# PHYTOPLANKTON ANALYSES OF SURFACE WATER SAMPLES

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/140g0324q0087

- Solicitation number: 140G0324Q0087
- Notice type: Special notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Bsa Environmental Services Inc.
- Department: Department of the Interior
- Agency: US Geological Survey
- Contracting office: Office of Acquisiton Grants (140G03)
- NAICS: 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Product or service code: B510 Environmental Studies and Assessments
- County: Cuyahoga County (FIPS 39035). https://abierto.us/counties/cuyahoga-county-oh-39035
- City: Beachwood. https://abierto.us/cities/beachwood-oh-3904500
- First posted: February 23, 2024
- Last posted: April 18, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/456e6b12368349048f7cc7075b738ac6/view

## Description

PHYTOPLANKTON ANALYSES OF SURFACE WATER SAMPLES Notice of Intent This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to award a purchase order to BSA Environmental Services for microscopic identification and enumeration of phytoplankton species in surface water samples collected from the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay (Bay-Delta).

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. BSA Environmental Services is, to the USGS¿ knowledge, the only source that has the recent and long-term experience in the taxonomic identification and enumeration of phytoplankton species in the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay (Bay-Delta).

In addition, the USGS has used BSA Environmental Services for phytoplankton analysis in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) projects. The Government cannot switch laboratories in the middle of these projects, because that would prevent us from achieving our deliverables in the taxonomic identification and enumeration of phytoplankton species in the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay.

Therefore, BSA is the only laboratory that can analyze these samples to ensure continuity of data for these projects. 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, $16.5 million. Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to yangzhideng@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than May 1, 2024 at 1500 PST. Responses submitted by hardcopy or any web portal shall not be accepted or considered.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Bsa Environmental Services Inc. (UEI LR7GEJCT2U96)
- Contract: 140G0324P0205, purchase order
- Obligated: $198,360.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 140G0324Q0087 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 140G03 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_140G0324P0205_1434_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- February 23, 2024: Sources sought, due March 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST. Notice 034592a9dc6245e4bfb987bc987d898a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/034592a9dc6245e4bfb987bc987d898a/view
- April 18, 2024: Special notice, due May 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice 456e6b12368349048f7cc7075b738ac6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/456e6b12368349048f7cc7075b738ac6/view

## Points of contact

- Deng, Yangzhi, yangzhideng@usgs.gov, 916-278-9326

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