B--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Otolith Analysis

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service intends to award a firm fixed price commercial services contract on a sole source basis for highly specialized otolith and scale analysis services supporting ESA listed spring Chinook Salmon life history studies. The contractor will prepare, process, and analyze up to 400 adult Entiat summer Chinook otoliths using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and associated methods. The key aspects of this opportunity include: • Otolith microchemistry and paired scale analysis services • Support for ESA listed spring Chinook Salmon life history studies • Analysis of up to 400 adult Entiat summer Chinook otoliths • Use of Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and associated methods • Deliverables include electronic data in Microsoft Excel format and a presentation to the working group on findings and next steps