1333ND26QNB190526 – Lab Waste Piping CIPP

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.

1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010)

Quoters must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contract Specialist, Sasha Bradford, at sasha.bradford@nist.gov. Questions should be received no later than two (2) business days after the Site Visit. All responses to the questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

(End of Provision)

SITE VISIT

A site visit will take place on August 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST. The site visit must begin promptly at 10:00 AM EST. Potential Contractors are strongly encouraged to attend the site visit. In no event must failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Attendees must meet at NIST Campus, 100 Bureau Drive, Bldg. 301 Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Contractors who are planning to attend the site visit must e-mail their intention to attend to Stanley Rice at stanley.rice@nist.gov copying sasha.bradford@nist.gov, no later than 10:00 AM EST on August 19, 2026, with the following information:

a) Company name

b) Names of all individuals attending the site visit (Name must match photo ID exactly)

c) Country of Citizenship of all individuals attending the site visit

For non-US Citizens, the following additional information will be required:

1) Title

2) Employer/Sponsor

3) Address

Failure to register will result in individuals being denied access to NIST, and subsequently, the site visit.

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It is the sole responsibility of each Contractor to register for the site visit.

Contractors must pick up a Visitor's Badge at the Visitor's Registration Center located at the Main Gate (Gate A, off Bureau Drive). Please ensure all individuals bring photo identification or they will be denied access to the facility.

Under the REAL ID Act of 2005, agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver’s license or identification card for access to federal facilities if issued by states that are REAL ID compliant or have an extension.

NIST currently accepts other forms of federally issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver’s license, such as a valid:

Passport; Passport Card; DOD’s Common Access Card (CAC); Veterans ID; Federal Agency HSPD-12 IDs; Military Dependents ID; Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC)

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 provided as attachments. The purpose of these attachments is for reference and to provide specification requirements to the Contractor for quotation purposes only.

• 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 for the following line item:

ITEM

NO.

DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL

0001 Bldg. B224 Contractor must prepare and internally line all Lab Waste Piping

1 EA

0002 Bldg. B224 Drawdown Funds GVT funds for unexpected conditions.

Only expended by agreed upon individual cost proposal.

1 EA $25,000.00 $25,000.00

0003 Option 1 Bldg. 221 Prepare and internally line all Lab Waste Piping

1 EA

0004 Option 2 Bldg. 225 Prepare and internally line all Lab Waste Piping

1 EA

0005 Option 3 Bldg. 220 Prepare and internally line all Lab Waste Piping

1 EA

0006 Option 4 Bldg. 225 & B226 All work to internally line all remaining Lab Waste Piping

1 EA Quoter must complete the attached Unit Pricing Spreadsheet.

Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS – COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

INSTRUCTIONS:

System for Award Management (SAM) Registration In accordance with RFO 52.204-7, The Quoter must have an active Federal Government contracts registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) when submitting an offer or quotation in response to this solicitation and at the time of award.

Due Date for Quotations Quoters must submit their electronic quotations via email, so that NIST receives them not later than 01:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) on Sep 1, 2026. E-mail quotations must be submitted directly to sasha.bradford@nist.gov using the following subject line:

1333ND26QNB190526 – Lab Waste Piping CIPP Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of email communications.

Quotations may not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered in the e-mail inbox set forth above.

Addendum to RFO FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Quoters-Commercial Products and Commercial Services:

All quotations must conform to solicitation provisions/clauses and be prepared in accordance with this section. The quotation must be clearly and concisely written as well as be neat, indexed (cross-indexed as appropriate) and logically assembled. Note: The term “indexed” refers to a table of contents that lists sections and page numbers. All pages of the quotation must be appropriately numbered.

In preparing the quotation, each volume must stand on its own. For each given evaluation factor the Government will only evaluate the information provided in the corresponding section of the quotation. The Quoter’s quotation must be clearly divided into the following distinct volumes:

Volume I – Technical Quotation Volume II – Price Quotation

Volume I - Technical Quotation:

The technical quotation must address the following:

a. Quoter must submit a detailed scope of work narrative demonstrating their understanding of the Lab Waste Piping CIPP Requirement which must include all aspects of the job as described in the Statement of Work and shown on the drawings/sketches.

