HRD Shield Enclosure

The Department of Energy Office of Science, procuring through Brookhaven Science Associates, seeks design, fabrication, and installation of High Resolution Diffraction shield enclosures at the National Synchrotron Light Source II facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory, with proposals due October 13 and questions due September 16. This is an unset-aside procurement structured as best-value.

Place of performance is New York, New York. The enclosures will protect personnel from synchrotron and Bremsstrahlung radiation and are part of the NEXT-III DOE Major Item of Equipment initiative. The NAICS code is 332999, All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; PSC code is 3695, Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery.

Offerors must submit one electronic copy each of a Technical Proposal (Volume 1) and Business/Price Proposal (Volume 2), in English only, to Jayce Blood at jblood@bnl.gov. Technical evaluation employs pass/fail Specification and SOW Compliance, then point-scored criteria: Technical Capabilities—Engineering and Design (30 points), Prior Experience and Project Management (30 points), Manufacturing and Installation Capabilities (20 points), Safety (10 points), and Quality Assurance (10 points). Price is weighted lower than technical factors under best-value methodology.

Pricing is in U.S. dollars only with payment terms FOB Destination or DAP Freight Prepaid, Net 10 for small businesses or Net 30 for others, from acceptance per an agreed milestone schedule. Proposals remain firm for 180 days post-submission. A five-year warranty from final BNL acceptance is required. Offerors exceeding $900,000 who are not small or foreign businesses must submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan with stretch goals of 49% small business, 5% small disadvantaged business, 5% women-owned, 3% HUB Zone, 3% veteran-owned, and 3% service-disabled veteran-owned. Estimated award is December 2026. All offerors must be registered in SAM.