A request for proposals has been released for Site Operations Support Services 5, an 8(a) small business set-aside contract that calls for a variety of housekeeping and facility operation services in support of the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory.
The services required under SOS5 include research and development, general engineering, site operations, property management, industrial hygiene and waste disposal support, according to the RFP posted Monday on SAM.gov.
NETL facilities in Oregon, West Virginia and Pennsylvania will benefit from the solicitation, though work locations — along with the contract type cost — will be determined per requirement.
SOS5 has a base period of performance of 24 months but comes with three options that, if exercised, extend the work to 60 months.
Interested parties have until May 17 to respond.
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