SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- 12444824P0025 Intent to Award a Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2024 6:47:35 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- USDA-FS, CSA EAST 9 Atlanta GA 303092449 USA
- ZIP Code
- 303092449
- Solicitation Number
- 12444824P0025
- Response Due
- 3/31/2024 9:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 04/16/2024
- Point of Contact
- Gayle Geiger, Phone: 470-705-0968
- E-Mail Address
-
gayle.geiger@usda.gov
(gayle.geiger@usda.gov)
- Description
- SOLE SOURCE:� Project Charcoal analysis for Monongahela National Forest Seed Bank and Soils Project University of�Wisconsin 1.0 Scope of Work Our general goal is to determine the amount of charcoal in soil from fire-prone sites in the�Monongahela National Forest. Our objectives include: 1. Compare charcoal amounts between shale barrens and sites dominated by mixed oaks on�Weikert-Channery soils. 2. Compare tree species identified from the charcoal and charcoal age between shale barrens and�sites dominated by mixed oaks on Weikert-Channery soils. 2.0 Background The University of Wisconsin-Platteville has done charcoal analyses previously for the Northern�Research Station and specializes in identifying charcoal to tree species. This work resulted in a�publication that led to additional funding to do this work. Contractor Requirements 3.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks The University of Wisconsin-Platteville requires no direct government supervision. Job requires�travel to the sites in WV, and specialized tools (e.g., tubiform root auger) to extract soil at 10�cm intervals down to parent material rock or 1 m deep. Ten cores will be collected at each site and�transported back to the University of Wisconsin. Samples will be evaluated for macroscopic charcoal�(weight and species identification) in the laboratory at the University of Wisconsin by staff who�have developed this skill. At least 20 random charcoal fragments will then be randomly selected�from each site for radiocarbon dating. Species identification requires cutting the charcoal�fragments transversely to analyze wood morphology. Radiocarbon dating requires pretreatment with an�acid- alkali-acid protocol to remove allochthonous sources of carbon, all skills this contractor�can provide. Our NRS staff and laboratories do not have the equipment or expertise to conduct this�work. 4.0 Government Furnished We will provide the site location information and may assist with some sampling. The University of�Wisconsin-Platteville will provide all the necessary equipment and staff to do the requested work�and�will not require access to government facilities. 5.0 Deliverables / Schedule The University of Wisconsin-Plattevile will analyze approximately 60 cores from 6 sites�approximately 0.5 acres in size (10 cores per site). New supplies (collection bags, paper towels to�clean auger between samples) will be purchased by the University of Wisconsin�Progress reports will be provided quarterly once samples are collected. Soil collection is�anticipated to take place between May and September 2024 or could be extended over three years;�charcoal analyses will take longer, possibly as long as a year or longer after collections are�made, thus necessitating this contract to last through 2029. The cost of supplies and radiocarbon�dating will be factored into the total cost per sample.
- Web Link
-
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(https://sam.gov/opp/0ce809a042124a91bb57f2cfe66bde64/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
- Zip Code: 26505
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 26505
- Record
- SN07015170-F 20240403/240401230042 (samdaily.us)
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