Certification of fume hoods

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a Special Notice regarding the certification of fume hoods at one of its facilities. This is a sole source procurement action published on April 7, 2026, under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The DEA intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order to Siemans Industry Inc. for the annual certification of 42 fume hoods. The solicitation number is D-26-L5-0011, and questions regarding the acquisition must be submitted by April 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST to Sade Moore at sade.j.moore@dea.gov. This is categorized under Facilities Support Services (NAICS 561210).

The primary objective of this notice is to inform interested parties of the DEA's intent to procure fume hood certification services on a sole source basis, while allowing other contractors an opportunity to submit capability statements for consideration. The DEA justifies the sole source approach based on the proprietary nature of the software controlling the fume hoods and strobic fans, which is proprietary to Siemens. All interested parties who believe they can provide equivalent annual certification services may submit a capability statement by the April 16, 2026 deadline for evaluation. Award will be made on a lowest price technically acceptable basis on an all or none basis, and the Contracting Officer retains discretion not to compete the acquisition based on responses received. Contractors must comply with applicable FAR and Justice Acquisition Regulation clauses covering system for award management, security requirements, privacy, information security, and contractor performance assessment reporting.