FDA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (OSIST) IDIQ

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 75F40126R00020 for Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Information Systems, and Training (OSIST) support services.

The Government intends to award a single-award Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide enterprise-wide Occupational Safety, Policy, Laboratory Quality, Industrial Hygiene, Information Systems, Training, and related support services across FDA headquarters and nationwide laboratory and field facilities.

The IDIQ Performance Work Statement encompasses the following task areas:

• Program and Order Management
• Transition Services
• Occupational Safety, Policy, and Laboratory Quality Support
• Primary Barrier Equipment Maintenance and Certification
• Industrial Hygiene Support Services
• Information and Data Systems Support
• Training Development and Management

The ordering period for the resulting IDIQ contract will be five (5) years from the date of award.

Contract Type

The Government intends to award one (1) IDIQ contract. Individual task orders may be issued as:

• Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP)
• Time-and-Materials (T&M)
• Labor-Hour (LH)
• Hybrid arrangements combining multiple pricing methodologies

Contract Ceiling

The maximum value of the IDIQ contract is: $14,500,000, inclusive of all ordering periods and task orders.

The guaranteed minimum amount under the IDIQ is satisfied through award of the initial task order.

Initial Task Order

Task Order 1 will be awarded concurrently with the IDIQ award as a firm fixed price base + options. The scope consists of:

CBER BSL-3 Annual Re-Verification and Decontamination Services

Requirements include, but are not limited to:

• BSL-3 laboratory re-verification and certification support
• Primary barrier equipment certification validation
• HVAC airflow and pressure differential testing
• Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) decontamination services
• Biosafety compliance assessments
• Deficiency identification and corrective action analysis
• Preparation of verification reports and certification documentation.

Competition Information

This acquisition is being conducted pursuant to:

• RFO FAR Part 12
• RFO FAR Part 15
• RFO FAR Part 16.5

This procurement is being competed on a full and open basis unless otherwise stated by amendment.

Proposal Submission

Offerors shall submit proposals electronically in accordance with Section L of the solicitation.

Hard-copy proposals will not be accepted.

The complete solicitation package, including all attachments and pricing workbook, is available through SAM.gov.

Offerors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for amendments, answers to questions, and other solicitation updates.

Proposal Volumes

Offerors shall submit:

• Volume 0 – Administrative
• Volume I – Technical Proposal
• Volume II – Price Proposal
• Volume III – Subcontracting Plan (if applicable)

Evaluation

Award will be made using a Best-Value Tradeoff process.

Evaluation factors are:

1. Corporate Experience
2. Technical Approach
3. Management Approach
4. Past Performance
5. Price
6. Subcontracting Plan (for other-than-small businesses)

Non-price factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

Questions

Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted using Attachment R5, Questions and Answers Template, in accordance with the solicitation instructions no later than Tuesday, June 16, 2026. 

Responses to questions will be provided through solicitation amendments or SAM.gov updates as appropriate.

SAM Registration

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov prior to award and must maintain active registration throughout contract performance.