NIST ANDOVER DDC System Maintenance

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is requesting information from industry through May 15, 2026 to assess the availability and capability of small and other-than-small businesses to provide preventative maintenance and emergency services for the Continuum and I/NET building automation systems at the NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland campus.

Work is performed at NIST Gaithersburg across Buildings 101, 203, 217, 218, 219, 222, 230, 301, and 318, maintaining servers, controllers, VAV controllers, network controllers, and related equipment. Services include twice-monthly preventative maintenance visits during normal business hours (7 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Thursday, excluding federal holidays) and 24/7 emergency services on a 40-hour annual basis. Scope encompasses data backup, graphics revisions, programming diagnostics, field panel diagnostics, control loop evaluation and tuning, and consultation with NIST personnel.

All contractor personnel require NIST badge access and background investigations commensurate with Low Risk-Tier 1 sensitivity designation, with compliance to HSPD-12 identity verification requirements. The contractor must submit a Safety Plan within seven business days prior to commencing work, a Quality Control Plan within ten calendar days of award, and monthly preventative maintenance reports and emergency service reports within five days of each visit. Planned service dates require 30-day advance submission, with technician names and citizenship information due minimum one business day prior (three days if non-U.S. citizen).

The anticipated contract period consists of a one-year base period (August 1, 2026–July 31, 2027) with four optional one-year renewal periods extending through July 31, 2031. NAICS 541519 applies. Responses should be submitted to brandon.butler@nist.gov by 1 p.m. EST on May 15, 2026, formatted in Microsoft Word or PDF with 12-point font and limited to ten pages excluding cover page and pricing information.