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b. Quoter must submit documentation that they have paver repair, maintenance, and replacement experience within the last five (5) years of a minimum of two projects with a similar scope to this requirement.

c. Contractor must have a job foreman that is an installer of the materials being used. Provide a resume of individual and (5) years’ experience with the materials being installed.

d. Contractor must submit (3) projects within last (5) years on a Government Facility.

Volume II - Price Quotation The price quotation must include the following:

a) The Quoter must provide a total firm, fixed-price for all line items for the completion of the services in the Statement of Work (SOW) by completing Attachment F – Lab Waste Unit Pricing Schedule

b) The Quoter must provide documentation to support the quoted price to include a price breakdown.

c) The Quoter must include a bid bond in accordance with FAR 52.228-1 – Bid Guarantee.

In order to determine whether the prices are fair and reasonable, the Government reserves the right to request the Quoter to provide further breakdowns to support quoted prices.

Price quotations must remain valid for a period of 60 days from the date quotations are due.

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions (Addendum to RFO 52.212-1(a)(6) Offers must provide a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments. If the contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the contractor must state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:" [Contractor must list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)]. It is the sole responsibility of the contractor to identify in their quotation any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. If the contractor does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the Contractor's acceptance of the Government's terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order (PO).

Note:

This procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If a Quoter submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the proposed price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant purchase order, not the terms and conditions of the Quoter's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above must be included in the quotation. (End of provision)

Addendum to Provision RFO 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services

The evaluation criteria included in the provision are as follows:

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Evaluation Factors:

Technical Capability:

Evaluation of technical capability must be based on the information provided in the Volume I quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the Quoter has demonstrated that its proposed products meets all minimum requirements per the Statement of Work.

Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed solution meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If a Quoter does not indicate whether its proposed solution meets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not.

The Quoter’s technical submission must demonstrate its ability to provide the tasks required by the Statement of Work.

No price information must be included in Volume 1 – Technical Quotation.

Price:

The Government will evaluate price for reasonableness. The evaluation will determine whether the proposed prices are reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements.

A price realism analysis will not be conducted. Prices must be proportionate with the technical portion of the quotation.

BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government intends to award a single purchase order (PO) from this solicitation using simplified acquisitions procedures in accordance with RFO part 12. The Government reserves the right not to award a PO and to make an award without discussions based solely upon initial quotes.

This contract will be awarded utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures for awarding this purchase order. The evaluation process must proceed as follows:

• Award must be made to the responsible quoter whose quote is determined to be the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. To be considered technically acceptable, an offer must:

o (1) Meets all required technical specifications as determined by a review of documentation submitted in accordance with this solicitation, and o (2) propose a reasonable price.

• By submission of a quote, the Quoter accepts all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certification and technical requirements related to this order.

• The Government intends to evaluate quoters in order, starting from the lowest price.

Evaluations will end with the first technically acceptable offer, and other offers will not be evaluated further.

• The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective

Quoters. The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

• Quoter must be found Acceptable in Volume 1 to be considered technically acceptable for award.

(End of provision)

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference or full text.

All FAR provisions and clauses may be viewed at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far All CAR provisions and clauses may be viewed at https://www.acquisition.gov/car All RFO provisions and clauses may be viewed at FAR Overhaul - Part 52 | Acquisition.GOV

PROVISIONS

FAR 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

b) The use in this solicitation of any (48 CFR Chapter provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End Of PROVISION)

CAR 1352.233-70 Agency Protests (APR 2010)

a) An agency protest may be filed with either (1) the contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority.

See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999)

b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer must be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: Trent Stevens, CONTRACTING OFFICER 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/car https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority must be sent to the following address:

ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO)

100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, must be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority.

e) Service upon the Contract Law Division must be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

CAR 1352.233-71 GAO and Court Of Federal Claims Protests (APR 2010)

a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the

Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed.

b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, must be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims.

c) Service upon the Contract Law Division must be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements.

Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

See Attachment D - RFO Provisions with Deviations

CLAUSES Incorporated by Reference

• FAR 52.203-19 PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY

AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS (JAN 2017)

• FAR 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING

WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT, OR

VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED (JAN 2025)

• FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (DEC 2022)

• FAR 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN 2020)

• FAR 52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY 2014)

• FAR 52.226-8 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE

DRIVING (MAY 2024)

• FAR 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

• FAR 52.228-15 PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS – CONSTRUCTION (JUN 2020)

• FAR 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER--SYSTEM FOR AWARD

MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

• FAR 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS (MAR 2023)

• CAR 1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY (APR 2010)

• CAR 1352.237-71 SECURITY PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS - LOW RISK CONTRACTS (APR

2010)

• CAR 1352.209-73 COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS (APR 2010)

• CAR 1352.209-74 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (APR 2010)

CLAUSES Incorporated by Full Text

FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

• FAR Clauses: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

• CAR Clauses: https://www.acquisition.gov/car

• All RFO Clauses: FAR Overhaul - Part 52 | Acquisition.GOV

(End of Clause)

CAR 1352.246-70 Place of Acceptance (APR 2010)

a) The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will accept supplies and services to be provided under this contract.

a) The place of acceptance will be:

100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. 20899-0001.

(End of clause)

NIST LOCAL CLAUSES

NIST LOCAL-53 - Contract Performance During Changes in NIST Operating Status Unless otherwise stated in the contract terms and conditions, normal days of business operation are Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. However, throughout the contract period of performance, there may be circumstances beyond the control of the U.S.

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), that will impact normal days of business operation, such as inclement weather, power outages, etc. In circumstances such as these, the Contractor must call the appropriate NIST campus status line to verify the operating status:

Gaithersburg Campus Operating Status Line:

(301) 975-8000

(800) 437-4385 x8000 (toll free)

Boulder Campus Operating Status Line:

(303) 497-4000

During a lapse in appropriation, access to Government facilities and resources, including equipment and systems, will be limited to excepted personnel for both Federal employees and Contractor personnel. If performance of the contract is onsite and/or requires Government interaction, unless you have, or are notified that you are to work under an excepted status, you will automatically enter a temporary work stoppage. The work stoppage must remain in effect until the lapse is resolved and notification is provided via the NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/ and/or the NIST operating status lines. Additionally, Contractors are encouraged to monitor public broadcasts or the Office of Personnel Management’s website at www.opm.gov for the Federal Government operating status.

NIST will provide notification to all contractors that are determined to have excepted status. All excepted contractors are required to continue performance and communicate with the https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/car https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52 https://www.nist.gov/ http://www.opm.gov/ appointed Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for further guidance, or NIST Contracting Officer if a COR is not appointed.

Contractors with supply or service contracts that are fully funded at the time of contract award and do not require access to Government facilities, resources, or active administration by Government personnel in a manner that would cause the government to incur additional obligations during the lapse in appropriation may continue performance.

NIST LOCAL-54 - ELECTRONIC BILLING INSTRUCTIONS

NIST requires that Invoice/Voucher submissions are sent electronically via email to

INVOICE@NIST.GOV.

Each Invoice or Voucher submitted must include the following:

(1) Contract number;

(2) Contractor name and address;

(3) Unique entity identifier (see www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers);

(4) Date of invoice;

(5) Invoice number;

(6) Amount of invoice and cumulative amount invoiced to-date;

(7) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN);

(8) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies/services delivered;

(9) Prompt payment discount terms, if offered; and

(10) Any other information or documentation required by the contract.

NIST LOCAL-56 - INVOICING PROCESSING PLATFORM-ALTERNATE I

Upon written notice from the contracting officer the following supersedes all other instructions for the submission of payment requests. Accordingly, following written notice payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable payment request or invoicing instructions, Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is https://www.ipp.gov.

mailto:INVOICE@NIST.GOV http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.ipp.gov/

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: **

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and use IPP for submitting payment requests. If not already enrolled, the Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email within three to five business days of the addition of the contract award to IPP. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email:

IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting payment requests, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. Contact the contracting officer for more information on submitting a waiver request.

See Attachment E- RFO Clauses with Deviations

END OF SOLICITATION

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