Update: Please submit proposals no later than listed suspense date to Josh Dobereiner @ josh.dobereiner@usda.gov End of update The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement for additional Elevator work. Solicitation 12505B24R0014 is issued as a Request for Proposals {RFP). The solicitation document, with the incorporated clauses and provisions, is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 13 and 36 and will be incorporated in the awarded firm-fixed price contract. The solicitation is Subject to Availability of Funds. Interested vendors should reference the solicitation documents for all terms and conditions. All interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure they have the most current information (i.e. Amendments) for the solicitation. No paper solicitation will be available. Notice of Set-Aside for Small Business Concerns: This requirement is a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside. The associated NAICS is 238290, other Building Equipment Contractors. The small business size standar is $22 million. Magnitude of Construction is estimated to b e between $100,000 and $250,000. Period of performance is 120 days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed to include inspection and punch list. Submission of bid, payment and performance bonds are required upon award of this acquisition. Site visits will be conducted at National Laboatory for Agriculture and the Enviromment, USDA-ARS, 1015 N. University Blvd., Ames, IA on April 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM CDT and April 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM CDT. In order to attend the site visit, you MUST pre-register by April 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM CDT. Pre-register by emailing jeffery.kathman@usda.gov with your company name and the name(s) of the representative(s) who will attend. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to Jeff Kathman, via email to jeffery.kathman@usda.gov. Questions must be submitted no later than close of business on *** April 22, 2025.*** Answers to all questions received by that time will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation. No questions will be answered after this date unless determined to be in the best interest of the Government as deemed by the Contracting Officer. Telephone requests for information will not be accepted or returned. Interested offerors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time the proposal is submitted. To register go to www.sam.gov. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). The solicitation and associated information will be available onlv from the Contract Opportunities page at SAM.gov. The solicitation is not an invitation for bids and there will be NO formal public opening. All inquiries must be in writing via email to the persons specified in this solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web. Disclaimer: The official contract documents are located on the government webpage and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to Contract Opportunities for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror's responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to this solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible, due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. Biobased Products: This procurement requires the use of Biobased products to the extent that such products are reasonably available, meet agency or relevant industry performance standards, and are reasonably priced. The products should first be acquired from the USDA designated product categories. All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quantity that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards, and to the extent feasible and reasonable, include the exclusive use of biobased and recycled products. Please visit www.biopreferred.gov for more information on the USDA Biobased Program and to reference the catalog of mandatory biobased products. Information concerning the REE policies and procedures regarding the definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts and the time required for definitization of those actions per 15 U.S.C. 644 is available at https://www.ars.usda.gov/afm/apd/acquisitions/. System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications'Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.
