US Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), PGAS, Procurement Operations Division, 1325 East West Highway, Station 4301, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283

A -- MACROBENTHIC COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT, SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS, AND TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON ANALYSIS SOL 52-DGNC-6-90133 POC Donald L. Moses The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Resources Conservation and Assessment (ORCA), Coastal Monitoring and Bioeffects Assessment Division (CMBAD), has a requirement for a contractor to perform macrobenthic community assessment, determination of sediment silt-clay content and sediment grain size distribution, and analysis of total organic carbon concentrate from Government furnished samples. The proposed contract type is indefinite quantity with firm fixed unit prices. The contract will contain a base period and two (2) option periods. The estimated quantities to be ordered are 150 stations for the base period, 200 stations for the first option period, and 250 stations for the second option period. For each station, it is expected that there will be three (3) replicate grab samples to be analyzed for macrobetic community assessment, an additional sample to be analyzed for sediment characteristics, and another sample to be analyzed for total organic carbon. Approximately nine (9) months will be allowed to complete analysis of a station's samples and deliver preliminary findings to the Government. Requests for the solicitation must be submitted in writing. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0164)

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