ETB Russells Equipment Maintenance

This contract concerns the preventative maintenance and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration of four Russell's Technical Products environmental chambers located at the CDC/NIOSH Bruceton Campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The work is essential to ensure the equipment remains compliant with international accreditation standards and can accurately support respirator approval and audit testing. All services must be performed on-site, with completion required within six months of contract award and no later than June 30, 2026. The contractor is responsible for delivering calibration certificates and detailed test reports within one week of each calibration event, performing tests at specified temperature and humidity points, and adhering to manufacturer specifications for maintenance. Compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 is mandatory, and all electronic deliverables must meet HHS Section 508 accessibility requirements, including submission of Accessibility Conformance Reports and VPATs. The contract is a firm fixed price, non-severable services contract issued under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13, and is exclusively reserved for small businesses as a total small business set-aside. The contractor must adhere to stringent information security protocols, including encryption of all HHS data using FIPS 140-3 validated tools, strict separation of government data from other data, and destruction of all data per NIST SP 800-88 standards upon contract closure, with written certification required within 30 days. Personnel with access to government systems must sign NDAs, be included in a submitted roster, undergo background investigations as determined by the government, and immediately notify HHS of any staffing changes. All subcontractors must comply with the same requirements, and operations involving HHS data must occur within the United States unless explicitly approved. Electronic payment is required via EFT using the ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form, and invoices must be submitted through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform. The government retains full authority to inspect and accept services, conduct unscheduled audits, and require corrective action if standards are not met. No contract value or pricing details are provided in the solicitation, consistent with simplified acquisition procedures.