RFI / Market Research - Personal Dosimetry Services
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
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 USDA’s Radiation Safety Division (RSD) is conducting market research through a Request for Information (RFI) for Personal Dosimetry Services. This RFI aims to identify qualified firms capable of supplying, processing, and managing personnel and area radiation dosimeters for approximately 100 USDA locations, both CONUS and OCONUS. The goal is to assess industry capability, validate technical requirements, and refine the acquisition strategy for a potential future solicitation.
Scope of Work
The required services include:
- Providing NVLAP-approved whole-body or extremity dosimeters (OSL or alternate technology).
- Handling monthly or quarterly shipments with prepaid return labels.
- Maintaining historical dose-data and legally compliant lifetime exposure records.
- Offering a secure, 24/7 online portal for data management (exportable to Excel, CSV, PDF).
- Providing NRC-compliant dose reports within 30 days of receiving returned dosimeters.
- Tracking, reading, analyzing, and reporting exposure data for USDA personnel across approximately 100 CONUS/OCONUS/international locations.
- Ensuring timely replacement and shipping support with tracking.
- Providing technical support to government personnel and customer service for account management, billing, and reporting.
- Demonstrating compliance with NRC/Agreement State, cybersecurity, and NVLAP accreditation.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Request for Information (RFI) / Market Research
- Purpose: Information and planning only; not a solicitation.
- Set-Aside: Not specified in this RFI; respondents are asked to identify their business size.
- Response Due Date: June 15, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
- Published Date: June 5, 2026
Submission & Evaluation
Respondents must submit their information in PDF format to gerardo.rivera@usda.gov with the subject line "RFI Response – Personal Dosimetry Services". The response should not exceed 10 pages.
Requested information includes:
- Company information (UEI, business size).
- Capabilities statement detailing experience with dosimetry services.
- Relevant past performance (last five years).
- Technical approach for data processing, logistics, and reporting.
- Responses to specific technical questions regarding scalability, online system capabilities, and alerting processes.
Responses are voluntary and will not be compensated. Not responding does not preclude future participation in a solicitation.