F--Department of Interior (DOI), Office of Safety and

The Department of the Interior, Office of Safety and Health, through the Interior Business Center’s Acquisition Services Directorate, is soliciting laboratory services under solicitation number 140D0426Q0259 for the analysis of air, surface, and bulk samples collected during wildland firefighter hazard exposure assessments. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price acquisition with a performance period from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027, and requires the contractor to perform approximately 2,050 laboratory analyses at their accredited facility, with FOB Destination terms applying. The work must comply with OSHA, NIOSH, EPA, and DOI standards, and the laboratory must hold AIHA LAP accreditation, with EPA ELAP accreditation required for methods not covered by AIHA. Deliverables include analytical results, quality control documentation, and final reports in structured data formats, with turnaround times ranging from 24 hours for rush requests to 10 business days for routine samples. All submissions must be delivered electronically to the designated email addresses by April 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, and proposals must be divided into separate Technical and Price Volumes, with the latter including a completed Pricing Schedule and Unique Entity Identifier. The evaluation will follow a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach, where proposals must first meet minimum technical acceptability and have acceptable or neutral past performance before price becomes the determining factor. Contractual requirements include compliance with multiple FAR clauses addressing whistleblower rights, prohibitions on internal confidentiality agreements, System for Award Management maintenance, subcontractor exclusions, and prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations, all with deviations applied. The contractor must submit invoices electronically via the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), observe paid sick leave requirements under Executive Order 13706, verify employment eligibility through E-Verify, and adhere to anti-trafficking and service contract labor standards. Organizational conflict of interest provisions require independence from government supervision and mandate conflict certification for employees when required. Security obligations under FAR clauses 52.240-90 and 52.240-91 impose compliance requirements, and the government retains sole authority for inspection and acceptance at the delivery location. No contract value is specified due to the absence of pricing data in the provided documents, and while the option to extend services exists, no pricing for options is disclosed. The contracting officer and contract specialist are the