RFI for AE Biosafety Level 2 and 3 Services

The Department of the Interior Interior Business Center is issuing a Request for Information on behalf of the National Cancer Institute's Office of Space and Facilities Management for Architect and Engineering services supporting Biosafety Level 2 and 3 laboratory design and renovation, with responses due by 12:00 PM ET on July 28, 2026. This is market research only and does not constitute a commitment to procure or award a contract.

Respondents must be classified under NAICS Code 541330 (Engineering Services) with a size standard of $25.5 million. The scope encompasses comprehensive AE services including pre-planning, programming, design management, design review, procurement support, and commissioning for office renovations, conference rooms, BSL2 and BSL3 laboratory upgrades and renovations, and animal facility upgrades. Required services include review of design development and working drawings for constructability and sustainability, cost estimating, value engineering, project coordination, waste management supervision, cost and schedule control, submittal reviews, testing services, and change order administration.

All primary technical services must be performed by credentialed professionals licensed to practice in their respective states, with in-state licensure required for task orders involving local code compliance. All designs and deliverables must comply with the latest edition of the NIH Design Requirements Manual. Contractor personnel must comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 security requirements, including background investigations at Level 5-Public Trust sensitivity level.

Responses, limited to ten pages or less, must be submitted via email to Xanthe_otterstedt@ibc.doi.gov and must include company size and socioeconomic status; AE services experience within the past three years with self-performed versus subcontracted work detail; specific experience with BSL2 and BSL3 design; experience with renovations in occupied facilities; and prime contractor or teaming capabilities with FAR 52.219-14 compliance.