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33330226RF0010043 INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) Planned Maintenance and Inspection Services for Environmentally Controlled Walk-In Units
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The Smithsonian Institution is soliciting proposals for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide Planned Maintenance and Inspection Services for approximately seventy Environmentally Controlled Walk-In (ECW) units located across multiple facilities. These units, which vary by manufacturer, electrical supply, refrigerant systems, size, and purpose, safeguard a wide range of sensitive materials vital to the Smithsonian's mission, including national collections, biological specimens, and other scientific and cultural artifacts. The contract will initially cover one year with the possibility of nine one-year renewals, ensuring ongoing maintenance support. The work will be performed at Smithsonian facilities in Washington, DC, Suitland MD, Front Royal VA, Edgewater MD, Chantilly VA, and Landover MD. Interested offerors are invited to attend a site visit scheduled for February 24, 2026, at the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, DC. Questions about the solicitation must be submitted by March 5, 2026, and proposals are due by April 30, 2026, via a specified Dropbox link. The solicitation falls under NAICS code 236220 for commercial and institutional building construction, with no size restrictions for businesses. Only information submitted by contractors will be considered during evaluation, and no external web sources will be reviewed.
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Washington, DC, 20024, USASet-Aside
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Thank you for your efforts in submitting a proposal to the subject Solicitation. You are hereby notified that the award has been made to the following:
Diversified Laboratory Repair, Inc.
7977 Cessna Avenue,
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
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AMENDMENT 002 - See attachments below.
AMENDMENT 001 - See attachments below.
The Smithsonian Institution is providing this Notice of a Pending Solicitation. The Smithsonian will be seeking Proposals for Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Planned Maintenance and Inspection Services for Environmentally Controlled Walk-In Units.
The applicable North American Industry Classification Codes (“NAICS”) is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, size standard is $45 million. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size.
Background: The Smithsonian Institution (SI) facilities contain approximately seventy (70) Environmentally Controlled Walk-In (ECWs) units of various manufacturers. The ECWs encompass diverse operating conditions and house items such as national collections, specimens, animal food and medicine, preparatory lab items, necropsy products, artifacts, low radioactive material, photographs, biobank material, pest control items, DNA, somatic cells, tissues, blood products, artifacts, germplasm (sperm and eggs), embryos, waste products, as well as other animals, plant, and soil products that support SI’s mission. The ECWs are mechanically diverse with differing electrical supply voltages, refrigerant systems, sizes, purposes, and environmental controls.
Period of Performance: The initial period of performance is for one (1) year from the date of award. The Smithsonian Institution hereby reserves the right to renew the resultant contract with the selected Contractor(s) for nine (9) additional one (1) year periods.
Locations: SI has a requirement to provide ECWs with routine Planned Maintenance and Inspection (PM&I) for facilities in the following locations:
• Washington, DC
• Suitland, MD
• Front Royale, VA
• Edgewater, MD
• Chantilly, VA
• Landover, MD (Pennsy Drive)
Questions/Clarifications:
Kindly submit all questions and clarifications in Word format, with each set of questions numbered sequentially. For example, the first set should be numbered 1, 2, 3, the second set 4, 5, 6, to grantCA@si.edu . It is requested that all questions be sent in by Thursday, March 5, 2026 3:00PM ET. Responses will be posted on SAM.gov.
Tour of Site:
A site visit will of some locations will be scheduled for Tuesday, February 24th at 9:00 AM. Perspective offerors are to meet at
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute Staff Parking Lot C
3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008
No questions pertaining to the RFP will be answered at the site visit.
Submittals must be delivered 3:00 PM ET on April 30, 2026 to Dropbox Link:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/bMAb8AqJqT6NQe6w8dSu
Only the information provided by the contractor will be considered for the award. No contractor websites will be viewed.
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