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Design, Manufacture, and Installation of BSL-3Ag Soft Wall Containment Enclosures
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting market research through a sources sought notice to determine interest and capability among small businesses for the design, manufacture, and installation of custom semi-permanent soft wall enclosures and doorways to enhance containment within non-active ABSL-3Ag environments at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas. This effort is intended to support a potential small business set-aside award under NAICS code 339999, which has a size standard of 550 employees, but will only proceed if at least two qualified small businesses respond with sufficient information to justify the set-aside. The requirement calls for enclosures constructed with anodized aluminum non-corrosive frames, vinyl skin with Velcro-type connections, overlapping plastic strip doorways, and anchoring systems compatible with concrete, masonry, and stainless steel substrates. All materials must be new, compliant with manufacturer’s latest standard designs, and capable of withstanding standard sterilants and disinfectants while maintaining easy cleanability and operational safety. The project includes mandatory site visits for accurate measurements, detailed design submissions approved by the Government, and installation at the facility within a 365-day period from notice to proceed, with key milestones for site visit, manufacturing readiness, and delivery at three, ten, and twelve months after award respectively. Respondents must provide their firm name, point of contact, Unique Entity ID, detailed small business status including any applicable certifications such as 8(a), SDB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB, and confirm whether they intend to compete as a prime contractor or through a subcontracting, joint venture, or teaming arrangement. They are required to submit evidence of prior experience on similar high-containment laboratory projects, including scope, size, and complexity, along with pertinent certifications and pricing data to assess commercial availability, including basis of pricing, delivery schedules, customary terms, and warranties. Additional information must address how the Government can best structure the requirement to foster small business competition and identify any conditions that may unnecessarily restrict competition. All personnel performing work must complete a Tier 2 background investigation, obtain USDA Personnel Security Office approval, carry a REAL ID-compliant government photo ID or PIV/CAC card, sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement, complete a two-hour site security and safety orientation covering biosafety, digital media controls, and operational security, and comply with High-Reliability Organization standards and Title 41 CFR Part 102-7
General Info
Contract Value
$547,554Place of Performance
Manhattan, KS, 66502, USASet-Aside
Awardee
BIOBUBBLE, INC.Award Issued Date
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) desires to procure the design, manufacture, and installation of custom-designed, semi-permanent soft wall enclosures and doorways to provide enhanced containment within non-active ABSL-3Ag environments at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, KS. USDA desires to award a single firm fixed priced award on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the USDA will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women- Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.
This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code is 339999, with a size standard of 550 employees.
In response to this sources sought, please provide:
Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Unique Entity ID (UEI), a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.
Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.
Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.
Information to help determine if the service requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.
Identify how USDA can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.
Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition.
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