Installation of Water Treatment System

USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service in Maryland is planning to have a water treatment system installed and a water filtration system bypassed at the Norman A. Berg Plant Materials Center in Beltsville, Maryland. The duration of the contract is approximately 10 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be a firm fixed price contract. The North American Industry Classification for this acquisition is 238220 and the size standard is $15 million. This solicitation is issued as a Small Business Set-Aside. The magnitude of proposed construction is less than $25,000. The solicitation package along with the statement of work will be issued as a Request for Quote and will be available for downloading from the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov on or around August 20, 2015. A site visit will be held on August 28 at 10:00 A.M. (EDT) at 8791 Beaver Dam Road, Building 508 BARC East, Beltsville, MD 20705. Quotes are due by 2:00 P.M. EDT, September 4, 2015, at USDA-NRCS, Attn: Contracting Officer, 3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 250, East Lansing, MI 48823. Quotes will also be accepted via facsimile at (855) 693-2502 or via email to gay.mullen@mi.usda.gov. A Notice to Proceed is expected to be issued on or about September 10, 2015 with construction to begin within 10 days of issuance. The Davis-Bacon Act Wage Determination No. MD150081 dated January 2, 2015 applies. PLEASE NOTE: Contractor will be required to follow the USDA-NRCS Supplement to OSHA Part 1926. Notification of any changes to this solicitation (amendments) shall be made only on the internet. It is therefore the contractor's responsibility to check the above listed web address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. Downloading from the internet is free of charge; however, specifications and drawings may take a considerable amount of time to download. Telephone and fax requests will not be accepted for request for copies of the solicitation. E-mail all questions to the Contracting Officer, Gay Mullen, at gay.mullen@mi.usda.gov. All contractors must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov. The first step in registering is to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, which is a unique nine-character identification number provided by the commercial company Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). To request a DUNS number call D&B toll free at 1-866-705-5711. Obtaining a DUNS number through this process is free of charge. It behooves anyone who is submitting a bid to begin this process as soon as possible since it can take several days or longer to complete. Failure to register may cause a rejection of your offer.