Sources_Sought_for_Pest_Exclusion_1.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

INTERIOR BUSINESS CENTER

Washington, DC 20240

Request for Information (RFI)

Title: DOI Udall Building Pest Exclusion Construction and Feasibility Study

Response Due Date: Monday, August 17, 2026, at 11:00AM, Eastern Time (ET)

E-mail: Correspond directly with the Contracting Officer, Nick Lewicki, at Nicholas_lewicki@ibc.doi.gov. Responses submitted by any other method will not be accepted or answered. Please ensure that your e-mail response has “Udall Pest Exclusion” in the subject line.

Issued by: This Sources Sought Notice is being issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Interior Business Center (IBC), on behalf of the Department of the Interior, Office of Facilities and Administrative Services (OFAS).

Purpose: The Government is seeking information related to the attached Performance Work Statement (Attachment A) from interested vendors. Interested vendors shall confirm whether or not it is capable of performing the work and hold the correct certifications.

Additional Information: Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are strictly voluntary and will not affect any vendor’s ability to submit a quote if, or when, a solicitation is released. This is being issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Government. Neither unsolicited quotes nor any other kinds of offers will be considered at this time. No entitlement to payment by the Government of direct or indirect costs or charges will arise as a result of the submission of information in response to this Sources Sought.

The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. If you submit proprietary information, you must clearly mark “PROPRIETARY” on every sheet containing such information and segregate the proprietary information to the maximum extent practical from other portions of your response (e.g., use an attachment or exhibit). Respondents are responsible for adequately marking proprietary information in their response. All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked “Proprietary” will be handled accordingly. An electronic acknowledgement of the vendor’s submission will be provided. If you do not receive an acknowledgement within one business day, please notify the Contracting Officer to ensure successful delivery.

Submission Information: This Sources Sought is issued via SAM.gov https://sam.gov/ under NAICS code 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors. All potential sources with the mailto:Nicholas_lewicki@ibc.doi.gov https://sam.gov/ capability to provide the requirements identified in the PWS are invited to submit, in writing, sufficient information within the page limitation (listed below). This information shall demonstrate the vendor’s ability to fulfill the requirement and be responsive to the technical and acquisition-related questions in this Sources Sought, as indicated below.

Questions Due:

The vendor community is encouraged to include their questions with their response (see Section 1). Vendor questions will be considered when drafting the impending solicitation; however, the Government will not be responding to questions about the solicitation at this time.

Responses Due:

All responses must be submitted electronically and emailed to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. All responses must be received no later than Monday, August 17th, 2026, at 11:00AM ET.

Submission Format:

Submissions must be in .doc, .docx, or.PDF format.

Submission Contents:

Your submission, at a page limit of no more than 5 pages (not including Cover Sheet and Section 2), must contain:

• Cover Sheet

• Section 1- General Response to Government Requirement

• Section 2- Feedback on PWS

• Section 3- Vendor Response to Questions

• Section 4- Capabilities Statement

Responses must address the following requirements:

A cover sheet which includes:

a. Sources Sought Title;

b. Vendor Name;

c. Address;

d. Name of Point of Contact;

e. Email Address;

f. Phone Number;

g. Vendor UEI Number; and

h. Your socio-economic status based on the applicable North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) codes 238990 – All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Sections:

1. General Response to the Government Requirement, to include any questions the vendor has for the Government;

2. Feedback on PWS

3. Vendor Response to Questions;

4. Capabilities Statement

QUESTIONS:

Requirements Document Questions:

Industry responses to the following questions will be taken into consideration.

1. Is there additional information you need to be provided in order to fully understand the requirements?

2. What alternative requirements should the Government consider that would meet the intent of the goals/objectives of requirements that appear to be unreasonable and/or unattainable?

3. What other recommendations do you have to better structure this requirement?

4. Would you be interested in being added to an interested vendors’ list? If so, provide an email address for a POC.

Capability Questions:

Industry responses to the following questions will be used to help the Government determine previous experiences and capabilities to perform the work.

1. Have you demonstrated experience performing this work? Is your company capable or would you have to subcontract any portion of the requirement? If subcontracting, what and how much of it would be subcontracted?

2. This is a construction requirement due to the work to be performed. Are you a construction company?

Acquisition Questions:

Industry responses to the following questions will be used to help the Government determine an acquisition strategy.

4. Does your company fall within one or more of the following socioeconomic categories?

If so, please identify which category(ies) your company falls into.

i. Small Business

ii. SDVOSB

iii. HUBZone

iv. Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)

v. Economically Disadvantaged Women - Owned Small Business

(EDWOSB)

vi. Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)

vii. Other than Small Business

5. Are you interested in responding to a future solicitation for this requirement?

6. To fully perform this work, will your company perform teaming arrangements with other vendors to enter into prime-subcontractor relationships?

7. Does your firm have experience (past performance data) related to a federal government requirement of similar size and scope?

8. Other than NAICS 238990, are there any other codes you would suggest for this effort?

This is a construction requirement with pest control involved. The main NAICS must be a construction NAICS.

9. Does your firm have any additional questions, comments, or concerns about the framing of this requirement.

Please see Attachment A for all proposed technical requirements.

Capability Statement

For remaining pages, if you choose to provide any additional information, the capability statement section is the place to provide that information.

We are looking to industry experts to help make this Government requirement better for the end user and ultimately reduce the cost to the taxpayer. Thank you for your support.

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment A – Performance Work Statement