Small Business Subcontracting & DBE/MBE/WBE Participation

This contract requires prime contractors to actively include disadvantaged, minority-, and women-owned businesses in subcontracting roles, in full compliance with federal small business utilization requirements. The effort is designed to ensure equitable access to participation opportunities for businesses certified as DBEs, MBEs, or WBEs, aligning with federal mandates to promote diversity and inclusion in government-supported projects. Prime contractors must implement measurable outreach, tracking, and reporting mechanisms to demonstrate meaningful engagement and progression toward established subcontracting targets. The work is associated with NAICS code 238990 and will be performed in Lemont, Illinois, with a zip code of 60439, under the oversight of Argonne National Laboratory, a Department of Energy contractor. The opportunity is not subject to a formal set-aside classification but remains bound by federal regulations governing small business subcontracting goals. Interested parties must submit their responses by July 22, 2026, at 10:00 PM ET, and participation is contingent on demonstrating proven capability to meet or exceed the required utilization thresholds for certified minority and women-owned subcontractors.