D -- RFI Science and Technical Support Services ( STSS )

2026-11-03

This is a Request for Information ( RFI ) notice issued to conduct market research . This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes . It does not constitute a Request for Proposal ( RFP ) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future . The Government will not pay any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this market survey or the Government ' s use of the information . Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary . All submissions become Government property and will not be returned . This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever . The DOI USGS Acquisition Team is not , at the time , seeking proposals or quotes and will not accept unsolicited proposals or quotes . Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future procurements . The USGS Earthquake Science Center ( ESC ) requires a dedicated mission support contractor with knowledge of geophysical monitoring network operations and their integrated software and IT infrastructure . The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential vendors capable of providing science and technical support to ESC ' s ground motion monitoring networks and their product generation and delivery . The contractor must be able to support the development of products from scientific research results with availability 24 / 7 / 365 . This service supports millions of customers with earthquake early warning technologies and public safety notifications through multiple resources that include : Earthquake Notification Systems ( ENS ), the Northern California Seismic Network ( NCSN ), the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network ( PNSN ), the Southern California Integrated Geodetic Network , the Southern California Seismic Network ( SCSN ) and the USGS ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning Project ( EEW ). In support of this effort , the DOI USGS Acquisition Team is conducting market research to further refine requirements and establish the best acquisition approach . Please note that requirements defined to date may change before issuance of the final RFP . The types of scientific software development and information technology services to be ordered include , but are not limited to : scientific software maintenance , operations , and development ; system administration in support of ground motion monitoring networks ; technical applications engineering ; database design and development ; programming ; full stack Dev / Ops engineering ; and network engineering in support of ground motion monitoring networks . The Contractor shall provide Capability Statement demonstrating their ability to deliver non - personal services in the following areas : Scientific Application ServicesScientific IT Infrastructure ServicesTelemetry SupportInterested parties shall include the following in their submission : 1 . Applicable socioeconomic designation . 2 . Business size standard . 3 . SAM UEI number . 4 . GSA contract number , if applicable . Responses are requested by Friday , March 20 , 2026 . Any response received after these dates will also be considered but may not be included in initial reporting or assessments . All responses should be submitted electronically in PDF format and emailed to the points of contact : Charlan Fejarang at cjfejarang @ usgs . gov with subject line , " DOIGFBO260005 ". Respondents must submit capability statements and information describing the general approach / solution to addressing the listed requirements . General marketing information or references to vendor web sites will not be considered responsive to this notice . No telephone , mail , or fax responses will be accepted .

California

2026-03-27