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Page 3 of 13 Solicitation Number: 140D0426Q0463 United States Department of the Interior INTERIOR BUSINESS CENTER Washington, DC 20240 Diesel Engine Emissions Testing Solicitation Number: 140D0426Q0463 PART 1 – GENERAL This requirement is being issued by the Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), Aberdeen Test Center (ATC). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 140D0426Q0463 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Emissions Testing on five Detroit Diesel non-emergency engines to demonstrate compliance with carbon monoxide and oxygen/carbon dioxide emission limits. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The Government will award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order. NAICS: 541380 – Testing Laboratories and Services with a size standard of $19.0M Product Service Code – H228, EQ Test Svcs/Engines & Turbines The following is the associated contract line item (CLIN) number: CLIN 00010: Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) – Emissions Testing for five Detroit diesel non-emergency engines inclusive of the LWE Engine Compliance Test draft protocol and test report. PART 2 – PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) Background: The US Army, Aberdeen Test Center has a test structure known as the Littoral Warfare Environment (LWE) that uses a wave machine to create large waves to simulate a littoral environment. The machine is composed of five stationary diesel engines, that per Maryland Code of Federal Regulations, are required to be emissions tested every three years to ensure they still are within emissions standards for carbon monoxide and oxygen/carbon dioxide. Scope of Work: This requirement is for the emissions testing on five Detroit Diesel non-emergency engines (LWE-01 thru LWE-05; MDE Registration No. 025-0081-9-0436) at the US Army ATC located at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland. The purpose of testing is to demonstrate compliance with carbon monoxide and oxygen/carbon dioxide emission limits. Contractor is responsible for creating the LWE Engine compliance test draft protocol and sending it to Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) for approval in time to meet the test deadline. -- 1 of 11 -- Page 4 of 13 Solicitation Number: 140D0426Q0463 Setup and pre-test checks are required, as well as three 15-minute test runs that would be conducted on each engine while being operated at maximum achievable load. Contractor must then generate a report with the summary of results for submittal to MDE and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This emission test requirement is specified in the 40 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ regulation. The Contractor conducting the emission testing will ensure they have all required certifications per MDE as well as have all test equipment calibrated per requirements. Any requirements such as having a generator present at the site should be annotated in the offer so that the customer is prepared when the Contractor arrives to test. The test report must be provided to APG within 21 days of the testing date in order for APG to review and send to MDE by the required 60 days from the test event. Testing must be conducted by 14 December 2026 in order to maintain compliance. This is a one-time requirement as the test only needs to be performed every three years. PART 3 – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION Place of Performance: The required services will be performed at: Aberdeen Test Center 6867 Colleran Road Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 Technical Point of Contact: Larry Birchfield, US Army ATEC Aberdeen Test Center, Email: larry.d.birchfield.civ@army.mil Contracting Officer: Rachael Davis, rldavis@ibc.doi.gov Period of Performance: 08/01/2026 – 12/14/2026 PART 4 – CLAUSES All Offerors must comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (DIAR), and Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) provisions and clauses which apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisiton.gov/ FAR Clause Title Date 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements Jan 2017 -- 2 of 11 -- Page 5 of 13 Solicitation Number: 140D0426Q0463 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Deviation 03/31/2026 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations Deviation 05/18/2026 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services Deviation 03/31/2026 52.222-3 Convict Labor Deviation 05/04/2026 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies Deviation 05/04/2026 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Deviation 05/04/2026 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors Deviation 05/04/2026 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services Deviation 05/18/2026 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving Deviation 03/31/2026 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management Oct 20…