The National Institutes of Health needs a small business to provide comprehensive maintenance services for its bio safety laboratories.
Key Details
What exactly do they need? The NIH needs a small business to provide comprehensive preventive maintenance, general maintenance, capital replacement, and repair services for critical facility systems at its bio safety laboratories.
What's the contract structure and timeline? This is an IDIQ (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity) contract with a base year and options for additional years. The notice doesn't say how long the contract will last.
How will they pick the winner? The NIH will evaluate proposals based on lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA).
When and how do you bid? Proposals are due on July 3, 2026, and should be sent to the Contracting Officer at brian.baek@nih.gov.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory site visit on June 17, 2026, at 1:00 pm. To be put on the list, email brian.baek@nih.gov with the vendor name and individuals attending by June 15, 2026, COB.
- Request for Information (RFI) is due by COB June 18, 2026, and answers will be posted the following week through an amendment.
If you're interested, do this first
- Email the Contracting Officer to RSVP for the site visit.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.