Plumbing Repair, Emergency Response, and Technical Support Services

The Department of Energy is seeking a qualified contractor to provide on-call plumbing repair, emergency response, and technical support services for the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in Princeton, New Jersey. The contractor must deliver comprehensive corrective maintenance and emergency response services for all major potable water and drainage systems, including 24/7/365 emergency leak response, piping repairs, diagnostic testing, line camera inspections, and hydromechanical drain clearing across sanitary, storm, domestic, laboratory, gas, and specialty plumbing systems. Key qualifications include a minimum of five years' experience with commercial and/or institutional plumbing systems, qualified technicians trained for requested work types, demonstrated experience across all plumbing system categories, and three customer references. The contractor must maintain an office within 60 miles of Princeton, New Jersey and meet a one-hour emergency service response time requirement. This is a pre-solicitation notice (sources sought) posted on March 26, 2026, with responses due by April 15, 2026; interested parties should contact Jimmy Russell at jrussell@pppl.gov to express interest and receive the draft Statement of Work.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and represents an on-call contract with no specified award value or contract ceiling provided in the pre-solicitation materials. The contractor will be issued Job Orders on an as-needed basis by PPPL's Facilities & Site Services department, with associated costs to be determined per individual task order. Work shall be performed Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, unless otherwise approved, with emergency response requirements dictating 1-2 hour response times for critical events and 4-24 hours for non-urgent events. Personnel on-site more than 40 hours annually must complete General Employee Training and obtain badging. All work must comply with DOE directives, OSHA regulations, NFPA standards, IBC codes, PPPL environmental standards, and the PPPL Subcontractor Requirements Manual, with deliverables including service reports with materials lists and before/after photos within 48 hours of completion.