Doing Business with BOEM

Acquisition Services At-a-Glance – Our dedicated acquisition professionals deliver customer-focused acquisition services with the highest degree of integrity and the cooperative effort of our partners.

Fees for Services

OCS Operation Forms

Small Business Program – The Bureau's Small Business Program was established to:

  1. assist small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small, veteran-owned small, and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, to develop, grow, and ensure their long-term success;
  2. continually foster an environment where small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small, veteran-owned small, and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses can compete successfully for a fair share of BOEM's procurements on their own merits; and
  3. assist large businesses to increase subcontracting opportunities for small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small, veteran-owned small, and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

Procurement Business Opportunities – Commercial opportunities are advertised on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps). Also, available at DOI.gov, is the Forecast of Contract Opportunities. Some of the products/services we purchase are:

  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental Consulting 
  • Scientific and Technical Support 
  • Applied R&D Services 
  • GIS Data 
  • Information Technology 

Unsolicited Research Proposals

It is the policy of the Government to encourage the submission of new and innovative ideas in response to Broad Agency Announcements, Small Business Innovation Research topics, Small Business Technology Transfer Research topics, Program Research and Development Announcements, or any other Government-initiated solicitation or program.

When the new and innovative ideas do not fall under topic areas publicized under these programs or techniques, the ideas may be submitted as unsolicited proposals and can only be accepted it is aligned with the Agency’s mission and meets the requirements stipulated Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Part 15.6. 

Unsolicited Proposals should be submitted to Chrischanda Smith directly, via email, at chrischanda.smith@bsee.gov, or by mail to:

Chrischanda Smith
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Acquisition Management Division, VAE-AMD
45600 Woodland Road, VA-AMD
Sterling, VA 20166