Montlake Methylene Chloride Fume Hood

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) seeks furnishing, installation, integration, testing, and commissioning of a floor-mounted chemical fume hood and exhaust system for its Montlake Laboratory Campus in Seattle, Washington, with quotations due September 4, 2026 at 1200 hours local time and questions due August 28, 2026 at Noon PDT. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), with a $19 million size standard.

Place of performance is the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Montlake Laboratory, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112. The fume hood system must be floor-mounted with a minimum 16-foot internal clear width, capable of safely capturing and exhausting methylene chloride, flammable solvents, and corrosive chemical vapors, and comply with IMC Section 510 Hazardous Exhaust System standards. The Contractor is responsible for all design, engineering, material selection, installation, coordination, testing, and commissioning. The period of performance is 180 calendar days after receiving notice to proceed. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for August 27, 2026 at 1000 PDT; attendees must present REAL ID-compliant identification and coordinate with Thanh Minh Trinh at (206) 860-3316 or Thanh.M.Trinh@noaa.gov.

The contract is firm-fixed-price. Performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the original contract price are required, along with a bid guarantee of 50 percent of bid price or $100,000, whichever is less. The acquisition is subject to Davis-Bacon wage determinations, Buy American construction materials requirements, and federal labor and compliance clauses. Evaluation is based on technical approach and capability (primary factor), price, and past performance. Offers must remain firm for 60 days from the specified receipt date. Amendment 1, effective August 25, 2026, clarifies site visit requirements and REAL ID credential requirements; offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment with their proposal.