B--WASO-CRAD IDIQ RADIO CARBON DATING

The National Park Service has issued this combined synopsis and solicitation, identified by solicitation number 140P2120R0020, for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide non-personnel services for Accelerated Mass Spectrometry (AMS) Radiocarbon Dating (Carbon-14) of organic materials. The contractor is required to produce radiocarbon dates from materials including wood, charcoal, bone, shell, soot, food residue, and other organic samples recovered from archaeological, paleo-ecological, and geologic sites. The scope includes calibrating all dates in consultation with the submitter according to professional standards and delivering results within 30 days or less.

The acquisition is designated as an SBA Small Business Administration set-aside under NAICS code 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services, and PSC code B. The contractor is expected to offer online sample submission, status tracking, and reporting of results. While the cost of producing dates varies based on the material and necessary processing, the technical requirements involve standard AMS procedures for both burned and unburned materials, including collagen extraction for bone samples.

Heather Madsen serves as the point of contact for this requirement. The response deadline for this solicitation is May 29, 2020. This notice was originally published on May 1, 2020, and was last updated on May 15, 2020. No attachments are associated with this notice on SAM.gov.