Department of Energy · BROOKHAVEN NATL LAB -DOE CONTRACTOR
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
BSA475591
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
334516
Product service code
6640
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-10-12
Response deadline
Oct 16, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Upton, NY
Contracting contact
mbrock@bnl.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
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Amendment 2: The deadline for submitting questions has been changed from October 8, 2026 to October 14, 2026. The quotation due date and time have been changed from October 12, 2026 to October 16, 2026 at 4pm Eastern Time Zone. Amendment 1: This requirement was originally solicited on May 22, 2026, with a closing date of June 23, 2026. The solicitation is being reopened with a revised closing date of October 12, 2026. The following changes have been made: B1 – RFQ 475591 The deadline for submitting questions has been changed from June 8, 2026, to October 8, 2026. The quotation due date and time have been changed from June 23, 2026, to October 12, 2026, at 4pm Eastern Time Zone. The acquisition classification has been changed from commercial products or commercial services to noncommercial items. B1 – Enclosure A, Draft Contract 475591 and Attachments Section I, “Scope of Work,” has been updated to replace SOW Version 3 and Technical Specifications Version 1 with SOW Version 5 and Technical Specifications Version 3. Revisions are identified in green font. Section I, “Scope of Work,” has been updated to include new reporting and deliverable requirements. Section VII, “Additional Terms,” has been updated to delete the General Terms and Conditions for Commercial Items and Services (Revision 24, April 2026) and replace them with the Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC, General Terms and Conditions for Non-Commercial Items (Revision 25, September 2026). Section VII, “Additional Terms,” has been updated to replace the Supplemental Terms and Conditions for Work by Contractors Onsite at Brookhaven National Laboratory (Revision 24, April 2026) with the Supplemental Terms and Conditions for Work by Contractors Onsite at Brookhaven National Laboratory (Revision 25, September 2026). Offerors should review the revised RFQ, draft contract, and all associated attachments before submitting a quotation. Offerors that submitted a quotation in response to the original solicitation must submit a revised quotation addressing the amended requirements by the revised closing date. Previously submitted documentation that remains current and unaffected by the amendments may be incorporated by reference. At a minimum, the offeror must acknowledge all amendments and confirm whether its previously submitted pricing remains valid.
Contact
Point of contact
Mark Brock
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
mbrock@bnl.gov
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