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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting quotes for a small business set-aside contract to provide transformer visual inspections, oil sampling, and fluid analyses for approximately 121 liquid-filled transformers at its Gaithersburg, Maryland facility. The scope of work includes quality oil analyses, dissolved gas analyses, and PCB testing for retro-filled transformers, as well as optional oil leak repairs for two transformers in Building 206. The contract is structured with a base year starting October 1, 2026, and four subsequent option years extending through September 30, 2031. All work must comply with NFPA 70B and OSHA 1926 safety regulations, and deliverables consist of comprehensive electronic and hard-copy reports organized by building number. The acquisition will be awarded based on the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method. To be technically acceptable, offerors must demonstrate the completion of at least three similar projects within the last four years and provide key personnel with at least three years of experience and a history of completing three similar transformer service projects. Following several amendments to revise the statement of work, update the bid schedule, and provide government responses to inquiries, the final deadline for quote submission is September 11, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST. Proposals must be submitted in two volumes: a technical volume detailing experience and personnel qualifications, and a price volume including a completed bid schedule.
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Contract Value
$60,000Place of Performance
Gaithersburg, MD, USASet-Aside
Awardee
TRANSFLUID SERVICES, INCAward Issued Date
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Submission Closed
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The purpose of this Amendment (P004) is to extend the deadline to 9/11/26 1:00 pm EST. See attached SF30.
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The purpose of this Amendment (P003) is to provide answers to previously submitted questions to the govnerment, extend the due date for quotations to 9/8/2026, 1:00 PM EST, and provide an updated Wage Determination.
Please see attached Gov Response to Questions 2, Wage Determination 2015-4269, and SF30.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment (P002) is to provide answers to previously submitted questions to the government, revise the Statement of Work (SOW), and revise the Bidding Schedule. Please see attached SF30 amendment, Government Responses to Questions, SOW Rev 5, and Attachment B-Bid Schedule Rev 2.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment (P001) is to provide a site visit for interested parties, extend the due date for inquiries, and extend the due date for quotes. See attached SF30 and Instructions to Offers (both Clean Copy and Tracked Changes Copy) for details.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to award a purchase order to a transformer service provider, to provide transformer visual inspection, transformer oil sampling and oil analyses for all liquid filled transformers at NIST facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The transformer inspection and transformer oil testing helps mitigate the risks of arc flash, component failure, structural fire, and electric shock.
See attached Request for Quote (RFQ) number 1333ND26QNB190490 and attachments A-E.
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