George Washington Carver Parking Lot Restriping Project

This solicitation, numbered 12314426Q0139, is a Request for Quotation issued under FAR Part 12 for the George Washington Carver Parking Lot Restriping Project in Beltsville, Maryland, and is set aside exclusively for small business concerns under the NAICS code 237310 with a size standard of $45.0 million in average annual receipts. The contract requires complete restriping of 965 parking spaces, including removal of faded markings, application of new MUTCD- and ADA-compliant striping with reflective paint, stenciled numbering, directional arrows, fire lane designation, and curb painting, all to be performed within a 30-day period from the Notice to Proceed, between July 22 and October 30, 2026. The work is subject to FOB Destination delivery terms, with inspection and final acceptance occurring on-site, and the contractor must provide before-and-after documentation, daily progress updates, a final completion report, and a one-year workmanship warranty. Quoters must acknowledge all amendments to the solicitation, which include updated questions and answers from “Questions.pdf” and a revised Performance Work Statement from “GWCC PARKING LOT RESTRIPING Performance Work Statement Amended.pdf,” with all other terms and conditions unchanged. The contract is a firm-fixed price purchase order with no stated estimated value, and award will be made on a best-value basis without using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable procedures or formal tradeoffs. Offers will be evaluated based on technical acceptability, past performance, and price, with technical compliance being a threshold requirement. The contractor must be registered in SAM.gov with a valid UEI and CAGE code and self-certify as a small business, potentially including additional socioeconomic designations such as HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, or EDWOSB. Critical compliance requirements include adherence to the Buy American Act with applicable trade agreement certificates, certification regarding trafficking in persons, child labor, recovered materials, and whistleblower protections, and mandatory compliance with the anti-discrimination and DEI certification under AGAR 452.203-71, which carries significant legal risk for false statements. The most distinctive special requirement is FAR 52.204-71, mandating that all contractor personnel undergo Personal Identity Verification (PIV), be eligible for USDA LincPass access, and undergo identity and work authorization verification; unauthorized substitutions