What We Buy and Don’t Buy

What We Buy:

Brookhaven National Laboratory's major mission is science and research. We do NOT manufacture anything. We do, however, purchase a vast amount of products and/or services to run the Laboratory!

In addition to scientific instruments, environmental remediation, and waste treatment, we also buy products and or services like:

We presently have several small business suppliers for the above products and services.  We are not presently looking for new suppliers.  However, you are invited to register your business on our Self Registration Database at: http://www.bnl.gov/ppm/sbreg.asp

Our Buyers and Contract Specialists now procure products and services based on the complexity of the procurement.  This means that there is no longer one Buyer or Contract Specialist that only buys one product or service.

Construction Contracts:

You must first submit a pre-qualification proposal to be considered for any construction contracts.

Contractors must submit all of the following documentation for consideration:

a) Construction contractor Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
b) Contractor Safety Record
c) Asbestos Exclusion Certification
d) Classes of Work
e) Certifications and Representations

Once you have submitted these documents, your documentation will be reviewed by a selection panel, and if approved, you will be required to execute a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) contract. For an individual construction project, each Contractor with whom the Laboratory has a BOA for that specific type of work will be asked to submit a lump-sum bid based on construction specifications and drawings. The Laboratory will then award a Task Agreement to the low bidder under their BOA.

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What We Don’t Buy

We rarely buy items like:

• advertising & public relations services
• food
• illegal products & services
• insurance
• military products
• photography Services
• web design/hosting

Our Buyers WANT to buy from small businesses because:

• It helps BNL meet the prime contract small business goals with the Department of Energy,
• It helps the buyer meet his/her personal BNL goals, which are part of performance reviews.
• It helps grow our economy and it makes good business sense.

Last Modified: February 22, 2008
Please forward all questions about this site to: Michelle Holbrook

One of ten national laboratories overseen and primarily funded by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory conducts research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as in energy technologies and national security. Brookhaven Lab also builds and operates major scientific facilities available to university, industry and government researchers. Brookhaven is operated and managed for DOE’s Office of Science by Brookhaven Science Associates, a limited-liability company founded by Stony Brook University, the largest academic user of Laboratory facilities, and Battelle, a nonprofit, applied science and technology organization.

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