Fabrication, Design and Manufacturing IDIQ

This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract titled Fabrication, Design and Manufacturing IDIQ under solicitation number 1333ND26QNB610206, issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology within the Department of Commerce. The contract is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541330 with a size standard of $25.5 million, requiring all offerors to be certified as small businesses through an active SAM.gov registration and to provide their Unique Entity Identifier. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email to NIST by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on July 13, 2026, with a pre-submission deadline for questions set for June 11, 2026. The solicitation includes three mandatory volumes: Volume I for technical capability including a detailed approach to the Statement of Work and a Mock Task Order for a Leak Test Tool, Volume II for fully burdened labor rates and firm-fixed-price pricing for the mock task order in both PDF and Excel formats, and Volume III for acceptance or specific objections to all contract clauses as outlined in Attachment 7. Evaluation is based on a trade-off process where technical capability and past performance are more important than price, with no Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation applied. Technical evaluation focuses on understanding of requirements, program management, internal engineering quality plans, and the quality of the mock task order submission, while past performance requires four relevant examples from the last five years with supporting documentation including photos or narratives. The place of performance is Gaithersburg, Maryland, with delivery and acceptance points defined per task order. The contract has a base five-year period of performance during which proposed labor rates remain valid, and all task orders will be issued as firm-fixed-price. Offerors must comply with NIST safety and technical specifications referenced in attachments, including the Safety Analysis Report and equipment specifications, and must affirm acceptance of all terms or list all exceptions — silence constitutes full acceptance. No FOB terms, packaging standards, or security clearance requirements are specified, and the contract does not override existing GSA or GWAC vehicles. Contact for inquiries and submissions is through Cielo Ibarra and Donald Collie at NIST, with no Contracting Officer’s Representative or technical representative identified.