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The Portable High Throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification Systems (PHILIS) laboratory systems were designed to detect Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs) and Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs). Multimedia Volatile Organic compound (VOC) and Semi-volatile organic compound (SVOC) analysis is performed in the laboratories as well as other analyses as needed. The PHILIS Program provides on-site mobile and base of operations laboratory capabilities to respond to CWA and TIC releases, as well as any supplementary locations that are deemed fundamental to accomplishing EPA’s mission. The current contract replaces the mobile operational laboratory platforms and optimizes operations of the PHILIS units located in Edison, New Jersey and Castle Rock, Colorado. This increase is necessary to extend the period of performance from 01/21/2026 to 06/21/2026 and to increase the ceiling of the contract to account for unexpected subcontractor Craftsman’s design iterations, requirement expansions, and raw material increases that have caused variances outside the current ceiling price. Changes include: Upgraded HVAC Enclosures - 100% custom designed and fabricated doors (4) to fully secure and enclose HVAC area during transit. Additional labor to notch vertical wall studs for strut channels and raceway. Fabricate and weld in place (470 lf) horizontal hat channels to house wall struts and raceways. Weld in place (310 lf) galvanized strut channels to horizontal hat channels. Furnish and install (160 lf.) of LeGrange 4000 electrical wire raceways with snap-in covers. Additional fabrication and installation time for interior wall cladding due to addition of struts and in-wall raceways. The original bid represented the general estimated cost of welding a variety of metal plates within the wall to help support permanently mounting equipment, which would not be sufficient for now known internal restraint loads, nor flexible enough to allow for future instrument and/or cabinetry placements. In addition, the original use of metal plates would have required an additional 0.5-1\" of interior width, which would have further reduced the countertop and aisle space. Finally, the best way to utilize the chosen electrical and data raceways is to fully integrate them via weld into the custom zee stud structure. This also enables the maximum interior space remains available. MRIGlobal and Craftsmen discussed this portion multiple times and are in agreement it is beyond the originally scoped quote offered by Craftsmen. Engineering and PM hours for HVAC design and development changes. Manufacture and install (1) additional Generator compartment shelf to support blower motor configuration. Fabricate and install (4) generator intake and exhaust cover panels. This modifies how louvers in these locations are designed and installed and adds the cover panel. Manufacture and install flip-up actuator driven mast in HVAC area. Paint exterior mast. Wire passthrough in bulkhead. Cut and reinforce hole, fabricate and install (4) additional recessed exterior outlet compartments. Furnish and install (4) additional exterior 20-amp duplex receptacle(s). Furnish and install (1) additional hand wash sink(s) with faucet(s), macerator pump and on demand water heater. Manufacture (1) ft. interior divider wall to create office space. Includes .050 prefinished white aluminum on walls and (2) air return louvers. After reviewing the technical requirements document MRIGlobal agrees this is an addition to the originally scoped work, governed by 3.2.1.5 as the requirements document simply lists \"areas\" and does not indicate the requirement for a permanent wall. The original Craftsmen quote provided for a retractable wall to separate office and laboratory space when needed. Discussions with EPA at the PDR dictated the change to a permanent wall separating the Laboratory and office areas in the Sample Receipt/Office Laboratories. Cut, frame-out, and reinforce (1) additional exterior entry/exit opening. Furnish & install (1) additional 36\" wide entry/exit door(s) with panic bar, keypad lock, heavy-duty stainless-steel hinges, hydraulic closers, and battery powered keypads. After reviewing the technical requirements document several times with Craftsmen, MRIGlobal agrees this is an addition to the originally scoped work - governed by 3.2.2 bullet 9 \"A self-closing 36” minimum laboratory entry door with a small window shall be installed to facilitate equipment movement into and out of each laboratory/office.