Fume hood & BIO safety cabinet services

The U.S. Geological Survey's Eastern Ecological Science Center seeks inspection, testing, and material supply services for fume hoods, biosafety cabinets, laminar flow hoods, snorkels, and HEPA systems at the National Fish Health Research Laboratory in Kearneysville, West Virginia, with quotations due September 11, 2026, and a mandatory site tour scheduled for September 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. This is a total small business set-aside; the NAICS code is 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services) with a $19 million size standard.

Place of performance is Kearneysville, West Virginia. The period of performance is one year from receipt of order; there are no option periods. The contractor must inspect and test fourteen fume hoods, three snorkels, eleven biosafety cabinets, eleven laminar flow units, four test air flow units, and four cleanroom air handler HEPA systems. Work includes face velocity evaluation, sound measurement, containment monitoring, inflow and downflow velocity measurements, HEPA filter integrity testing, smoke pattern testing, and alarm calibration. The contractor must supply all pre-filters, HEPA filters, and related materials, decontaminate one biosafety cabinet, and perform chlorine dioxide decontamination of the High Containment Lab Facility (approximately 1,900 square feet) with exterior gas leak monitoring and biological indicator efficacy testing, delivering results within eight days of completion. Work must be scheduled within five days of notice to proceed and conducted during normal business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) without weekend or holiday work unless written approval is obtained. The contractor must obtain all required federal, state, and local permits prior to commencement and provide permitting documentation to the Facility Manager and Contracting Officer's Representative.

Evaluation criteria are Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. Past Performance submissions must include up to three contracts or orders from the past three years of similar size, scope, and complexity. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply under DOL Wage Determination Number 2015-4285 (Jefferson County, West Virginia, effective 8/22/2026). Offerors must be registered in SAM before award and submit quotations to Mindie Dixon at mindie_dixon@ios.doi.gov; questions are due two days prior to closing. FAR 52.237-1 (Site Visit) applies; offerors must inspect the performance site. Site tour attendance requires email notification to the Contracting Officer at least 24 hours in advance.