Safety engineering, owner advocacy, and management support services

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued Request for Proposal No. NIHOD2009104 to procure safety engineering, owner advocacy and management support services to primarily be performed on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD.  Other facilities may include the NIH Animal Center, Poolesville, MD, the National Institute of Aging, Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, MD and other NIH facilities in the MD metropolitan area.  Work will be performed at the Rocky Mountain Laboratory, Hamilton, MT and the NIAID Integrated Research facility in Frederick, MD.  The awardee shall conduct thorough plan reviews for NIH laboratory renovations and new construction activities and provide advice or guidance to the Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) staff through professional reports; assist the DOHS with the NIH validation and acceptance phases of new research facilities, including high containment (Animal Biosafety Level 3 and 4 and Biosafety Level 3 and 4 laboratories) prior to occupancy; conduct safety engineering reviews of existing facilities and new construction to ensure all applicable safety guidelines, standards and requirements are adhered to; provide training on various safety and engineering topics as it relates to occupational safety and health issues; ensure and provide safety communication; serve as an advocate for the DOHS at meetings; and perform general and local exhaust ventiliation studies, indoor air quality studies, and many other program support activities.  NIH intends to award an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for a base period from the award date through twelve months with four (4) one year option periods.  This procurement is a total 100% 8(a) competitive set-aside.  The NAICS code for this requirement is 541330 and the size standard is 4.5M.  All interested 8(a) vendors under NAICS 541330 are encouraged to submit a proposal.  The presolicitation No. for this requirement was NIHOD2009101 posted on 12-22-08.

The Request for Proposal (RFP), RFP amendments, and questions and answers related to the procurement shall only be available via the Internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.  Offerors are responsible for accessing the website.  Interested parties must respond to the RFP to be considered for award.  At this time, no written solicitation document is available, telephone requests shall not be honored, and no list of offerors shall be maintained.