Audiometric Testing, Forest Wide (2026)

The USDA Forest Service has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for audiometric testing services across the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest under solicitation number 1240BD26Q0054, designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside for NAICS code 621340 with a size standard of $12.5 million in average annual receipts. The contract requires mobile audiometric testing for up to 300 employees exposed to noise levels at or above 85 decibels, with services delivered at multiple ranger district locations including Naches, Cle Elum, and Wenatchee, Washington. The scope includes baseline and annual hearing tests, mandatory hearing conservation training for all tested employees, and submission of completed test results and standard threshold shift reports to the Contracting Officer’s Representative. All work must comply with OSHA noise exposure and audiometric testing regulations, and performance is governed by the FAR and USDA Acquisition Regulation, with contract administration handled through the Invoice Processing Platform and no physical remittance address required. The Contracting Officer, Brian A. Johnson, and the Contracting Officer’s Representative, Michael Kelly, oversee compliance, and the contractor assumes full risk under the fixed-price structure with no tradeoffs permitted between technical merit and price—award will go to the highest technically rated offeror with acceptable past performance and a fair and reasonable price. Special requirements prohibit supplier-imposed security controls, unauthorized data restrictions, automatic renewals, and unilateral contract modifications, while mandating transparency and bias mitigation for any AI tools used in contract performance. The contractor must fully comply with clauses on whistleblower rights, human trafficking prevention, equal opportunity, and DEI certification, with violations potentially triggering termination for default or liability under the False Claims Act. Offerors must certify their small business status in SAM.gov, provide their Unique Entity ID, and affirm compliance with executive orders on anti-discrimination and DEI policies, particularly regarding funding or facilitation of programs under Title VI or Title IX. No packaged or labeled deliverables are specified, and all testing occurs on-site with government acceptance tied to direct performance at each Ranger District location. Pricing data is not provided in the schedule, preventing calculation of total contract value, but service deliveries are structured as seven lump sum line items corresponding to specific district locations. Proposals were submitted electronically via email, aligned with FAR 52.212-1, and all contract terms incorporate standard commercial item clauses without attachments, relying instead on incorporation by reference.