\" This combined with the assumption above regarding a non-permanent wall. Discussions with EPA at the PDR dictated the addition of a 3rd exterior doorway in the Sample Receipt/Office laboratories. HVAC systems 10 ton to 12-ton upgrade (2x5 ton units?2x6ton units). Move water polishing system to opposite container wall. This includes drain, low point drains, supply line, pump, and heat tape (x2). HVAC Thermostat Upgrade for expanded requirement and optimal system integration - Furnish and provide MC4002-AC Lead-Lag controller for each laboratory. Includes additional low voltage power/comms runs to fire system. Expanded Security System Upgrades (heavy duty door switches, GPS antenna, keypad, G2 system). Addition of 2 fire strobes and sirens on roadside of container. Expanded Security system requirement - Furnish and install battery system, disconnect, breaker, battery box, charger. Fabricate shelf and bracket for battery system. Upgrade to the HVAC system to a variable speed hood control system on Prep-Labs due to the number of hoods and to balance the HVAC system. Additional time required for optimization of the instrument heat management system. Vendor cost increases for labor and goods/materials. Additional/increased costs for liquid nitrogen generator system & lines Additional/increased costs for filter bank isolation dampers. Tariff costs This increase does not impact the scope of the contract (68HERH25C0005). The Contracting Officer (CO) has determined that the only way to ensure the completion of the design, build and delivery of the mobile labs under contract 68HERH25C0005 continues uninterrupted is to obtain support through the current contractor, MRIGlobal. MRIGlobal specializes in the work under this contract and has gained substantial information on the design and build of the mobile laboratories since contract award that are critical to fulfilling this requirement efficiently and effectively, without undue start-up time and additional costs required for another contractor to gain the knowledge already obtained by MRIGlobal. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, pursuant to FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii), all responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Capability statements must be received within the time set forth in this announcement to be considered by the Government. Each response should include the following Business Information: Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Company Name and Address Company Point of Contact, including Phone and Email Capability Statement Responses to this notice must be in writing and provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination not to compete based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All questions should be directed to Heather M. 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FAR 6.303-2(b)(1), Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a \"Justification for other than full and open competition\": Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Contracting Activity: Office of Mission Support (OMS) Office of Acquisition Solutions (OAS) Headquarters Acquisition Division (HQAD) Program Office: Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Program POC: Duane Newell, OLEM/OEM Project Identification: 68HERH25C0005: Portable High Throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification Systems (PHILIS) Platform Modernization, Change Order Proposed Source(s): MRIGLOBAL (UEI: HKQHNFKNKL15) 2. FAR 6.303-2(b)(2), Nature and/or description of the action being approved: The purpose of this justification is to increase the capacity (i.e., ceiling) of EPA’s contract, 68HERH25C0005, with MRIGLOBAL by $530,000.00. This increase is necessary to account for unexpected subcontractor Craftsman’s design iterations, requirement expansions, and raw material increases that have caused variances outside the current ceiling price. The aforementioned changes do not impact the scope of the contract, but do require a five (5) month extension to the period of performance (which currently expires January 21, 2026), and represent an approximately a 4% increase to the current $13,078,279.00 ceiling of the contract. 3. FAR 6.303-2(b)(3), A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value): The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM), Office of Emergency Management (OEM), Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Consequence Management Advisory Team (CMAT) is one of EPA’s four (4) Special Teams, which were designed to provide general and specialized capabilities during emergency responses, time critical responses, and non- time critical responses. CMAT’s mission is to prepare for and support the removal and remedial response community 24/7/365 during all hazards to protect human health and the environment. The PHILIS laboratory systems were designed to detect Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs) and Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs). Multimedia Volatile Organic compound (VOC) and Semi-volatile organic compound (SVOC) analysis is performed in the laboratories as well as other analyses as needed. The PHILIS Program provides on-site mobile and base of operations laboratory capabilities to respond to CWA and TIC releases, as well as any supplementary locations that are deemed fundamental to accomplishing EPA’s mission. This capability is unique and not replicated by any other government program, federal or state, and is critical to restoring contaminated areas for safe public use after a chemical release. The current contract, 68HERH25C0005, replaces the mobile operational laboratory platforms and optimizes the operations of the