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SOURCES SOUGHT: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a MARKET SURVEY to determine the interest and capability of any small business firms eligible to compete under NAICS code 541990 with a small business size standard of 19.5 Mil. The requirement is for geomagnetic data from the Hermanus Observatory, in South Africa. The Hermanus Magnetic Observatory (HER) of South Africa, operated by South African National Space Agency (SANSA) Space Science, furnishes fluxgate magnetometer and proton magnetometer one-minute filtered data from the HER to the USGS. This data will be available within five minutes via secure Internet FTP.Responses to this announcement are requested from (1) SBA certified Small Business HubZone firms; (2) Small Business firms certified by a Small Business Administration (SBA) district or regional office for participation in the 8(a) program; (3) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small Business firms; (4) Small Businesses and (5) Large

Businesses.In response to this announcement, please indicate your firm's socioeconomic status (e.g. small business, service-disabled veteran-owned, women owned, HUBZone, etc.) This information will assist the Government in determining how small businesses can fit into the acquisition strategy.A firm is considered small under NAICS code 541990 if their AVERAGE annual receipts for the preceding three (3) years were less than or equal to $19.5 million. Any information submitted is voluntary. If sufficient interest and capability is not received from firms in categories (1) through (4) above, any solicitation may be issued as unrestricted without further consideration.Interested small business firms shall submit (1) NAME, ADDRESS, and PHONE NUMBER OF THE FIRM (including DUNS NUMBER); (2) a CAPABILITY STATEMENT including (a) RECENT (within the last three fiscal years) RELEVANT (similar projects to this requirement) performance history (identify the name of the owner and their point(s) of contact with telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses; and (b) in what capacity (e.g., prime, subcontractor etc.) they performed the work; and (3) their SIZE STATUS.Your company must have a Unique Identifying Number or DUNs number and be registered on-line at the System for Award Management (SAM).All responses must be submitted NLT March 27, 2923 at 5:00 pm EST via e-mail to: cjcarter@usgs.govThis is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB) and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to the sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. Any solicitation that may be issued will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website and no paper copies will be provided.