Geotechnical and Structural Document Review for LNG Facilities

Background
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Office of Energy Projects (OEP) is responsible for regulating the interstate transmission, storage, and sale of natural gas. The OEP aims to facilitate national benefits through the review of natural gas and hydropower infrastructure proposals while minimizing public risks associated with FERC jurisdictional energy infrastructure.

The Division of LNG Facility Reviews and Inspections (DLNG) manages engineering design reviews for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities under the Natural Gas Act, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, guidelines, codes, standards, and accepted engineering practices. To support these efforts, FERC seeks to identify potential sources for expert technical reviews to supplement existing technical staff.

Work Details
The contractor will provide Geotechnical and Structural Document Review for LNG Facilities. This includes conducting expert technical reviews that verify compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, guidelines, codes, standards, specifications, and generally accepted good engineering practices in the United States.

Interested parties must demonstrate their ability and experience to meet or exceed the Government's requirements as outlined in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Companies must submit capability statements that include an executive summary and describe their management and technical capabilities based on the SOW requirements.

Period of Performance
Responses to this RFI are due by July 31, 2026.

Place of Performance
Washington DC 20426 UNITED STATES

Bidder Requirements
Interested companies must provide a company overview including socio-economic status, business size, UEI number, Cage Code, applicable Special Item Numbers (SINs), contact information including telephone number and email address. Capability statements must address management and technical capabilities based on SOW requirements. There are no specific security clearances or professional certifications mentioned.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent based on recent FERC LNG Facility document review awards under the same scope, including Simpson Gumpertz & Heger ($99,834, 06/03/26–12/02/26) and Geocomp ($66,000, 01/05/26–09/29/26) for geotechnical and structural document review for LNG facilities (including front-end engineering design and review of final design engineering information). The described work—expert technical reviews to verify compliance with applicable codes, standards, and generally accepted good engineering practices—matches the prior award descriptions and suggests continuity of the same LNG facility document review function. A closely related prior effort is also indicated by Purdue Applied Research Institute’s Engineering Support Services (ESS) contract ($1,252,440, 09/30/23–09/29/28), which may involve overlapping engineering support activities relevant to LNG facility reviews.