PHILIS units located in Edison, New Jersey and Castle Rock, Colorado in accordance with the attached Technical Specifications. Subcontractor Craftsman’s design iterations, unexpected requirement expansions, and raw material costs increases (including tariffs) have caused unexpected but necessary variances totaling a net amount of $530,000.00. The variances include offsets of increased costs for certain changes with decreases in other costs for design elements that were no longer determined to be needed. Those variances include: upgrading to the HVAC system on Prep-Labs due to the number of hoods; upgrades to variable speed hood control system on Prep-labs to balance HVAC system; security enclosures around HVAC and generator systems; optimization of the instrument heat management system; increased costs of labor and good/materials; and higher tariff costs. Through the program’s review and final approval of the designs, the Government found that the changes to the designs from the original concept and assumptions were necessary to ensure highly functional, safe, and compliant designs. The design and optimization required under this contract cannot be completed without incorporating these necessary changes. If implemented, the variances would warrant a net increase of $530,000.00 in the $10,468,223.00 ceiling price for Other Direct Costs (ODCs). 4. FAR 6.303-2(b)(4), An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. This Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) is being issued pursuant to the authority granted by 41 U.S.C.253(c) (1): Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. 5. FAR 6.303-2(b)(5), A demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited. The nature of the circumstances required to support the rationale for using the authority as cited under the previous section, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements as implemented by paragraph 6.302-1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)”, is detailed below. The Contracting Officer has determined that the only way to ensure the mission critical design and optimization services performed under 68HERH25C0005 can be completed is to incorporatethe changes into the current contract with MRIGLOBAL and increase the ceiling by $530,000.00 for those changes. At this time, nine (9) months into performance, design and fabrication are well underway, with 90% of the final design of the labs being completed. Because of the specific knowledge and performance required for the execution of the requirements of the contract, the learning curve would be substantial and impractical for a new contractor with 90% of the design already being completed. Therefore, there are presently no other contractors other than MRIGLOBAL capable of completing the necessary changes to their own design without causing detrimental delays to the program’s ability to ready the labs for restoring contaminated areas for safe public use after a chemical release. A lapse in these critical services would result in the Agency being unable to meet its mission and result in endangerment to the public’s health, welfare and environment. Bringing in a new contractor at this point, when the design is nearly completed, would require a full review and evaluation of a new firm’s capabilities to ensure the same level of design and optimization support. Therefore, at this time, increasing the ceiling of 68HERH25C0005 to incorporate the required design changes and accommodate the increase in the cost of materials and tariffs to ensure the labs are ready to respond to CWA and TIC releases is the only viable option. Any other approach would likely result in duplicative costs on the Government and contractors part that would not be recovered through any savings that might be attained through competition. Due to this requirement not having duplicate services under other contract vehicles, there is currently only one source to obtain the specific knowledge and experience necessary to ensure no adverse impact to the completing the work currently provided under this contract. 6. FAR 6.303-2(b)(6), A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies. Since this justification is for an increase to an existing EPA contract (68HERH25C0005), offers will not be solicited from any additional sources beyond MRIGLOBAL. As required by FAR 5.201(b) and in accordance with FAR 5.203(a), a notice of the proposed contract actions requested herein was posted on October 29, 2025 at the Government Point of Entry (GPE) (https://www.SAM.gov), and closed November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). A copy of the notice is attached hereto and available at: https://sam.gov/opp/0bfeacc5eec34a9aa8f3ba778e621000/view. EPA did not receive any responses to the notice. In accordance with FAR 6.305, within 14 days after issuing the modification to increase the ceiling of 68HERH25C0005, this justification will be published (i.e., made publicly available) in accordance with FAR 5.301. The justification will be posted at the Government Point of Entry (GPE) (https://www.Sam.gov), which will provide access to the justification by linking to the GPE, for