THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY for market research purposes to identify interested vendors for the potential requirement detailed below. A formal solicitation and performance work statement are not available. Additionally, in accordance with FAR 19.5, Set-Asides for Small Business, the Government will review the information requested in this announcement to determine the type of set-aside (if any) for this requirement, should it come to fruition. The US Geological Survey (USGS) has a potential need for the minimum requirements listed below. Qty of 1 sonde with accessories. Must be useable in marine, estuarine, freshwater, and groundwater Must have the wireless communications Must have internal memory for extended deployment Shall have an operating temperature of -5 to 50 °C Must be compatible with a central antifouling wiper Shall be able to record a wide range of diverse data: Conductivity (and variants) of a maximum of 0 to 200 mS/cm, pH of a maximum of 0 to 14 units, Turbidity a maximum of 0 to 4,000 NTU, Optical Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation of a maximum 0 to 500% and Optical Dissolved Oxygen mg/L maximum of 0 to 50mg/L, In-situ Chlorophyll maximum ~0 to 400 µg/L, Blue Green Algae (in the form of phycoerythrins) maximum of ~0 to 280,000 cells/mL¿ and phycocyanins 0 to 100 µg/L Temperature with a maximum of -5 to 50 °C Shall be able to calculate salinity, specific conductance, total dissolved solids, and total suspended solids. Must be compatible with the EXO2 Sonde by YSI Shall include wheeled hard-sided carrying case The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334220 and the size standard is 1,250 Employees. There is no incumbent contractor. All business concerns who believe they can responsibly perform this requirement should submit the following information to the contracting officer no later than 4PM CST Thursday August 15, 2017: 1. Capability statement describing corporate expertise and technical qualifications in the work described above. 2. Past performance information describing other contracts for similar services your company has been awarded. Past performance information should be submitted for projects conducted within the last three years and include: project title, location, whether the work was as a prime or subcontractor, contract/subcontract dollar value, type of contract, percentage of self-performed work, and overall performance rating received. 3. Small business status of vendor (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, etc.) 4. Point of contact information for vendor, Cage Code, and D&B Number. 5. Any other information that will prove the vendor is capable of performing the required effort. Submissions should be emailed Beth Wilson, Contracting Specialist at [email protected]. Responses should be limited to 10 pages (single-sided). NOTE: All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary - the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Materials submitted to the Government for review will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. This is not a request for proposals. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses received under this announcement. All questions and concerns may be submitted to the contracting officer via email only at [email protected].

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