Solicitation
AREMP AND WATER SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Department of the Interior · Bureau of Land Management · Sol. 140L4326Q0124
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The Bureau of Land Management Oregon State Office (Portland) wants a lab to analyze 165 frozen stream water samples for total nitrogen and total phosphorus for its AREMP aquatic monitoring program. It is a total small business set-aside RFQ for a firm-fixed-price purchase order, with performance from 10/31/2026 to 3/31/2027. Results are due back within 60 days of receiving the samples, which arrive in one delivery.
Watch out for
- Specific lab method required. The lab must run a particular alkaline persulfate digestion with Lachat QuikChem methods; a lab that uses a different method must prove equivalence and get formal approval, so confirm your lab can run these exact methods before quoting.
alkaline persulfate digestion method that oxidizes
- Solicitation copies disagree on evaluation and quote contents. The main solicitation evaluates Past Performance and Price and asks for a past performance section, while the file FAR_Part_12_.pdf says only a price section and lists Price as the only factor, so ask the contracting officer which applies and plan to include both.
The quotation shall be submitted consisting of a price section.
- Frozen sample handling and chain of custody. Samples arrive frozen with a chain of custody form and must be held frozen until shortly before analysis, so you need freezer capacity and documented custody procedures.
will be delivered frozen to vendor with a chain of custody form and a digital
- 60-day turnaround on all samples. Results are required within 60 days of receipt, and all samples come in one batch, so lab capacity during the 10/31/2026 to 3/31/2027 window needs to be planned.
A. 60 days
- Short window to respond. Quotes are due 10/15/2026 and the amendment states the quotation window was not extended; questions must be submitted two days before close.
Amendment P00001 is issued to address questions and change the NAICS number. The quotation window is not extended.
- Wage determination not provided. Service Contract Labor Standards apply and the Wage Determination (Attachment 1) is said to be incorporated at award but is not in the files provided, so labor cost impacts are unknown.
The latest wage determination shall be incorporated at the time of award.
- Field and construction boilerplate included. Clauses on fire season, asbestos and archeological finds appear in a lab-testing purchase order, so most do not seem to apply, but ask if any affect you.
Any material suspected of being hazardous that is encountered during performance of a project shall
- NAICS code changed by amendment. The SF 1449 shows NAICS 541620 while the amendment and SAM.gov listing use 541715, so check your size status against the amended code.
and change the NAICS to 541715.
Read from the notice and 3 attachments.
- Sol_140L4326Q0124_Amd_0001.pdf
- Sol_140L4326Q0124.pdf
- FAR_Part_12_.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Analyze 165 stream water samples (60-75 ml each, preserved with sulfuric acid) for Total Nitrogen (TN) and Total Phosphorus (TP)
- Use an alkaline persulfate digestion method based on Lachat QuikChem methods 10-107-04-4-B and 10-115-01-4-B, then measure nitrate-N (EPA 353.2M) and orthophosphate (EPA 365.1M) as specified
- Receive the samples frozen with a chain of custody form and digital sample list, and keep them frozen until shortly before analysis
- Return analytical results within 60 days of receiving the samples (one-time delivery of all 165 samples)
- Provide a written work progress plan to the COR at the pre-work conference
- Submit invoices through the Treasury Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price commercial services purchase order (RFQ)
- Period of performance
- 10/31/2026 to 3/31/2027 (delivery date shown as 03/31/2027); no option periods listed
- Place of performance
- Portland, Oregon (BLM Oregon State Office, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue); the SAM.gov place of performance field is blank
- How they'll choose
- Award to the responsible firm whose quote is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered; price must be fair and reasonable
- Offers due
- 10/15/2026 at 2:00 PM Pacific (SAM.gov listing 2026-10-15 14:00 -07:00; the amendment did not extend the quotation window)
- How to submit
- Email to PAM-All_BLM_OR_WA_Solicitations@ios.doi.gov; questions go in writing to that address and Christy_webster@ios.doi.gov two days before the close
What they'll judge offers on
- Past Performance
- Price
What to include when you submit
- Quote in two parts: a non-price section and a price section
- Non-price section: past performance on three similar projects completed as a prime contractor in the last three years, with agency, contract number, award and completion dates, amounts, and a rating or reference contact; explain any adverse past performance
- Price section: completed and signed SF 1449 plus acknowledged amendments (acknowledge Amendment 0001)
- Price section: complete the Section B price schedule with a unit price and extended total for 165 samples (price includes all labor, equipment, overhead and profit)
- Complete all representations and certifications and keep your SAM.gov registration current
- If you cannot use IPP for invoicing, send a written waiver request with your quote
You must have
- Small business (total small business set-aside)
52.219-6 Jan-26 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
- Active SAM.gov registration with current representations and certifications
representations and certifications shall be
- Lab must use the specified alkaline persulfate digestion / Lachat QuikChem and EPA methods; an alternative such as SM 4500 is only acceptable with documented proof of equivalency and formal Government approval
Strict adherence to the specified method is
- Three past performance projects of similar scope completed as a prime contractor in the last three years (neutral rating if none)
Respondent shall submit past performance information on three (3) projects of similar scope and magnitude that
- Oregon Farm/Forest Labor Contractor's License only if the State of Oregon requires one (seems unlikely for a lab, but the clause is included)
If the State of Oregon requires an Oregon Farm/Forest Labor Contractor's License, then the contractor
Current contractor
No named incumbent. The statement of work says the program used other labs in prior years.
Not in the notice text
- Which solicitation version controls for evaluation and quote contents (Past Performance and Price, or Price only)
- Estimated contract value or budget
- Whether the lab must hold specific accreditations or certifications (none are listed)
- Wage determination details (Attachment 1 was not included)
- Exact method detection limits or QA/QC requirements for the results
- How results and data are to be formatted and delivered
- Whether the size standard applies under the amended NAICS 541715
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 140L4326Q0124
- Agency
- Department of the Interior · Bureau of Land Management
- Office
- Oregon State Office
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 541715
- Product/service code
- R499
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Contracting contact
- Webster, Christychristy_webster@ios.doi.gov5038086074
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Amendment P00001 is issued to address questions and change the NAICS number. The quotation window is not extended. AREMP AND WATER SAMPLE ANALYSIS
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