Department of the Interior · U.S. Geological Survey · OFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
140G0126Q0208
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
238220
Product service code
J045
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-07
Response deadline
Aug 21, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
dparkin@usgs.gov
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Eastern Ecological Science Center - Patuxent Research Refuge Gabrielson Labe has a requirement for annual preventative maintenance and routine repair/replacement along with emergency services for (HVAC) system located at 12100 Beech Forest Rd in Laurel, Maryland 20708. - With a base year and four option years - Request for Quotes (RFQ) 140G0126Q0208 will close August 21, 2026, at 10:00 am eastern time. - A site visit will be held on Tuesday August 11, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time CONTRACTORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE SITE VISIT. For site visit information please refer to E-10 GS2110. If you are planning to attend, please email Charles Wicks at cewicks@usgs.gov, provide you're the names who are going, and emails along with phone numbers no later than 24 hours before the site visit starts. - The NAICS Code is 238220. The size standard is $19.0 million. This acquisition will be 100% Small Business Set Aside. - The purpose of this amendment 0001 is to provide an updated Performance Work Statement (PWS) to remove the following sentence in Section D. Special Considerations third sentence: "3. The entirety of the duties, as set forth in this performance work statement may not be sub-contracted." Add the following sentence that is in red font "3 Contractor must be certified in Siemens automation software." this is in red font. Please reference B09 Attachment 3 Updated Performance Work Statement. Closing date has not been extended. - Purpose of amendment 0002 is to provide question and answer document. Please reference B09 Attachment 5 Question and Answer Amendment 2. The closing date has not been extended. - The anticipated award date of the contract is August 28, 2026. A vendor must be registered at https://www.sam.gov/portal to be eligible for award. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Quotes may be emailed to dayna_parkin@ios.doi.gov. Faxed Quotes will not be accepted.
Contact
Point of contact
Parkin, Dayna
Role
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Email
dparkin@usgs.gov
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