NIST Boulder B1 Wing 6 Seal Above Hallway Doors

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency within the Department of Commerce, is seeking construction services to seal above hallway doors in Building 1, Wing 6 at its Boulder Laboratories campus located at 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado. The primary scope of work involves extending an existing demising wall vertically to the structural concrete deck above to close a 2-to-3.5-foot gap and achieve thermal and mechanical isolation between Wing 6 and the Spine corridor, including sealing wall penetrations with fire-rated materials where the wall separates the Women's restroom from the Spine corridor. An optional scope includes reconstructing storage room #4089 with hollow metal doors and frames, installing security hardware, providing fire sprinkler protection, interior lighting, and NIST-standard signage. The contractor must demonstrate expertise in commercial and institutional building construction, provide bonding capacity documentation, ensure OSHA and NIST campus safety compliance, and submit comprehensive site-specific Safety Plans, Quality Control Plans, and project scheduling documentation. The deadline for submitting capability statements is March 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time, with submissions directed to lauren.lopez@nist.gov, and interested parties must be registered at www.sam.gov.

This opportunity is set aside exclusively for small businesses, encompassing various socio-economic categories including women-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The government has not identified any incumbent contractors in this pre-solicitation notice. The anticipated contract award will be structured as a single Firm-Fixed-Price contract with an estimated period of performance of approximately 183 calendar days from the date of award, though specific budget ranges or estimated values are not disclosed in the pre-solicitation materials. The contractor will be responsible for all materials, labor, debris removal, temporary facilities, safety compliance, and coordination with the Government Contracting Officer's Representative throughout the duration of the project. Payment will be issued at 100 percent upon installation acceptance and successful completion of all testing requirements, and the Notice to Proceed will not be issued until the site-specific Safety Plan is formally accepted by the government.