Specialized Services for Office of Science currently performed as ORISE

The Department of Energy Office of Science is conducting market research and acquisition planning for specialized services currently performed under the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) contract. The procurement seeks contractors capable of managing five primary functional areas: STEM Workforce Development, Scientific and Technical Resource Integration (STRI), Human Subject Health and Protection Surveillance, Independent Environmental Assessment and Verification, and Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) operations. Qualified contractors must demonstrate capabilities in competitive scholarship management, academic-DOE collaboration facilitation, occupational health monitoring systems, environmental remediation verification, and emergency radiation response services. The evaluation will assess respondents' business qualifications, entity type, organizational capacity, and technical capabilities relative to the defined scope of work. Expressions of Interest are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 15, 2026, submitted as searchable PDF files not exceeding 20MB to ryan.fuesting@science.doe.gov with "Expression of Interest" as the subject line.

This opportunity carries no set-aside designation and represents an extension of the current ORISE contract, with previous Expressions of Interest remaining valid unless entities provide updated submissions. The solicitation does not specify an award value, budget range, or detailed timeline for services beyond the 12-month market research and acquisition planning phase. Respondents should include business information such as company name, size status, entity type, and contact details in submissions limited to five letter-size pages. The Department of Energy has indicated it is not currently considering separate awards for individual scope elements, meaning the contractor will manage all five functional areas as an integrated portfolio. While specific place of performance details are not provided in this solicitation notice, the contract's functions span workforce development, health surveillance, environmental assessment, and emergency response capabilities across the DOE enterprise.