B--THERMOCHRONOMETRY ANALYSIS

NOTICE OF INTENT

This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award a purchase order to the University of Texas at Austin for thermochronology services as described in the attached statement of work.

Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The University of Texas at Austin to the knowledge of the USGS, the only source who can provide the required thermochronology services.

The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government.

The NAICS code 541380 Testing Laboratory and Services and associated size standard $19.0 million apply to this announcement.

Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to aberry@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 08/12/2025 at 0500 hrs. PDT. Responses submitted by hard copy, or the any web portal shall not be accepted or considered.