Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Mold remediation, Merritt Island NWR
Department of the Interior · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
AI summaryThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants quotes for mold remediation at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida (solicitation 140FF027Q0053). It is a small business set-aside, with work from contract award through September 30, 2027. Award goes to the best value, weighing technical, past experience and price. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Nov 3, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 29, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 3, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants quotes for mold remediation at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida (solicitation 140FF027Q0053). It is a small business set-aside, with work from contract award through September 30, 2027. Award goes to the best value, weighing technical, past experience and price.
Who can bid
- Small business set-aside: only small businesses under NAICS 562910 (Remediation Services, $25 million size standard) can bid.
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).
How to submit: Email to Contract Specialist Fred Riley at fred_riley@ios.doi.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
- Serious: Small business set-aside. Only businesses small under NAICS 562910 can send quotes.
- Serious: Incomplete packages are rejected. A quote missing any required document is treated as non-responsive and not considered.
- Worth checking: Site visit time looks wrong. The notice says the site visit is November 12th at 9pm Est, an unusual hour; confirm the time with site contact Keith Ramos.
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- Minor: Service Contract Act wages apply. Attachment 4 is a Service Contract Act wage determination, which sets minimum pay rates for workers.
- Minor: Paid monthly in arrears. Invoices are paid after the end of each month of service and advance payments aren't allowed, so plan cash flow.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Mold remediation at Merritt Island NWR, as described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS: the document describing the work) in Attachment 1
- Work based on the Mold Assessment Report in Attachment 2
- Priced quote using the Quote Schedule in Attachment 3
- Period of performance
- Contract award through September 30, 2027
- Place of performance
- Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best value tradeoff; award may go to other than the lowest price
- Offers due
- November 16, 2026, 2:00 PM ET (from the version posted Oct 29, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to Contract Specialist Fred Riley at fred_riley@ios.doi.gov
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical
- Past experience
- Price
What to include when you submit
- Use the subject line: Quote Submission 140FF027Q0053.
- Complete the Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, in Attachment 1 (or your own version covering each element).
- Send all required documents complete; incomplete packages are not considered.
- Price the work on the Attachment 3 Quote Schedule.
- Use the Attachment 5 Past Performance Questionnaire.
After award, you must have
- Register with the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) to get paid. From the notice:
Prior to or following receipt of an award, the Contractor must register with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP)
Not in the notice text
- The scope, mold assessment, pricing schedule and full instructions are in Attachments 1-5 on SAM.gov, which weren't read.
- The year of the site visit and whether 9pm is the intended time are not clear.
- Contract type is not stated.
- No estimated value is given.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 562910
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Contract Specialist Fred Riley at fred_riley@ios.doi.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- FWS Contracting Activity, Falls Church, VA
- Product/service code
- F108 · Environmental Systems Protection – Environmental Remediation
- Business type
- Environmental & natural resources (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 562910)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 16, 2026
- Nov 2, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 16, 2026
- Oct 29, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 16, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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