R--North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) NCDEQ State Accredit 140G0125Q0178

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), North Carolina Water Science Center, intends to award a non-competitive purchase order to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), state water quality accreditation for a period of one year from the date the Contractor receives the purchase order. There are three one-year option periods. Pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source, the NCDEQ the only source reasonable available for this requirement because it is the only entity that offers this accreditation for the state of North Carolina. In accordance with FAR 5.207, all responsible sources may submit a response which will be considered by the agency, however, this notice is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for competitive quotations. The Government intends to award this requirement noncompetitively in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). Responses must be emailed to Daniel (Dan) Galvin at dgalvin@usgs.gov. The NAICS code is 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services. The size standard is $19.0 million. The anticipated award date of the contract is 08/26/2025. The anticipated contract will be firm-fixed price. A vendor must be registered at https://sam.gov/content/home to be awarded the purchase order.