Fume Hoods and Bio Safety Cabinets Inspection and Certification - Department of Defense

Amendment 0001 has benn posted to add

Questions and Answers in Section L and extend the solicitation closing date to

13 April 2026. This combined for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format at FAR 12.202, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number W913E526QA005 is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The associated North American Industry System (NAICS) code is 541380 – Testing Laboratories & Services, which has a small business standard size of 19M. This requirement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with FAR 19.104. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) at Hanover, New Hampshire has a requirement for annual inspections and certifications of its existing nineteen (19) fume hoods and (4) four bio safety cabinets. Scope: The Contractor shall inspect and certify CRREL’s fume hoods and bio safety cabinets on a annual basis. Annual Inspections. The Contractor shall perform annual inspection and certification services for CRREL’s existing nineteen (19) fume hoods and four (4) bio safety cabinets as listed and described in PWS attachment 1. All inspections shall take place annually and may either be performed within the same time period or synchronized with each hood or cabinet expiration date. The relevant standard for certification of fume hoods shall be AHRAE Standard 110-2016 Method of Testing Performance of Laboratory Fume Hoods. The Contractor shall perform the following under this standard: Visual inspection Face velocity check (80-120 fpm) Smoke test to ensure air flows into the fume hood and then out via exhaust Check of high and low-flow alarms if so equipped The relevant standard for certification of bio safety cabinets is NSF/ANSI 49: The definitive standard for Class II BSCs in North America. The Contractor shall perform the following under this standard: Visual inspection Face velocity check (80-120 fpm) Smoke test to ensure air flows into the fume hood and then out via exhaust Check of high and low-flow alarms if so equipped Inflow and outflow particle challenge Deficiencies and Reinspection. The Contractor shall notify the Government Technical

Point of Contact (TPOC) and

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) of any defects or deficiencies discovered during inspection. CRREL personnel will perform any resulting repairs or address maintenance items discovered by the Contractor during inspection. The Contractor shall not be responsible for any repairs or maintenance services. The Contractor shall reinspect and certify any hoods or cabinets where Contractor-identified deficiencies have been rectified by CRREL personnel. The TPOC or COR will notify the Contractor when all noted deficiencies have been rectified. The Contractor shall return to CRREL (if not already on site) for reinspection within 15 calendar days of notification of repairs by the TPOC or COR. Site Visits: An escorted site visit may be arranged during solicitation period to review the area of service. Requests to attend site visits shall be submitted by email no later than

31 March 2026, by 16:00 CST. All requests should be sent to [email protected]. The request shall include the subject line as “Fume Hood & Cabinet Inspection Site Visit”, and the email shall include: company name, names of people attending in person each with U.S. Driver’s License State & Number, and phone number of lead representative. Offeror’s personnel visiting CRREL for the site visit, as well as for any on-site work if an award is made, shall only be U.S. Citizens and must be capable of passing a basic security check to gain escorted entry. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Technical The Government will evaluate the Offeror's technical capability to perform the