Preventative maintenance and calibration services for general laboratory equipment for FDA Division of Biological Standards and Quality Control (DBSQC), Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality (OCBQ), Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)

The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is seeking preventative maintenance and ISO 17025 accredited calibration services for general laboratory equipment at their Division of Biological Standards and Quality Control facility. The procurement covers onsite services for 79 pieces of laboratory equipment including refrigerators, freezers, incubators, CO2 incubators, ovens, water baths, centrifuges, PCR workstations, digital thermometers, hygrometers, and chart recorders located at the FDA Federal Research Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Interested small businesses must submit capability statements to demonstrate their qualifications for providing these specialized maintenance and calibration services. The government will evaluate responses to determine market capacity and whether future requirements should be set aside for small businesses or opened to full competition. The deadline for capability statements is July 23, 2025, at 13:00 hours Central Time, with submissions required via email to david.kramer@fda.hhs.gov.

This opportunity does not currently have a set-aside designation, as the government is conducting market research to determine the appropriate procurement strategy for future solicitations. The contract structure includes a base period from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026, with four additional one-year option periods that could extend the agreement through 2030. Service requirements are limited to no more than five visits per year to the FDA facility, indicating a relatively modest scope of ongoing maintenance activities. The NAICS code 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance carries a small business size standard of $34 million in annual receipts. No incumbent contractor information or specific budget ranges were disclosed in the sources sought notice, though the detailed equipment list suggests this is an established requirement with existing maintenance protocols.