Environmental Chamber
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
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- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
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Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), a component of the Department of the Treasury, is soliciting quotes for a new Environmental Chamber. This acquisition aims to improve lab efficiency by providing a controlled temperature and humidity environment for paper sample testing. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items.
Scope of Work
The contractor shall provide a new environmental chamber capable of maintaining specific conditions:
- Temperature: 23°C ± 1, with fluctuation of ± 1.0°C.
- Humidity: 50% ± 2%, with fluctuation of ± 2% RH.
- Display & Logging: Must provide a display, log, or recording of temperature and humidity for at least 24 hours.
- Dimensions: Minimum interior of 34" W x 27" D; minimum exterior of 48" W x 28" D.
- Operation: Must include a water recirculation tank, operate continuously for over 48 hours at maximum humidity without refilling, and use 115 VAC or 208 VAC.
- Components: Control panel and data recorder for temperature, humidity, and time settings. All parts must be new.
- Calibration: Requires NIST-traceable calibration certificate ("As Found" and "As Left" results) and a calibration sticker.
- Training: Contractor must provide installation, verification, calibration, and end-user training.
- Warranty: One-year manufacturer warranty (parts, labor, on-site repairs) is required, with options for up to four additional years of extended warranty and preventative maintenance.
Contract Details
- Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price.
- Period of Performance: One (1) year base period for the chamber, with four (4) 12-month option periods for preventative maintenance, calibration, and extended warranty.
- Set-Aside: Not a small business set-aside.
- NAICS Code: 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing).
- Product Service Code: 6640 (Laboratory Equipment And Supplies).
- Place of Performance: Washington, DC.
Submission & Evaluation
- Submission Deadline: June 18, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST.
- Submission Method: Electronically to Naweed.Nezam@treasury.gov.
- Evaluation: Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. Technical evaluation will assess the offeror's ability to meet SOW requirements, and price will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness.
Additional Notes
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation; no separate written solicitation will be issued. Deliverables are F.O.B. destination to the Washington, DC Currency Facility (DCF).