Department of Commerce · National Institute of Standards and Technology · DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
1333ND26QNB190526
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
238220
Product service code
Z2PZ
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-17
Response deadline
Sep 1, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Gaithersburg, MD
Contracting contact
sasha.bradford@nist.gov
Market intelligence
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THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL (RFO) 12.201-1 SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF RFO 12. The solicitation number is 1333ND26QNB190526 and is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01 dated March 13, 2026. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 238220 – Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors with a small business size standard of $19.0M. Performance and Payment bonds will be required. This acquisition is being solicited as a 100% small business set-aside. BACKGROUND: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a government scientific research facility located in Gaithersburg, MD. The facility buildings largely date to the early 1960’s. A previous CIPP project found cracked and split cast iron laboratory waste piping in the under-floor utility trench in buildings 223 and 226. Subsequently, NIST Shops have reported leaking piping in building 224. Generally, due to the video surveillance in both previous project buildings, it is accepted that this 60-year-old piping shares the same general condition of having long linear cracks and complete axial splitting. The under-floor trench space is considered to be a confined space. This requirement is to utilize Cure in Place Pipe (CIPP) to conduct the repair to the 224 laboratory waste piping. All ground floor laboratory waste piping will be restored utilizing CIPP lining. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS: The following documents and forms are hereby incorporated into this solicitation as formal attachments. These attachments define the mandatory specification requirements that the Contractor must meet both for quotation purposes and during subsequent contract performance. 1333ND26QNB190526 Combined Synopsis Lab Waste Piping CIPP Solicitation (full detail) Attachment A - Statement of Work (SOW) Attachment B - Wage Determination Attachment C - Guidelines for Contractors and A-E firms Attachment D - RFO Provisions Attachment E - RFO Clauses Attachment F – Lab Waste Unit Pricing Schedule Attachment G - Existing Hatches Drawing All Quoters must provide a firm-fixed-price quotation
Contact
Point of contact
Sasha Bradford
Role
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Email
sasha.bradford@nist.gov
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