About this opportunity
AI summaryThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Amenities and Transportation Services has issued a Small Business Sources Sought Notice to identify qualified small businesses capable of providing comprehensive parking services. The selected contractor must manage and operate car parking on the NIH Bethesda campus and designated off-campus leased lots. Required scope includes providing valet, stack, and self-parking services, collecting and managing parking revenues, maintaining equipment, and delivering vehicle and staffing reports. Only qualified small businesses under the applicable NAICS code are invited to respond to this market research notice. Capable sources must submit their response via email to Nick Niefeld by November 6, 2026, no later than 12:00 PM EST. The anticipated period of performance consists of a 12-month base period starting March 1, 2027, with up to four 12-month option periods extending through November 30, 2031. No budget details or evaluation criteria are provided as this is not a request for proposals.
Scope of work
- Manage valet, stack-parking, and self-parking across surface lots and garages
- Return stacked vehicles to owners within two minutes during peak hours
- Inspect, monitor, and maintain approximately 105 parking meters and collect daily revenue
- Provide parking assistance and monthly inspection reports for Electric Vehicle spaces
- Conduct weekly vehicle counts and reports at off-campus leased parking locations
- Maintain parking equipment, signage, line striping, radar signs, and electronic message boards
- Provide parking validation and patient valet parking at the Clinical Research Center
- Furnish staff for special event parking on the NIH campus
Minimum qualifications
- Small business classification under the applicable NAICS code
- Key personnel with experience operating multiple stack-parking facilities simultaneously
- Employees must be fluent in the English language
- Past performance reference checks conducted by contractor
Documents to include with your response
- Capability statement
- Roster of staff by name, position, and responsibility
- Position Description and Competency Evaluation Form for staff assigned to Clinical Center
Key dates
- Issue Date
- October 27, 2026
- Responses due
- Friday November 6, 2026, no later than 12:00pm EST
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit responses via email to Nick Niefeld. Include 'PARKING SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)' in the email subject line.
Contract details
- Term
- 12-month base period with up to four 12-month option periods, totaling up to 60 months.
- Set-aside / preference
- Small Business Sources Sought Notice
- Place of performance
- NIH Main Campus at 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892; 6700B Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817; 6001 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852; 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852
- Insurance and bonding
- Garage liability insurance minimum $5,000,000 per occurrence; Worker's compensation insurance; Garage keepers' legal liability insurance; Hazard insurance on parking equipment; Crime insurance.
- Funding
- 40 U.S.C. & 586
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 7571PS27Q00010
- Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Buying office
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (Asfr) › Omas Strategic Buying Center - Professional Services
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 6, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 27, 2026
- NAICS
- 812930 · Parking Lots and Garages
- Product/service code
- M1LZ
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Place of performance
- Rockville, MD, 20852
- Contracting contact
- Nick Niefeld
nicholas.niefeld@hhs.gov
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (7571PS) with descriptions matching "institutes", performed in MD. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| AXLE INFORMATICS, LLC7571PS26F68023 · PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO SATISFY THE OVERALL OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE OFFICE OF SP | $168.2K | Jun 20, 2028 |
| AXLE INFORMATICS, LLC7571PS26F68032 · PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO SATISFY THE OVERALL OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE OFFICE OF SP | $218.9K | Jun 20, 2028 |
| KELLY SERVICES, INC.7571PS26F68042 · PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO SATISFY THE OVERALL OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE OFFICE OF SP | $177.8K | Jun 20, 2028 |
| GUIDEHOUSE DIGITAL LLC7571PS26F68076 · THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), DIVISION OF LOGISTICS SERVICES (DLS), PROPERTY MA | $679.3K | Sep 29, 2027 |
| KELLY SERVICES, INC.7571PS26F68074 · TO OBTAIN A OPERATIONS COORDINATOR WHO WILL PROVIDE HIGH-LEVEL EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SU | $155.1K | Sep 12, 2027 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Parking Lots and Garages). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Health and Human Services, NAICS 812930, performed in MD
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION75N95025P00427 · PARKING SPACE RENTAL FOR THE NIH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER. 09/28/2025 - 09/27/26. | $1.2M | Sep 27, 2027 |
| VEND PARK CORPORATION75N98026P00829 · NEI: SERVICE: EMPLOYEE PARKING: SEVERABLE | $37,677 | Jul 31, 2027 |
| C2 ALASKA, LLC75F40122F19002 · PARKING OPERATION SERVICES - CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PLANNING | $516.3K | May 19, 2027 |
| C2 ALASKA, LLC75F40122F19001 · PARKING OPERATION SERVICES | $1.6M | May 19, 2027 |
| C2 ALASKA, LLC75F40126F19007 · SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE | $149.7K | May 3, 2027 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Health and Human Services, NAICS 812930, since Oct 1, 2024
106 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. MID-ATLANTIC SERVICES GROUP, INC.$11.1M
- 2. C2 ALASKA, LLC$10.5M
- 3. 5600 FISHERS LANE LLC$5.3M
- 4. PRO PARK, LLC$1.1M
- 5. THE JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION$791.2K
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.