a minimum of 30 days. Any responses received to the notice and/or justification will be recorded and retained as a listing of interested and/or prospective sources to be included in EPA’s market research for future OLEM portable laboratory identification systems and/or modernizations to existing systems 7. FAR 6.303-2(b)(7), A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable: The existing support currently being performed by MRIGLOBAL under 68HERH25C0005 was competitively awarded in accordance with the policies and procedures governing competitive acquisitions under FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, as supplemented by FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services on January 22, 2025. At the time of contract award, the labor and other direct costs, and total anticipated cost to the Government were determined to be fair and reasonable. The Contracting Officer, in collaboration with the cognizant technical personnel, will ensure that the magnitude of effort and proposed cost for the changes to be incorporated via the proposed contract action will be fair, reasonable, and consistent with commercially available pricing for the changes to be incorporated herein. 8. FAR 6.303-2(b)(8), A description of the market research conducted (see part 10) and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted: No market research was conducted for this proposed action because this action is intended to be issued as a change order against 68HERH25C0005 as permitted by and in accordance with 9. FAR 6.303-2(b)(9), Any other facts supporting the justification: A change order was issued by the Contracting Officer via email on September 30, 2025 in accordance with FAR 52.243-1, Changes, of the contract to incorporate some of the changes indicated herein, valued at $258,836.00. This justification is intended to increase the ceiling of the contract by $530,000.00 to restore the value of the changes contained in the change order, and additional $271,164.00 in ceiling to complete the remaining changes that still need to be completed as described in Section 3 herein. 10. FAR 6.303-2(b)(10), A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition: No responses were received in response to the notice of the proposed contract actions. 11. FAR 6.303-2(b)(11), A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required: No barriers to future competition exist, as this contract was awarded resulting from an unrestricted, full and open competition, and any future similar requirement is also intended to be procured utilizing unrestricted competitive procedures. Since this justification is requesting a sole-source increase to the existing contract, 68HERH25C0005, a proposal will not be solicited from any additional sources beyond MRIGLOBAL to incorporate the changes and increased cost of performance as a result of those changes.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"u","label":"Justification"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"68HERH25C0005-JOFOC","product_service_code":"2330"},{"dates":{"posted":"2026-03-17","response_deadline":{"raw":"2026-04-01T16:30:00-04:00","utc":"2026-04-01T20:30:00Z","date":"2026-04-01","time":"16:30:00","utc_offset_seconds":-14400}},"links":{"sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4e7a372ab8134a3389a40d8c72a6d023/view"},"naics":{"codes":["336211"],"primary":"336211"},"title":"Portable High Throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification Systems (PHILIS) Platform Modernization 2.0","agency":{"office":{"code":"68HERL","name":"LAND, ENFORCEMENT, AND AIR DIVISION"},"subtier":{"code":"6800","name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"},"department":{"code":"068","name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"},"office_address":{"zip":"20460","city":"Washington","state":"DC","country":"USA"},"organization_type":"OFFICE"},"status":{"active":false,"archive_date":"2026-04-01","archive_type":"auto_custom"},"contacts":[{"name":"Adrianne Wells","role":"primary","email":"Wells.Adrianne@epa.gov"}],"base_type":{"code":"s","label":"Special Notice"},"notice_id":"4e7a372ab8134a3389a40d8c72a6d023","provenance":{"extract":{"url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/falextracts/Contract%20Opportunities/Archived%20Data/FY2026_archived_opportunities.csv","etag":"\"d9374b90a938e9923d910594731b7b57-106\"","fetched_at":"2026-09-16T16:22:53.920682Z","row_sha256":"775aa00decdf0683715ff5366e9bc7ef6129f61d07ebccf62abb7c6849d19fbc","last_modified":"2026-09-13T14:50:39Z"},"updated_at":"2026-09-16T16:22:53.920682Z","first_seen_at":"2026-09-16T16:22:53.920682Z"},"description":{"text":"Procurement Office: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO), Office of Land, Enforcement and Air Division (LEAD), Washington, DC 20460 Response Date: April 1, 2026, NLT 4:30PM EST (TBD) Pursuant to the authority granted by 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) intends to increase the capacity (i.e., ceiling) of EPA’s Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract, 68HERH25C0005, with MRIGlobal by approximately $244,900.00. The Portable High Throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification Systems (PHILIS) laboratory systems were designed to detect Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs) and Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs). Multimedia Volatile Organic compound (VOC) and Semi-volatile organic compound (SVOC) analysis are performed in the laboratories as well as other analyses as needed. The PHILIS Program provides on-site mobile and base of operations laboratory capabilities to respond to CWA and TIC releases, as well as any supplementary locations that are deemed fundamental to accomplishing EPA’s mission. The current contract replaces the mobile operational laboratory platforms and optimizes operations of the PHILIS units located in Edison, New Jersey and Castle Rock, Colorado. This increase is necessary to increase the ceiling of the contract to account for requirement expansions, that have caused variances outside the current ceiling price. Changes include: Custom Generator Exhaust Adaptors – the custom adaptor will couple the generator exhaust outlet to high-temperature ducting present for use at the home locations of each laboratory which will push all exhaust outside the building. Insulation Upgrade - upgrade from 2” to over-fill and cut flush in all applicable cavities, increasing average insulation thickness to ~ 5.5” to ensure all cavities are filled. Fire Sensing and Suppression system Upgrades - upgrade from surface mounted control and sensor system wire routing to sub-surface routing, installations, and paint raw metal on Unistrut supports for the dispersion components which allows for better facility decontamination. This increase does not impact the scope of the contract (68HERH25C0005). The Contracting Officer (CO) has determined that the only way to ensure the completion of the design, build and delivery of the mobile labs under contract 68HERH25C0005 continues uninterrupted is to obtain support through the current contractor, MRIGlobal. MRIGlobal specializes in the work under this contract and has gained substantial information on the design and build of the mobile laboratories since contract award that are critical to fulfilling this requirement efficiently and effectively, without undue start-up time and additional costs required for another contractor to gain the knowledge already obtained by MRIGlobal. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, pursuant to FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii), all responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Capability statements must be received within the time set forth in this announcement to be considered by the Government. Each response should include the following Business Information: Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Company Name and Address Company Point of Contact, including Phone and Email Capability Statement Responses to this notice must be in writing and provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination not to compete based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All questions should be directed to Adrianne Wells, Contract Specialist, ONLY VIA EMAIL at Wells.Adrianne@epa.gov.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"s","label":"Special Notice"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"68HERH25C0005","product_service_code":"2330"},{"award":{"date":"2025-01-22","number":"68HERH25C0005"},"dates":{"posted":"2026-05-26","award_date":"2025-01-22"},"links":{"sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/754cef7cfe2b487b90ef3961dc2424df/view"},"naics":{"codes":["336211"],"primary":"336211"},"title":"JOFOC: 68HERH25C0005:Portable High Throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification Systems (PHILIS) Platform Modernization, Change Order","agency":{"office":{"code":"68HERL","name":"LAND, ENFORCEMENT, AND AIR DIVISION"},"subtier":{"code":"6800","name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"},"department":{"code":"068","name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"},"office_address":{"zip":"20460","city":"Washington","state":"DC","country":"USA"},"organization_type":"OFFICE"},"status":{"active":false,"archive_date":"2026-06-25","archive_type":"auto30"},"contacts":[{"name":"Adrianne Wells","role":"primary","email":"Wells.Adrianne@epa.gov"}],"base_type":{"code":"s","label":"Special Notice"},"notice_id":"754cef7cfe2b487b90ef3961dc2424df","provenance":{"extract":{"url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/falextracts/Contract%20Opportunities/Archived%20Data/FY2026_archived_opportunities.csv","etag":"\"d9374b90a938e9923d910594731b7b57-106\"","fetched_at":"2026-09-16T16:22:53.920682Z","row_sha256":"9d896264bb4ae499ea5db2e89ef607d095525eb0222951d0f5c0f2a6c87be691","last_modified":"2026-09-13T14:50:39Z"},"updated_at":"2026-09-16T16:22:53.920682Z","first_seen_at":"2026-09-16T16:22:53.920682Z"},"description":{"text":"JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.302-1 This document is being prepared pursuant to the content requirements prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart FAR 6.303-2(b). 1. 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