The Department of Energy needs a small business to provide carpentry services at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Department of Energy needs a small business to provide carpentry services at Brookhaven National Laboratory, including labor, services, materials, tools, and equipment for various carpentry projects throughout the site.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract is a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with an estimated award in August 2026. The notice doesn't say how long the contract will last.
- How will they pick the winner? The notice doesn't say how the winner will be chosen.
- When and how do you bid? Bids are due on July 31, 2026, at 4:00 PM ET. You must submit your bid through the shared link provided in the notice.
Note: The notice only includes a title and high-level metadata — no scope document, drawings, or specifications are published yet. Watch SAM.gov for the full solicitation to drop.
Mandatory Meetings: - RSVP Deadline for Virtual Solicitation Overview Meeting: July 13, 2026, 5:00 PM ET - Virtual Solicitation Overview Meeting: July 14, 2026, 10:00 AM ET - RSVP Deadline for in person Site Visit: July 17, 2026, 5:00 PM ET - in person Site Visit: July 20, 2026, 9:00 AM ET
Important: Failure to attend these meetings will render an offeror ineligible for award consideration under this solicitation.
Gotchas: - There's a mandatory site visit on July 20, 2026, at 9:00 AM ET — if you miss it, you can't bid. - Travel costs aren't reimbursed separately — bake them into your price. - Proposals are capped at 25 pages including résumés. - All on-site staff need an active security clearance.
Next Steps: - Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov. - Write a 1-page summary of similar carpentry work you've done before. - RSVP for the Virtual Solicitation Overview Meeting by July 13, 2026, 5:00 PM ET. - RSVP for the in person Site Visit by July 17, 2026, 5:00 PM ET.
Category Key: other
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with commercial and institutional building construction
- Has done carpentry work for a government lab before
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory site visit on July 20, 2026, at 9:00 AM ET — if you miss it, you can't bid.
- Travel costs aren't reimbursed separately — bake them into your price.
- Proposals are capped at 25 pages including résumés.
- All on-site staff need an active security clearance.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar carpentry work you've done before.
- RSVP for the Virtual Solicitation Overview Meeting by July 13, 2026, 5:00 PM ET.
- RSVP for the in person Site Visit by July 17, 2026, 5:00 PM ET.