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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service at the Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute in Juneau, Alaska, is procuring upgrades to its waste seawater treatment system through a firm fixed-price commercial request for quotation, solicitation number 1333MF26Q0056, with a response deadline of June 30, 2026. The requirement, classified under NAICS code 238220 as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, mandates the installation of ultraviolet disinfection units and a sand filtration system as part of a single line item contract, with all equipment including UV units, flow meters, and sand filters provided by the government. The contractor must furnish all additional parts necessary to complete the project in strict compliance with State of Alaska regulations, including 18 AAC 72 and NSF Standard No. 40, as well as any issued DEC permits and approved engineering plans without substantial deviation. Performance must be completed within three months of award, with a hard deadline of September 30, 2026, and all payment requests are required to be submitted electronically via the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform. The solicitation emphasizes that technical approach and past performance are significantly more important than price in award determination, with the government seeking best value rather than the lowest bid, and explicitly prohibits award at a significantly higher price for only marginal performance gains. All offerors must be certified and active in SAM.gov as small businesses with annual receipts under $19 million, and must provide their Unique Entity Identifier, EFT information, and full agreement to all solicitation terms. Proposals must be submitted electronically by the deadline to Jason Jenks at jason.jenks@noaa.gov and held firm for 60 days. A site visit to the Auke Bay Laboratory is strongly recommended, particularly for non-local vendors, due to the logistical challenges of operating in Juneau—accessible only by air or sea—and the technical complexity of the project. Contractors partnering with other entities must disclose those relationships in their proposals. The contract incorporates numerous federal acquisition regulation clauses enforcing whistleblower protections, prohibitions on inverted domestic corporations, child labor and trafficking in persons compliance, sustainable product requirements, and equal opportunity standards, along with NOAA-specific provisions on contractor-government relations and electronic payment submission. Compliance with the Service Contract Act is required, including adherence to applicable wage determinations, and after-hours facility access requests must be submitted in writing with justification 72 hours in advance. The contract prohibits