This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Hanover, New Hampshire. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Contractor shall inspect and certify CRREL's fume hoods and bio safety cabinets on an annual basis. The Contractor shall perform annual inspection and certification services for CRREL's existing nineteen (19) fume hoods and four (4) bio safety cabinets as listed and described in PWS attachment 1. All inspections shall take place annually and may either be performed within the same time period or synchronized with each hood or cabinet expiration date. The relevant standard for certification of fume hoods shall be AHRAE Standard 110-2016 Method of Testing Performance of Laboratory Fume Hoods. The following tests are required: visual inspection, face velocity check (80-120 fpm), smoke test to ensure air flows into the fume hood and then out via exhaust, and check of high and low-flow alarms if equipped. The relevant standard for certification of bio safety cabinets is NSFANSI 49. The following tests are required: visual inspection, face velocity check (80-120 fpm), smoke test to ensure air flows into the fume hood and then out via exhaust, check of high and low-flow alarms if equipped, and inflow and outflow particle challenge. The Contractor shall notify the Government Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) of any defects or deficiencies discovered during inspection. The Contractor shall reinspect and certify any hoods or cabinets where Contractor-identified deficiencies have been rectified by CRREL personnel. The Contractor shall not be responsible for any repairs or maintenance services. Evaluation of offers will be based on technical capability, certification and licensure, schedule, past experience, and price. Offerors must demonstrate three (3) years of experience performing fume hoods and biosafety cabinet inspection services of similar scope, and provide at least five (5) projects completed in the past three (3) years with project scope descriptions and customer references. The Contractor must provide personnel with National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) bio-safety cabinet course certification, and field testing must be performed by NSF-accredited certifiers meeting specific experience and training qualifications.