B-Intent to Award Notice: University of Minnesota

PresolicitationActive

Key Takeaways

  • Full and open competition - all businesses eligible to bid
  • Work to be performed in RESTON, VA
  • Industry: Testing Laboratories and Services
  • Advance notice of upcoming solicitation

Contract Details

Notice ID
DOIGFBO260040
Opportunity Type
Presolicitation
Sub-Agency
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Office
OFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL
Posted Date
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Response Deadline
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
PSC Code
B529
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Place of Performance
RESTON, VA, 20192
Status
Active

Description

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, intends to award a non-competitive purchase order to Regents of the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota (U of M), located in Duluth, MN, for a suite of geochemical analyses on water and sediment samples in direct support of the research project, Drought and Flood Extremes of the Continental United States: Past to Present., to be delivered to Reston, VA for the period of 9/21/2026 to 9/20/2027 with four (4) Option Years as follows: Option Year One (1): 09/21/2027 - 09/20/2028 Option Year Two (2): 09/21/2028 - 09/20/2029 Option Year Three (3): 09/21/2029 - 09/20/2030 Option Year Four (4): 09/21/2030 - 09/20/2031 The study conducted in this research project necessitates freeze coring to preserve the structure o

Why This Opportunity Matters

INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE is actively seeking qualified contractors for testing laboratories and services in RESTON, VA.