CANCELLED Confined Space Assessment - Beltsville MD
Cancelled Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA26Q0498
- Agency
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Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This opportunity has been cancelled as of July 29, 2026. The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service had solicited confined space assessment services at its Beltsville, Maryland facility, with quotations originally due August 4, 2026.
The procurement was a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, with a $19 million size standard. Place of performance was the USDA Agricultural Research Service facility in Beltsville, Maryland (BARC campus), a 6,000-acre facility where confined spaces—including buildings, maintenance holes, waste pits, and fuel tanks—are distributed throughout.
The scope required a comprehensive one-time confined space assessment over a 364-calendar-day period from August 10, 2026, to August 9, 2027. Deliverables included five reports: a Confined Space Inventory Report, Equipment Inspection Report, Personnel Qualification Assessment, Program Compliance Assessment, and Final Comprehensive Assessment Report with prioritized corrective actions. The contractor was required to determine the actual number and inventory of confined spaces and buildings as part of performance. All work was Firm Fixed Price with monthly invoicing through the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform.
Contractor personnel required OSHA and NFPA confined space expertise and valid facility identification; all contractor personnel were required to be escorted by USDA staff at all times. Insurance requirements included workers' compensation with $100,000 employer's liability, $500,000 general liability per occurrence, and $200,000/$500,000 automobile liability.
Award was to be made to the lowest price technically acceptable quoter with acceptable or neutral past performance. Service Contract Labor Standards applied, with prevailing wage rates established for Maryland, Virginia, and DC counties under Wage Determination 2015-4281, Revision 37.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
29JUL26 - SOLICITATION CANCELLED.
28JUL26 - Clarification: The "The yellow checkbox declaration on the FAR 52.222-48 Exemption Provision included immediately after the SF-1449 is required." language in sub section 4.4.1 of the Terms and Conditions FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors section does not apply to this solicitation.
28JUL26 - Clarifications only no amendment or change to Attachment 1. Clarification A: Determining the number/inventory of confined spaces and number of buildings is part of the actual scope of this requirement as described in Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement and QASP. Further requests for granular or estimated detail regarding number/inventory of confined spaces and number of buildings will not be addressed. Clarification B: Confined spaces as established in Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement and QASP are distributed throughout the full 6,000 acre campus. Most are located within buildings, but there are also maintenance holes, waste pits, and fuel tanks that are not attached to or within structures. The term "facilities" as used in Attachment 1 is not limited to buildings. Clarificaton C: A site visit is offered but not required for quote submittal. The site visit provision included in the terms and conditions is presented in full text. Attachment 3 was included in the base RFQ posting and includes the site visit details.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0498 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Confined Space Assessment.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541620 The small business size standard is $19M. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Update #2 ·
28JUL26 - Clarification: The "The yellow checkbox declaration on the FAR 52.222-48 Exemption Provision included immediately after the SF-1449 is required." language in sub section 4.4.1 of the Terms and Conditions FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors section does not apply to this solicitation.
28JUL26 - Clarifications only no amendment or change to Attachment 1. Clarification A: Determining the number/inventory of confined spaces and number of buildings is part of the actual scope of this requirement as described in Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement and QASP. Further requests for granular or estimated detail regarding number/inventory of confined spaces and number of buildings will not be addressed. Clarification B: Confined spaces as established in Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement and QASP are distributed throughout the full 6,000 acre campus. Most are located within buildings, but there are also maintenance holes, waste pits, and fuel tanks that are not attached to or within structures. The term "facilities" as used in Attachment 1 is not limited to buildings. Clarificaton C: A site visit is offered but not required for quote submittal. The site visit provision included in the terms and conditions is presented in full text. Attachment 3 was included in the base RFQ posting and includes the site visit details.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0498 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Confined Space Assessment.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541620 The small business size standard is $19M. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0498 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Confined Space Assessment.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541620 The small business size standard is $19M. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
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