FDA Solicitation Notice for: MRC Operations and Maintenance Support Services, Laurel, MD.

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking a qualified contractor to provide comprehensive operations and maintenance support services for the FDA Muirkirk Road Complex in Laurel, Maryland through an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a maximum ceiling value of $49,000,000 over a five-year ordering period. The scope encompasses 24/7/365 facility operations and maintenance across approximately 382,000 to 432,000 gross square feet of laboratory, research, and animal care facilities, including HVAC systems, boiler and chiller plants, electrical distribution, specialized laboratory environments (BSL-2/3), building automation systems, and emergency response services. The Government will evaluate proposals on a best-value tradeoff basis using non-price factors—corporate experience, technical approach, management approach, key personnel qualifications, and past performance—weighted as significantly more important than price, with proposals receiving a Low Confidence rating on any non-price factor eliminated from consideration. Proposals must be submitted by March 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time, with a mandatory pre-proposal site visit held on February 11, 2026, and technical questions due by February 17, 2026. The contractor must staff six designated Key Personnel positions (Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager/Quality Control Manager, Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Chief Engineer/Operations Maintenance Supervisor, Lead Engineer, and Office Administrator) as direct prime contractor employees with specified minimum qualifications and experience.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with a small business size standard of $47 million under NAICS code 561210 (Facilities Support Services). The contract involves a 60-day transition period followed by a 10-month base period with four optional one-year renewal periods, requiring the contractor to provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, vehicles, and specialized services including subcontracted expertise in building automation systems, fire alarm systems, and water treatment. All contractor personnel must obtain FDA security clearance at Tier 2 risk designation and comply with background investigation requirements; additionally, contractors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and submit all invoices electronically through FDA's Invoice Processing Platform. The facility encompasses three principal modules—Module I (246,853 square feet) for human foods research, Module II with 18 buildings (100,406 square feet) for veterinary medicine operations, and the Beltsville Research Facility (35,061 square feet)—located at 8301 and 8501 Muirkirk Road in Laurel, Maryland 20707. The Government has issued two amendments to the original solicitation, with Amendment 0002 effective February 26, 2026, and the proposal deadline remains March 4, 2026, with no extension anticipated.