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Extractives Sector Compliance & Gold Certification

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The contract requires the verification and certification of every gram of gold sourced from artisanal miners, ensuring strict adherence to anti-fraud, environmental, and labor standards across the supply chain. This involves conducting on-site inspections, implementing digital tagging systems for traceability, and establishing a comprehensive audit trail that documents each stage of gold handling from extraction to certification. The process must be transparent, tamper-resistant, and capable of withstanding regulatory and third-party scrutiny to guarantee the integrity of the certified gold. The work falls under NAICS code 541690 for other scientific and technical consulting services and is structured as a subcontract under the Department of State’s Acquisitions division. The performance location is not specified, implying the tasks will occur in various artisanal mining regions, likely in developing countries with high risk of illicit mining practices. Compliance must be ongoing and verifiable, with systems designed to prevent misrepresentation, mitigate environmental harm, and uphold fair labor conditions without relying on external documentation that could be manipulated.

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Verify and certify every gram of gold from artisanal miners with tamper-resistant traceability and strict labor/environmental compliance.

NAICS

541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

Place of Performance

DC, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

This scope was carved out of 191NLE26C0042.

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INL/WHP: Guyana & Suriname Gold Traceability

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AgencyDepartment Of State → Acquisitions - Inl
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Verify and certify each gram of gold from artisanal miners to ensure compliance with anti-fraud, environmental, and labor standards, including on-site verification, digital tagging, and audit trail creation.

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