Transformer Service
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1333ND26QNB190490
- Agency
- National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Brandon Butler brandon.butler@nist.gov (303) 497-3280
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks a transformer service provider to perform visual inspection, oil sampling, and oil analyses for approximately 121 liquid-filled transformers at its Gaithersburg, Maryland facility, with proposals due September 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST. The procurement is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS 811310.
Place of performance is the NIST Gaithersburg campus (100 Bureau Drive, Building 301), with work conducted during regular business hours 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM ET, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. The contract covers a base year (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) plus four optional one-year renewal periods. Services include transformer visual inspections of 121 units, quality oil analyses per ASTM standards (color, dielectric strength, interfacial tension, moisture content, power factor, acidity, specific gravity), dissolved gas analysis per ASTM D3612, and PCB analysis via EPA 8082 for approximately 33 retro-filled transformers annually. An optional base-year-only task addresses repair of transformer oil leaks at two transformers in Building 206. The contract includes a draw-down account line item for additional services such as nitrogen gas fillers, broken gauge replacement, and supplemental sampling, with pricing to be determined by the government.
Contractor personnel must obtain NIST security badges and comply with site badging procedures. The evaluation will use a lowest price technically acceptable approach. Quoters must demonstrate experience with at least three similar projects in the past four years and provide key personnel with minimum three years of experience and three completed transformer oil sampling projects. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply per Wage Determination 2015-4269, Revision 34 (Maryland, effective August 22, 2026). Deliverables include a job hazard analysis and activity hazard assessment for approval prior to Notice to Proceed, and a final report within 30 days of work completion in both hard copy and electronic PDF format organized by building number. A mandatory site visit was held August 25, 2026. Four amendments have modified the solicitation: extending the inquiry deadline to August 27, the original quote deadline to September 4, then to September 8 at 1:00 PM EST, and finally to September 11 at 1:00 PM EST, while also providing government responses to questions and revisions to the Statement of Work and Bid Schedule.
Notice text
5 versions
Update #5 · Latest ·
The purpose of this Amendment (P004) is to extend the deadline to 9/11/26 1:00 pm EST. See attached SF30.
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The purpose of this Amendment (P003) is to provide answers to previously submitted questions to the govnerment, extend the due date for quotations to 9/8/2026, 1:00 PM EST, and provide an updated Wage Determination.
Please see attached Gov Response to Questions 2, Wage Determination 2015-4269, and SF30.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment (P002) is to provide answers to previously submitted questions to the government, revise the Statement of Work (SOW), and revise the Bidding Schedule. Please see attached SF30 amendment, Government Responses to Questions, SOW Rev 5, and Attachment B-Bid Schedule Rev 2.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment (P001) is to provide a site visit for interested parties, extend the due date for inquiries, and extend the due date for quotes. See attached SF30 and Instructions to Offers (both Clean Copy and Tracked Changes Copy) for details.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to award a purchase order to a transformer service provider, to provide transformer visual inspection, transformer oil sampling and oil analyses for all liquid filled transformers at NIST facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The transformer inspection and transformer oil testing helps mitigate the risks of arc flash, component failure, structural fire, and electric shock.
See attached Request for Quote (RFQ) number 1333ND26QNB190490 and attachments A-E.
Update #4 ·
The purpose of this Amendment (P003) is to provide answers to previously submitted questions to the govnerment, extend the due date for quotations to 9/8/2026, 1:00 PM EST, and provide an updated Wage Determination.
Please see attached Gov Response to Questions 2, Wage Determination 2015-4269, and SF30.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment (P002) is to provide answers to previously submitted questions to the government, revise the Statement of Work (SOW), and revise the Bidding Schedule. Please see attached SF30 amendment, Government Responses to Questions, SOW Rev 5, and Attachment B-Bid Schedule Rev 2.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment (P001) is to provide a site visit for interested parties, extend the due date for inquiries, and extend the due date for quotes. See attached SF30 and Instructions to Offers (both Clean Copy and Tracked Changes Copy) for details.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to award a purchase order to a transformer service provider, to provide transformer visual inspection, transformer oil sampling and oil analyses for all liquid filled transformers at NIST facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The transformer inspection and transformer oil testing helps mitigate the risks of arc flash, component failure, structural fire, and electric shock.
See attached Request for Quote (RFQ) number 1333ND26QNB190490 and attachments A-E.
Update #3 ·
The purpose of this amendment (P002) is to provide answers to previously submitted questions to the government, revise the Statement of Work (SOW), and revise the Bidding Schedule. Please see attached SF30 amendment, Government Responses to Questions, SOW Rev 5, and Attachment B-Bid Schedule Rev 2.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
****************************************************************************************
The purpose of this amendment (P001) is to provide a site visit for interested parties, extend the due date for inquiries, and extend the due date for quotes. See attached SF30 and Instructions to Offers (both Clean Copy and Tracked Changes Copy) for details.
*****************************************************************************************
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to award a purchase order to a transformer service provider, to provide transformer visual inspection, transformer oil sampling and oil analyses for all liquid filled transformers at NIST facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The transformer inspection and transformer oil testing helps mitigate the risks of arc flash, component failure, structural fire, and electric shock.
See attached Request for Quote (RFQ) number 1333ND26QNB190490 and attachments A-E.
Update #2 ·
The purpose of this amendment (P001) is to provide a site visit for interested parties, extend the due date for inquiries, and extend the due date for quotes. See attached SF30 and Instructions to Offers (both Clean Copy and Tracked Changes Copy) for details.
*****************************************************************************************
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to award a purchase order to a transformer service provider, to provide transformer visual inspection, transformer oil sampling and oil analyses for all liquid filled transformers at NIST facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The transformer inspection and transformer oil testing helps mitigate the risks of arc flash, component failure, structural fire, and electric shock.
See attached Request for Quote (RFQ) number 1333ND26QNB190490 and attachments A-E.
Update #1 ·
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to award a purchase order to a transformer service provider, to provide transformer visual inspection, transformer oil sampling and oil analyses for all liquid filled transformers at NIST facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The transformer inspection and transformer oil testing helps mitigate the risks of arc flash, component failure, structural fire, and electric shock.
See attached Request for Quote (RFQ) number 1333ND26QNB190490 and attachments A-E.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1333ND26QNB190490P004 SF30.pdf | ||
| SCA WD 2015 4269 Rev34 8222026.txt | TXT text file | |
| FormSF30.pdf | ||
| Government Responses to Questions 2.docx | DOCX document | |
| 1333ND26QNB190490P002 .pdf | ||
| SOW_Rev5.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment B - Bid Schedule_Rev 2.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Government Responses to Questions.docx | DOCX document | |
| 1333ND26QNB190490-P001.pdf | ||
| Instructions to Offerors-Tracked C.docx | DOCX document | |
| Instructions to Offerors CLEAN.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment C- Guidelines for Contractors_Rev1.pdf | ||
| Attachment E - B206 photos.pdf | ||
| Attachment A - Transformer list_Rev 2.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment B - Bid Schedule (Pricing Sheet).xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment D- Sample Report.pdf | ||
| RFQ-1333ND26QNB190490 .pdf |
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Transformer Service | Solicitation | |
| Transformer Service | Pre-Solicitation |
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