B--Chemical Analyses of soil and plant samples

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is seeking to award a purchase order to Brigham Young University for chemical analyses of soil and plant samples. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and to inform potential vendors of the USGS's intent to award a sole source contract. The USGS has determined that Brigham Young University is the only source that can provide the required services and ensure data comparability and consistency. Some key points about this opportunity include: • The contract will be for chemical analyses of soil and plant samples. • The USGS has been working with Brigham Young University since 1993 and has found their quality control measures to be superior to those of other labs. • The USGS has done market research and made several attempts to compare analyses of the same samples by sending them to different testing facilities, but the results were dissimilar and considered unusable. • The contract will be awarded on a sole source basis, and the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.