SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- B529 - HYDROCHEMICAL MODELING, USING M3 SOFTWARE, OF GROUND WATER ANALYSES.
- Notice Date
- 12/9/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey, U. S. Geological Survey, U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, APS PO BOX 25046, MS204BDENVER FEDERAL CENTER DENVER CO 80225
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- 09CR06-NoSolicitation
- Response Due
- 12/19/2008
- Archive Date
- 12/9/2009
- Point of Contact
- GREG LENGSFELD PURCHASING AGENT 3032369337 glengsfeld@usgs.gov;<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Concerns having the ability to furnish the services described herein are requested to give written notification (including the telephone number for a point of contact) to the procuring office above within 10 calendar days from the date of this synopsis. The U.S. Geological Survey, Yucca Mountain Project Branch (USGS-YMPB) has a requirement for hydrochemical modeling, using M3 software, of the Ash Meadows system which is part of the regional carbonate aquifer (RCA) using dissolved ion and isotope data supplied by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). During the past 11 years, the USGS-YMPB has conducted hydrochemical and isotopic analyses of ground water from wells and springs in the Yucca Mountain area of Southern Nevada. This study is a follow on to hydrochemical modeling that Geopoint AB completed for the USGS on the Yucca Mountain--Amargosa Desert system. The RCA discharges in the eastern Amargosa along a spring line at Ash Meadows. Some flow continues in the RCA beneath alluvium and discharges into Death Valley. Recharge to the RCA in the Ash Meadows system occurs in the Spring Mountains and from southerly flow from the eastern Nevada Test Site including old nuclear test areas in Frenchman Flat and Yucca Flat. The groundwater that discharges at Ash Meadows is chemically and isotopically distinct from recharge in the Spring Mountains suggesting that recharge from the north may be significant. A better understanding of the mixture of end-member ground-water compositions that discharge at Ash Meadows is essential for assessing potential upward leakage from the RCA beneath the Amargosa. The contractor will develop a detailed knowledge of the data set supplied by the USGS and an understanding of the potential recharge areas and flow paths that lead to the Ash Meadows spring line. Further, the contractor will evaluate chemical and isotopic changes in the ground water beneath the Amargosa by modeling the Ash Meadows water relative to spring discharge in Death Valley. The study will be completed in twelve (12) months with final report completed in eighteen (18) months, from date of award. Based on the information at this time, the government considers the services specified as a sole source from Geopoint AB, Fridshyddev 15, Sweden, and proposes, pending availability of funding, to negotiate a contract with the firm on that basis. However, should additional sources be identified, they will be considered. Firms who feel that they can furnish the required services are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response to this announcement, and such other materials which correspond to the required items stated herein. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. Since no solicitation document exists, request for such documents without accompanying information will be considered non-responsive to this request without further consideration. This notice may represent the Governments only official notice of this procurement. This Notice is issued, process to point of award, funds are not presently available.
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