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RFI Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) Closure & Support (PICS) for the Program Management Office (PMO)
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The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate is conducting market research through a Request for Information to identify qualified contractors for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support during the decommissioning of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) in New York. The mission, known as the Plum Island Closure Support (PICS) Program, follows the completion of USDA’s research activities—ARS concluded in 2025 and APHIS will end operations by October 2026—with full removal of personnel, biological agents, and assets expected by March 2027. The contractor will be responsible for sustaining critical infrastructure—including power, water, wastewater, biosafety systems, security, and environmental compliance—through a multi-year closure period anticipated to conclude between 2031 and 2034. The scope excludes direct research functions but requires ongoing support for 19+ environmental permits, BSL-3 biosafety protocols, and federal safety standards, alongside a phased reduction of operations and staffing aligned with closure milestones. The anticipated contract structure is a Cost-Plus Fixed Fee arrangement with a four-year base period and three option years, reflecting a total potential value of $315 million based on an estimated $45 million annual effort. Responses to this RFI must include a self-assessment of technical capability across ten key areas, such as experience with federal O&M, familiarity with PIADC, environmental and safety compliance knowledge, workforce planning, subcontractor management, security access control, emergency response, and sustainability practices. Offerors must provide their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), size and socioeconomic status under NAICS code 561210, and disclose any proposed teaming arrangements. All submissions must be formatted as a single document under 25 pages, with capability responses limited to 100 words per item and a total file size not exceeding 15 MB, submitted via email by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 22, 2026. The Excerpted Statement of Work (ESOW), which details packaging, labeling, bar-coding, and MIL-STD requirements, as well as exact performance and inspection criteria, is available upon request from the Contracting Officer Jennifer Koons and Contract Specialist Mariaah Daniel. Personnel must obtain government suitability determinations and meet Personnel Reliability Program requirements for access to high-containment areas. While no formal contract clauses or evaluation weights are defined at this stage, all submissions will be assessed for technical readiness
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This Request for Information (RFI) supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate’s efforts to conduct market research in support of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) Closure & Support (PICS) for the Program Management Office (PMO).
The S&T Directorate has responsibility for the safe, reliable, secure, efficient and compliant operations of PIADC, which is located on Plum Island, New York, an 840-acre island located approximately one and one-half miles from the eastern end of Long Island’s North Fork. DHS is seeking an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Contractor to manage, operate, and maintain facilities, equipment, systems and grounds as PIADC implements a multi-year mission to decommission the island and its associated assets.
For over 70 years the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) performed animal research, diagnostics and training at PIADC to protect our nation’s food supply from foreign animal diseases. Today, the mission at PIADC is shifting from only limited diagnostic support to a full closure mission managed under the DHS Plum Island Closure Support (PICS) Program. As part of PIADC’s mission transition, the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) completed their research mission at PIADC in 2025 and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will complete their mission in October 2026, with an anticipated short follow-on presence to remove all personnel, biological agents and assets ending in March 2027.
The PICS program will require the continuation of O&M support services at PIADC, with the exception of scope that was necessary to support science and research performed by USDA. The Excerpted Statement of Work (ESOW) provides an outline of scope that is required to operate and maintain PIADC starting in January 2027, with a summary description of areas that must remain functional throughout the closure period, which is expected to end between 2031 and 2034.
DHS PIADC invites all businesses to submit a written response that includes a self-assessment of your capabilities to fulfill the tasks outlined in the ESOW. If your organization cannot fulfill all identified tasks independently, please describe any proposed teaming arrangements that would enable you to meet the Government’s full requirements.
The scope of services is defined in the ESOW. Please refer to the ESOW for comprehensive details regarding required operations, maintenance, and closure support activities. The ESOW is available upon request from the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Please email both points of contact to request the ESOW.
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