Description
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is seeking a contractor to design, fabricate, install, test, and deliver a custom-fabricated mobile laboratory camper mounted on a Government-furnished Chevrolet 4500 flatbed truck. The mobile laboratory will provide climate-controlled transport, storage, collection, and processing space for water-quality sampling activities. The contractor will be responsible for all labor, supervision, management, engineering, fabrication, materials, equipment, electrical systems, solar charging system, cabinetry, fixtures, and incidental items necessary to provide a complete mobile laboratory.
• The mobile laboratory must be mounted to a USGS-provided diesel flatbed 1.5 ton, 4-wheel drive, dual-wheeled Chevrolet 4500.
• The laboratory footprint cannot exceed 8 feet wide by 10 feet long by 7 feet tall.
• Construction and materials must account for extended periods of water exposure due to processing activities or accidental spills of up to 5 gallons of water.
• The contractor must provide a minimum of three references for similar projects completed within the last five years involving mobile laboratories, specialty vehicles, truck-mounted campers, field laboratories, or comparable custom-built mobile workspaces.