B--RFI BOEM Enhancing Spill Risk Analysis
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) titled "Enhancing Spill Risk Analysis for Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Activities." This RFI seeks industry input to advance BOEM's oil spill risk analysis, which supports environmental assessments and consultations. Responses are due by Friday, June 5, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST.
Scope of Information Requested
BOEM is seeking input on approaches for:
- Oil Spill Risk Assessment: Characterizing spill chance, considering various locations, incorporating likelihood, volumes, environmental conditions, infrastructure, resource sensitivity, oil behavior, and uncertainty.
- Inputs and Data Sources: Identifying data types (historical spills, offshore operations, environmental conditions, ocean patterns), methods for describing limitations and uncertainty, practicality of obtaining inputs, and general categories for unknown spill details.
- Modeling and Analytical Tools: Ensuring transparency, reproducibility, public access (especially open-source tools), incorporating spill behavior processes, explaining uncertainty, maintaining clarity, and necessary support for recommended models.
- Outputs for Environmental Analyses: Information supporting impact assessments on environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic resources, such as probability of contact, exposure thresholds, time-to-contact, and travel summaries.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Special Notice (Request for Information - RFI)
- Set-Aside: None specified (market research stage)
- Response Due: June 5, 2026, 5:00 PM EST
- Published: May 7, 2026
Submission Details
- Method: Via email to stephanie_brock@ios.doi.gov.
- Subject Line: "RFI BOEM Spill Risk Analysis Enhancements."
- Required Information: UEI SAM, primary Point of Contact (POC), and business type (e.g., small, 8(a), large).
Important Notes
This RFI is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation (IFB, RFQ, or RFP). The U.S. Government will not pay for response costs, and submissions will be treated as information only, not proposals. No feedback or evaluations will be provided. Proprietary information will be safeguarded. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.