68--Rhodamine Water Tracer Dye IAW Salients

The contract is for the procurement of Rhodamine Water Tracer Dye under Solicitation Number 140G0126Q0083, issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Office of Acquisition and Grants in Reston, Virginia, under the Department of the Interior. The delivery location is the USGS Kansas Water Science Center in Lawrence, Kansas, with delivery required within 30 days after receipt of order under F.O.B. Destination terms, meaning the contractor bears all transportation costs and risks until the product is received at the destination. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price acquisition for a commercial product, governed by FAR clauses 52.212-4 and 52.212-5, which apply standard commercial item terms and conditions required by statutes and executive orders. The NAICS code 325130 designates this as an industrial chemical manufacturing action, with a size standard of 1,050 employees, and the solicitation includes multiple socioeconomic compliance clauses including utilization of small businesses, but no specific set-aside is designated. Payment will be processed electronically via the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), with no use of WAWF, and contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management with valid UEI and CAGE codes. The contract incorporates supply chain security requirements, including prohibitions on products from ByteDance, Kaspersky Lab, Huawei, ZTE, and other sanctioned entities under FASCSA, and mandates compliance with Buy American provisions, service contract labor standards, fair labor practices, and anti-trafficking measures. Inspection and acceptance occur at the delivery site, with acceptance contingent on meeting all technical salients specifying performance and physical characteristics of the dye, though detailed specification data is not included. The contract does not list pricing, quantities, or total award value, and no evaluation factors beyond “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” for technical compliance are defined, suggesting a streamlined, non-negotiated award process without discussions. All submissions must comply with submission deadlines, and the contracting officer’s point of contact is Daniel Galvin at the USGS office in Reston, Virginia, with electronic invoicing and SAM compliance as non-negotiable prerequisites.