Water treatment services - FMC Devens

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Medical Center Devens, is conducting a sources sought for water treatment services with a market research questionnaire response deadline of May 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST. This is a pre-solicitation market research announcement only; no contract will be awarded from this notice, and unsolicited quotes will not be accepted.

The contemplated contract is a firm-fixed-price award with one base year and four optional years at the Government's unilateral discretion. Place of performance is Ayer, Massachusetts. Services encompass process water treatment products, chemicals, test kits, testing reagents, comprehensive laboratory and field services, and all water treatment feed/control equipment. The contractor must perform minimum monthly routine service visits (at least 12 per calendar year) with a four-hour emergency response time requirement and provide in-plant sample collection and testing for boiler feed water, boiler water, condensate, softener, hot water loop, and cooling water systems. Additional responsibilities include micro-biotesting of tower water, operator training at minimum once annually, boiler and chiller internal inspections annually, corrosion coupon collection and analysis, and deposit analysis and inspection reports. Systems requiring service include three Donlee boilers, three Trane chillers, one Trane cooling tower, hot and chilled water loops, and one Well/McClain boiler. The contractor must maintain an in-house or contract laboratory to provide problem-solving analyses within three weeks and submit written reports within 14 calendar days of each visit. All chemicals and supplies must be provided by the contractor with local warehousing for supplemental inventory. The contractor must be properly licensed in Massachusetts and provide professional certifications prior to award. The NAICS code is 221310 with a $41 million small business size standard. The resulting solicitation will be distributed exclusively through SAM.gov.