FDA Presolicitation Notice for: MRC Operations and Maintenance Support Services, Laurel, MD.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a presolicitation notice for comprehensive operations and maintenance support services at the Muirkirk Road Complex (MRC) in Laurel, Maryland. The procurement seeks a contractor to provide 24-hour, 7-day-a-week operational and maintenance support for all FDA buildings and facilities at the complex, including routine preventative maintenance of equipment and buildings, repair and service of unplanned and emergent work orders, and seasonal snow and ice removal services. The contractor must furnish all necessary labor, materials, and equipment while providing a workforce of fully trained engineers, technicians, tradesmen, support personnel, and management staff who possess proper security clearances and technical qualifications. The contract will be structured as a Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) arrangement and will be evaluated using tradeoff source selection procedures. The full solicitation will be available on SAM.gov on or about November 4, 2025, with interested vendors required to have active SAM.gov registration to be considered.
This procurement is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 561210 (Facilities Support Services), with a small business size standard of $47.0 million in annual receipts. No incumbent contractor or current service provider is identified in the presolicitation documents. The contract structure features a five-year ordering period, indicating a substantial long-term commitment for facilities support services at the FDA complex. While specific contract values are not disclosed in this presolicitation phase, the magnitude of providing round-the-clock operations and maintenance for an entire federal facility complex suggests a significant procurement opportunity. The requirement for continuous coverage across all seven days of the week and 24 hours per day demonstrates the critical nature of maintaining operational readiness at this FDA facility.
PreSol-2026-129160 Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration
10/14/25, 1:24 PM FDA Solicitation Notice for: MRC Operations and Maintenance Support Services, Laurel, MD.
The Food and Drug Administration awarded contract 75F40126D00012 to NATI-NVE Support Services, LLC for $49 million on May 21, 2026, for operations and maintenance support services at the Muirkirk Road Complex in Laurel, MD.
The award was made under the Total Small Business set-aside.
75F40126D00012 Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration
5/21/26, 5:23 PM FDA Solicitation Notice for: MRC Operations and Maintenance Support Services, Laurel, MD.
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking a qualified contractor to provide comprehensive operations and maintenance support services for the FDA Muirkirk Road Complex in Laurel, Maryland through an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a maximum ceiling value of $49,000,000 over a five-year ordering period. The scope encompasses 24/7/365 facility operations and maintenance across approximately 382,000 to 432,000 gross square feet of laboratory, research, and animal care facilities, including HVAC systems, boiler and chiller plants, electrical distribution, specialized laboratory environments (BSL-2/3), building automation systems, and emergency response services. The Government will evaluate proposals on a best-value tradeoff basis using non-price factors—corporate experience, technical approach, management approach, key personnel qualifications, and past performance—weighted as significantly more important than price, with proposals receiving a Low Confidence rating on any non-price factor eliminated from consideration. Proposals must be submitted by March 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time, with a mandatory pre-proposal site visit held on February 11, 2026, and technical questions due by February 17, 2026. The contractor must staff six designated Key Personnel positions (Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager/Quality Control Manager, Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Chief Engineer/Operations Maintenance Supervisor, Lead Engineer, and Office Administrator) as direct prime contractor employees with specified minimum qualifications and experience.
This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with a small business size standard of $47 million under NAICS code 561210 (Facilities Support Services). The contract involves a 60-day transition period followed by a 10-month base period with four optional one-year renewal periods, requiring the contractor to provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, vehicles, and specialized services including subcontracted expertise in building automation systems, fire alarm systems, and water treatment. All contractor personnel must obtain FDA security clearance at Tier 2 risk designation and comply with background investigation requirements; additionally, contractors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and submit all invoices electronically through FDA's Invoice Processing Platform. The facility encompasses three principal modules—Module I (246,853 square feet) for human foods research, Module II with 18 buildings (100,406 square feet) for veterinary medicine operations, and the Beltsville Research Facility (35,061 square feet)—located at 8301 and 8501 Muirkirk Road in Laurel, Maryland 20707. The Government has issued two amendments to the original solicitation, with Amendment 0002 effective February 26, 2026, and the proposal deadline remains March 4, 2026, with no extension anticipated.
75F40126R00006 Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration
2/2/26, 3:10 PM