Selenium Analysis
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- PANNWD26P0000028754
- Agency
- Not on record
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Place of performance
- Washington 98134, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole-source, firm-fixed price contract for selenium analysis services to Brooks Applied Labs, located in Seattle, Washington. This notice was posted on April 1, 2026, with a deadline for interested parties to respond by April 17, 2026. The contract falls under NAICS 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services) and PSC B533 (Special Studies/Analysis—Water Quality). USACE is pursuing this procurement under FAR 12.102(a), which permits sole-source awards in specific circumstances. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes, though the Government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the proposed contract based on responses received.
The primary objective of this procurement is to obtain highly specialized low-level selenium analysis services necessary to generate defensible water quality data that will support the development of new EPA water quality criteria. Brooks Applied Labs has been selected as the sole-source provider because it is one of the few laboratories in the United States capable of performing low-level selenium detection analysis and has maintained continuity with all previous selenium data collection efforts since 2015 from the USGS, Montana DEQ, and Teck. The contract will support water quality sampling at Libby Dam and Albeni Falls Dam, with samples requiring delivery within strict holding times. A critical requirement is ensuring data comparability and compatibility across all datasets collected from 2015 through 2025, which is achievable only through continued use of the same laboratory. There are no set-aside provisions for this procurement, and no specific eligibility criteria are outlined for interested parties, though the Government's determination to award solely to Brooks Applied Labs will depend on responses received to this notice.
Notice text
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, Seattle, WA intends to issue a sole-source, firm-fixed price award to Brooks Applied Labs, 13751 LAKE CITY WAY NE, STE 108, SEATTLE, WA 98125 USA LLC IAW FAR 12.102 (a). This project is designed to provide defensible data for a new water quality criteria for the EPA, and an extremely low selenium detection level is required. Low detection level selenium analysis is a highly specialized laboratory service that is offered by a limited number of labs in the United States. Brooks Applied Labs is one of the few labs in the country to offer low level selenium analysis, it is located in the King County metro area in the city of Seattle Washington, and the lab is being used by the USGS, Montana DEQ and Teck to provide all other selenium data for this project since 2015. Brooks Applied Lab is the only lab that will allow Seattle District Water Management to meet the requirement of providing comparable and compatible selenium data to MDEQ, USGS, Teck, and the EPA. Use of Brooks Applied Labs would allow the Seattle District to collect water quality samples at Libby Dam and Albeni Falls Dam and be able to deliver the samples within strict holding times. Furthermore, all previous selenium data collected by the USGS, MDEQ, and Teck for this project were submitted to Brooks Applied Labs. Because low level selenium analysis is a difficult and highly specialized laboratory analysis, lab to lab data variability is possible. Data comparability and compatibility are needed for this project to be successful. Consequently, use of Brooks Applied Lab would assure that data collected would be comparable and compatible with data collected from 2015 through 2025.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received.
Any firm that believes it can provide the stated supplies can provide supporting documents demonstrating their products capabilities and specifications. Responses received will be used for future acquisitions. Information can be sent to the Contract Specialist at tyler.j.luke@usace.army.mil. This procurement will be prepared in accordance with RFO FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items Procedures.
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