20--eDNA Autosampler

The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting market research to assess the availability of commercial vendors capable of providing an autonomous environmental DNA water sampling platform, targeting businesses classified under NAICS code 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This sources-sought notice, solicitation number 140G0326Q0121, is not a request for proposals or a commitment to award a contract; it is purely for planning purposes to inform future acquisition strategies. Respondents are invited to submit a capabilities statement detailing how their technology meets the specified salient characteristics, including autonomous collection and preservation of at least 30 water samples over a three-month period, UV-based biofouling prevention, reusable filter holders, contamination control, compatibility with RNALater and ethanol preservation solutions, metadata logging for traceability, volume accuracy of at least 95%, field serviceability within 20 minutes, portability not exceeding 50 pounds, and proven operational validation in rugged, remote environments. The platform must be battery-powered, programmable for variable sampling intervals, and deployable from shore-based locations without requiring specialized infrastructure. All responses must be emailed to elizabeth_adam@ios.doi.gov and received no later than May 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, with no restrictions on file format but a requirement for complete, accessible submissions. There is no formal evaluation factor weighting, no pricing information requested, and no contract administration details such as payment office, accounting codes, or COR designations are included, as this is strictly a pre-solicitation market research tool. No binding clauses, FAR requirements, or special contract conditions are applicable at this stage, and the government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparing their submissions.