DRINKING WATER QUALITY SAMPLE ANALYSIS

The contract solicitation 140L6226Q0024 seeks a small business to provide laboratory analysis of drinking water samples collected by the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office from field locations such as campgrounds and other managed sites. The work supports environmental monitoring under the Safe Drinking Water Act and Clean Water Act, requiring compliance with 40 CFR Parts 136–141 and EPA Region 8 laboratory certification standards. Key deliverables include timely analysis of water samples with priority given to rush samples, immediate notification of positive coliform results within two hours, submission of results in Excel format compared against federal and state standards, and provision of sampling supplies including properly preserved and labeled containers shipped with freeze packs and prepaid return labels. The contract structure includes a one-year base period starting August 31, 2026, with four one-year option periods extending through August 30, 2031. The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541380 with a size standard of $19 million in average annual receipts, and the award will be made through a best value trade-off process emphasizing technical capability and past performance over price, with no lowest price technically acceptable approach applied. The contractor must adhere to stringent packaging and sampling protocols, including preservative use, cold chain maintenance, chain of custody documentation, and adherence to EPA and DOI guidelines without references to MIL-STDs. Special requirements include compliance with deviations from standard FAR clauses involving DEI non-discrimination, sustainable and biobased product procurement, prohibition of certain confidentiality agreements that inhibit whistleblower reporting, security access restrictions, and accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. Invoicing is exclusively required through the Treasury’s Integrated Payment Platform, and all deliverables must be submitted electronically and accepted by the Contracting Officer at the BLM Wyoming State Office in Cheyenne. Performance oversight will be conducted by the Contracting Officer’s Representative, though specific contact details are not provided. The Statement of Work and SCA Wage Determination are the primary attachments, and while the full pricing structure is absent as this is a solicitation, offerors are expected to submit detailed technical approaches, quality control plans, key personnel resumes, and demonstrated past performance within the last five years. All offerors must ensure current representations in SAM.gov and disclose any delinquent tax liabilities or felony convictions, with no affirmative selections made in the solicitation itself regarding socioeconomic status.