SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Development of regional catalog of recorded earthquakes in Afghanistan and adjacent regions
- Notice Date
- 8/5/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, APS PO BOX 25046, MS204B DENVER FEDERAL CENTER DENVER CO 80225
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- 04CR31-NoSolicitation
- Response Due
- 9/4/2004
- Archive Date
- 8/5/2005
- Point of Contact
- MARILYN J. HUTCHISON PURCHASING AGENT 3032369321 mhutchi@usgs.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
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- 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 30 calendar days from the date of this synopsis. The U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Team, has a requirement for services to develop a comprehensive regional catalog of all instrumentally recorded and historical earthquakes in Afghanistan and adjacent regions that influence the country's seismic hazard. These services will involve specific cataloging tasks and special seismological studies as follows: 1) Compile a comprehensive Afghan earthquake catalog from preexisting computer databases and printed studies; 2) Design a procedure for identifying and removing duplicate entries from the catalog; 3) Evaluate cataloged hypocenters for their accuracy of locations; 4) Relocate earthquakes that are critical to the seismic hazard study; 5) Apply a hypocentral relative-location method to better define the distribution of earthquakes that might be associated with specific crustal fault systems; 6) Ensure that each earthquake listed in the comprehensive catalog has mb, mB, Mw magnitudes listed; and 7) Write a summary report on preparation of and characteristics of the comprehensive catalog. Contractor must have experience in the evaluation of earthquake catalogs for accuracy of hypocenters, must have extensive knowledge of problems affecting earthquake locations in central Asia, as well as an understanding of regional tectonics and earthquake processes by analysis of earthquake locations, focal mechanisms, and focal depths. Based on information available at this time, and in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), implemented by FAR 5.302-1, the Government considers the items specified as a sole source from Global Seismological Services, 1900 19th Street, Golden, Colorado, and proposes to negotiate a contract with that firm on that basis. However, should additional sources be identified, they will be considered. Firms who feel that they can furnish the required supplies 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, requests for such documents without accompanying information will be considered non-responsive to this request without further consideration. This notice may represent the Government's only official notice of this procurement. See Note 22.
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