B--VA-ES OFFICE-ACF NEW INORGANICS ANALYTIC

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Department of the Interior, established a multiple award Commercial Items Services Blanket Purchase Agreement for inorganic laboratory analysis services. This contract, identified by solicitation number 140F0S23Q0004 and NAICS code 541380, covers a performance period from January 2023 through January 2028. The primary objective is to secure technical science analytical services to perform inorganic analyses, specifically focusing on metals, across various matrices including soil, sediment, water, and animal and plant tissues. The scope of work requires vendors to provide comprehensive analysis such as metals scans, ICP mass spectrometry, and mercury analysis. Contractors must adhere to strict technical reporting standards, utilizing specific data matrices to report moisture percentages and metal analytes in parts per million for samples including birds, fish, and soil. The agreement is structured as a five-year BPA, requiring vendors to provide catalog price lists for services rendered through 2027 to ensure consistent pricing for the agency's environmental monitoring and scientific research needs.