Indoor Air Quality Testing Services Contract Opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs issued a presolicitation notice for indoor air quality testing services at the Asheville VAMC in North Carolina. The acquisition will be Full and Open Competition under NAICS Code 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services) with a size standard of $19 million. Responses are due April 13, 2026.

ALP Forest Management Plan Contract Solicitation

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation issued solicitation 140R4026Q0035 for ALP Forest Management Plan environmental consulting services. The solicitation was updated to change the offers due deadline from 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm MDT on April 10, 2026. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5 for NAICS 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services).

Prescott National Forest cultural heritage survey contract opportunity

The USDA Forest Service issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a BPA Call Order (127EAV26Q0035) for the Spence Basin Heritage Survey at Prescott National Forest. The contract, exceeding $20,000 for archaeological/paleontological studies, is restricted to eligible small businesses on the Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA. Questions are due April 7, 2026; responses due April 14, 2026.

Sources Sought for SPCC Plan Update at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 19, issued a Sources Sought Notice for a Spill Prevention, Countermeasures and Control (SPCC) Plan Update at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, CO. The notice is for market research purposes only to identify qualified environmental consulting firms. Responses are due April 10, 2026.

Payment Platform Directed to Appoint External Auditor for AML/CTF Compliance

AUSTRAC has directed MHITS Limited, a payment platform, to appoint an external auditor within 180 days to assess its AML/CTF compliance. The action follows a supervisory campaign that identified deficiencies in transaction monitoring and suspicious matter reporting (SMRs), with particular concern about funds linked to child sexual exploitation flowing through payment platforms. The audit will be conducted at MHITS Limited's expense.

Updated COVID-19 Recording and Reporting Enforcement Policy

OSHA issued updated enforcement guidance for COVID-19 recording and reporting, effective immediately. The agency will no longer cite employers for failure to record COVID-19 cases under 29 CFR Part 1904 or report COVID-19 fatalities and hospitalizations, bringing COVID-19 treatment in line with common cold and flu cases. OSHA also continues the enforcement stay for COVID-19 ETS healthcare provisions under 29 CFR 1910.502.

Dimension Creatinine CRE2 Medical Device Recall

Health Canada issued a Class Type II medical device recall for Siemens Healthineers Dimension® Creatinine (CRE2) diagnostic reagents due to potential imprecision in quality control and patient sample results. Affected lots GA6307 and BA7005 (catalog 10872079) may produce inaccurate creatinine measurements on the Dimension system. Healthcare facilities using these products should immediately quarantine affected inventory and contact Siemens for return or replacement options.

Edwards EVOQUE Tricuspid Delivery System Labelling Recall

Health Canada issued a Type II voluntary recall for Edwards EVOQUE Tricuspid Delivery System (Model 9850TDS) affecting all lots. This labeling correction does not require product return but is intended to update device labeling to support proper use and optimal performance. Healthcare providers using this device should review updated labeling materials.

UK Labour Force Flows, Cyclical Movements, and Unemployment Research

Bank of England published Staff Working Paper No. 1,178 examining cyclical movements in UK labour market participation and unemployment dynamics. The paper uses UK Labour Force Survey data to analyze how workers entering unemployment from different states (job loss versus inactivity) exhibit different labour force attachment. Researchers extended a Diamond-Mortensen-Pissarides search model to show compositional changes in the unemployment pool amplify unemployment fluctuations by approximately 50%.

Decision Maker Panel Survey - March 2026 Price and Inflation Data

The Bank of England published March 2026 Decision Maker Panel survey results based on 2,004 responses from UK business CFOs. Realised annual own-price growth was 3.7%, down 0.1pp from February, while year-ahead own-price inflation expectations increased to 3.5%. Overall business uncertainty rose to 57% reporting high or very high uncertainty, up 10 percentage points from February.