Industrial Hygiene Support Services

This solicitation, numbered 1232SA26Q0444, is a combined synopsis and Request for Quotation issued under FAR Part 12 for Industrial Hygiene Support Services at the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland. The acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a NAICS code of 541620 and a small business size standard of $19 million in average annual receipts, restricting eligibility to small business concerns. Offerors must submit a single electronic quotation via email to frank.palmer@usda.gov by 10:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time on Friday, May 8, 2026, with no page limits imposed. The scope requires a full-time Industrial Hygiene consultant to provide comprehensive health and safety services across 439 buildings and 207 active facilities, including routine exposure and noise assessments, annual respirator fit testing compliant with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134, development and maintenance of a radiation safety and dosimetry program, and 24/7 emergency response with incident reporting within three business days. Performance is onsite for 40 hours per week, with availability for weekend and shift rotations as needed, under a one-year base period with no stated options. The contract is a firm-fixed price award based on best value, not lowest price technically acceptable, with evaluation factors prioritized as Technical Capabilities, Relevant Experience, Past Performance, and Price. Past performance must include three completed projects within the last three years with detailed supporting information and will be rated with adjectival confidence levels. Offerors must comply with extensive clauses including restrictions on subcontracting, employment eligibility verification, equal opportunity requirements, and electronic payment processing via IPP.gov. A critical mandatory requirement is compliance with PIV and workforce integrity standards under clause 452.204-71, which demands contractor certification of all personnel identity, authorization, and continuous oversight, with immediate removal of non-compliant individuals upon government direction. All subcontractors with access to federal facilities or systems must flow down these requirements. The contract also mandates affirmative certifications regarding anti-discrimination, workforce integrity, and prohibition on confidentiality agreements that restrict reporting unlawful acts. Inspection and acceptance occur at the delivery location in Beltsville, MD, based on full compliance with the Statement of Work, OSHA standards, and USDA directives. Quotations must include line-item pricing