CHS - Autoclaves and Boiler Maintenance

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its National Ocean Service at the Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina, is seeking a contractor to perform annual and quarterly inspection, preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, and repair services for two Steelco brand autoclaves and one Sussman Automatic Corporation electric steam boiler. The contractor must demonstrate mechanical expertise and factory-trained technicians capable of servicing sterilization equipment in large institutional or academic facilities, with the ability to respond to emergency calls within four hours during standard government business hours (7:00 AM-5:00 PM, Monday-Friday). The scope of work includes quarterly comprehensive and operational inspections on the autoclaves, annual preventative maintenance on the boiler with semi-annual operational inspections, provision of all labor and materials including travel expenses and tools, operator training for up to three facility personnel, and a minimum one-year warranty on all repairs. The government will award the contract to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) responsive offeror based on a technical capability statement addressing Statement of Work requirements, past performance information from the preceding three years, and pricing for all contract line items. Quotes are due by 12:00 PM EDT on May 7, 2026, with an anticipated award date of June 5, 2026; quotes must remain valid for 60 days from issuance.

This is a 100% Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) with a size standard of $34.0 million, and no incumbent contractor information is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract structure consists of one base year (September 23, 2026 through September 22, 2027) plus four optional one-year renewal periods extending through September 22, 2031, with pricing to be quoted on a firm-fixed price basis for each quarter across all years. The specific equipment includes two Steelco autoclaves with serial numbers 5240 and 17944, manufactured in 2023-2024, and one Sussman Automatic ES72 electric boiler rated at 72 kilowatts with serial number ESM1191938-018. All work will be performed at the Hollings Marine Laboratory located at 331 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29412, with contractor personnel required to check in and out at the rear loading dock and work during approved hours with advance coordination with facility staff. The contract incorporates Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination 2015-4427 (Revision 32, dated December 3, 2025) for the South Carolina counties of Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester, and all offerors must be registered in the SAM database with a valid UEI prior to award.