Laboratory Water Testing Services, NPS-PORE

The National Park Service Pacific West Region is soliciting laboratory water testing services to support ranch management operations at Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, California under RFQ No. 140P8426Q0019. The contractor must provide comprehensive water analysis services on approximately 468 annual samples using specified standard methods, including testing for E. coli, Enterococci, Ammonia as N, and Fecal coliform, along with courier service for sample pickup and delivery. Key qualifications include California State Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) certification for all parameters except Chlorophyll-a, capability to provide courier service with 90-minute pickup and delivery, Monday-through-Friday operations, rush processing options, and on-call scheduling availability. Evaluation criteria include pricing, relevant experience from the past six years, confirmation of Statement of Work standards compliance, and past performance references. The offer due date is March 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM Pacific time, with service performance beginning April 1, 2026.

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside acquisition under NAICS code 541380 (Testing Laboratories) with a $19 size standard requirement, and no current incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The base contract runs from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with two optional one-year extension periods extending through March 31, 2029, providing flexible contract duration based on government needs. Services will be performed at a California-based laboratory certified by the state, with sample pickup occurring at Point Reyes National Seashore headquarters located at 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, California 94956. The solicitation requires pricing for all base and option line items on a firm-fixed-price basis, with payment processed through the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform via electronic funds transfer. Contractors must maintain liability insurance of $100,000 per person/occurrence/property damage and comply with California workers' compensation requirements and federal Service Contract Labor Standards wage determinations for Marin County, California.