology on a suite of newly collected metamorphic rock samples from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Delivery of analysis will be sent to USGS, Energy, and Minerals Science Center Reston VA. Period of performance is 365 after the receipt of purchase order. There are no option periods. Competitive Request for Quotations (RFQ) 140G0125Q0208 -is full and open under NAICS code is 541380 Testing Laboratories.

The size standard is $19.0 million. Responses are due: 9/5/2025 @ 2:00pm MT The anticipated award date of the contract is 09/9/2020. A vendor must be registered at https://www.sam.gov to be awarded the purchase order. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Quotations shall be submitted to Mindie Dixon at mdixon@usgs.gov.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Washington State University (UEI XRJSGX384TD6)
- Contract: 140G0125P0215, purchase order
- Obligated: $20,628.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 140G0125Q0208 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 140G01 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_140G0125P0215_1434_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 21, 2025: Sources sought, due August 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 5768bd76c88e4cac8935024a76eee4d7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5768bd76c88e4cac8935024a76eee4d7/view
- September 3, 2025: Solicitation, due September 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 62543d9fbc224023a8c9cfd424645eac. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/62543d9fbc224023a8c9cfd424645eac/view

## Points of contact

- Dixon, Mindie, mdixon@usgs.gov, (303) 236-9333

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