Construction of Necropsy House (Fayetteville, AR)

The USDA Agricultural Research Service, Office of Acquisition Management and Procurement, has awarded a contract for the construction of a necropsy house in Fayetteville, Arkansas, under solicitation number 1232SA26P0219. This contract is a total small business set-aside as defined under FAR 19.5, meaning only businesses certified as small by the SBA are eligible to bid. The NAICS code 236220 classifies the project as commercial and institutional building construction, aligning with the scope of building a specialized facility for veterinary and research necropsy operations. The project will be performed at the specified location in Fayetteville, with the awarding and administrative oversight managed from the agency’s office in Beltsville, Maryland. Spencer Hamilton is the primary point of contact for this contract, reachable via email at spencer.hamilton@usda.gov. The notice was posted on May 13, 2026, and is designated as an award notice, indicating the contract has been awarded rather than being open for bidding. All work and delivery will be executed at the Fayetteville site, and the contracting activity reflects the USDA’s ongoing investment in infrastructure to support agricultural research and animal health operations.