Calibration, Maintenance, Inspection, and Repair of Noise Monitoring Equipment

This is a Sources Sought announcement to determine the interest, availability, and capability of potential contractors for calibration, maintenance, inspection, and repair for industrial hygiene noise monitoring equipment. It is for informational purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District desires to identify contractors capable of providing calibration, maintenance, inspection, and repair of noise equipment. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541380 (size standard $19,000,000). The current intent is to initially solicit one Request for Quotations later this fiscal year. THE WORK CONSISTS OF: Perform calibration, maintenance, inspection, repair, from an A2LA accredited laboratory for industrial hygiene noise monitoring equipment used to support occupational safety and health compliance, employee exposure monitoring, hearing conservation, and workplace hazard assessments. The equipment must remain in full operational condition and maintain manufacturer specifications to ensure accurate, defensible, and legally supportable occupational exposure monitoring results. All services must comply with applicable Department of Defense, Army, USACE, OSHA, ANSI, A2LA and manufacturer

requirements. The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, replacement parts, shipping, technical expertise, accredited calibration services, preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair necessary for eight (8) total Government-owned industrial hygiene equipment/units. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this announcement, and if the Government still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation will be issued. NO SOLICITATION/SYNOPSIS IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. All interested vendors will have the opportunity to respond to the solicitation announcement at a later time. Scope Information: The vendor will ensure that all noise equipment is kept serviceable and in compliance with all regulations governing DoD, Army, USACE, OSHA, ANSI, A2LA, and manufacturer recommendations. Any deficiencies noted will be reported to the USACE TPOC. The contractor must provide the following services: Accredited Calibration Services Perform complete laboratory calibration services in accordance with Manufacturer specifications and recommended calibration procedures, ANSI applicable standards, Department of Defense Hearing Conservation Program

requirements, A2LA Calibration Laboratory Accreditation Program, ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration laboratory

requirements, calibration traceable to NIST standards. The Contractor’s calibration laboratory shall maintain current A2LA and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for the scope of services provided. Evidence of trained personnel, qualified signatories, and validated calibration procedures Documentation of before/after data adjustments and adherence to ISO/IEC 17025 reporting

requirements Calibration services shall include: Full functional verification “As Found” condition documentation “As Left” condition documentation Adjustment and recalibration as necessary Final acceptance testing confirming operational readiness Date of issue shall be listed per ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 section 7.8.2.1. Documentation ensuring all acoustic measurements are traceable to national (NIST) or international standards Calculation and documentation of measurement uncertainty, accounting for factors like temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure. Date that the report/certificate was formally issued The method must be properly identified on certificates of calibration per ISO 17025 7.8.2.1.f. Update the unit’s calibration history on the online account. Provide the USACE TPOC with manufacturer recall information for the units under this contract. Provide a

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