253410DataIntegration2026

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), specifically the Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), is seeking technical support services for the maintenance, development, standardization, and integration of environmental databases covering contaminant chemistry, bioassay toxicity test data, and field observation data. These databases compile critical environmental data for sediment, water, tissue, and oil from NOAA and partner agencies spanning decades of standardization efforts, and they support site-specific investigations, cleanup goal derivation, and remedial alternative evaluations at hazardous waste sites and spills. Interested vendors must demonstrate capability to maintain environmental data models, refine automated data import and calculation routines, calculate toxicity probability using specialized modeling techniques, ensure compliance with USEPA and ASTM standards, and develop field and laboratory data collection tools. Contractor personnel must possess specialized expertise in contaminant chemistry, toxicity data management, and the DIVER database standard, with proficiency in Visual Basic, Microsoft Access, SQL, MySQL, and cloud-based web services; all staff must complete required NOAA IT security, safety, records management, and Department of Homeland Security training within three business days of contract commencement. This is a pre-solicitation notice posted on March 10, 2026, with responses due by 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on March 17, 2026, submitted to Erik De Santis, Contract Specialist, at erik.desantis@noaa.gov; responses must not exceed five pages in PDF format and must include company information, capability demonstration, and a Rough Order of Magnitude estimate.

This contract opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services) with a size standard of $19 million, targeting small businesses meeting specified socioeconomic status criteria. While no incumbent contractor is identified in the materials provided, the anticipated period of performance spans from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026, consisting of a base period through June 30, 2024, with two optional renewal periods extending through June 30, 2026, indicating an approximately three-year contract timeline. The Performance Work Statement establishes minimum acceptable performance standards requiring timely delivery of contract deliverables with 95% accuracy, qualified personnel meeting section 3.0 requirements, and overall annual contract performance ratings of Satisfactory or higher, though specific budget ranges or award values are not disclosed in this pre-solicitation phase. Successful contractors must submit a Quality Control Plan within fifteen calendar days of award and participate in a Post Award Conference within ten calendar days of award, with monthly progress reports and teleconference meetings required throughout the contract period. This pre-solicitation notice represents market research by the government to assess vendor capability prior to formal solicitation, and respondents will not be compensated for information provided or have proprietary information returned.