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Mycobacteriology Lab Relocation

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12639519R0017Federal

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service plans to construct a biosafety level-3 laboratory addition on the campus of the National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa. This project involves building approximately 13,500 square feet of lab space, including a 6,400 square foot crawl space beneath the lab, 2,200 square feet of office space, and modifying an existing building that currently houses the mycobacteriology lab for use as a storage facility. The overall scope involves significant capital improvements and specialized biosafety requirements, with the estimated project value exceeding $10 million. The construction aligns with NAICS code 236220, with a small business size standard of $36.5 million. The agency is seeking firms with proven experience in constructing and commissioning BSL-3 or BSL-4 laboratories of similar size and complexity to express interest by submitting detailed company information, including business size and ownership type, to the contracting officer by the stated deadline. This is a sources-sought notice for market research purposes only, not a solicitation or request for proposals, and participation is voluntary with no financial obligations to the government. Future solicitation, if funded, will prioritize firms with relevant biosafety lab construction experience. The government may set aside the project for small businesses or pursue full and open competition based on responses received. No feedback will be given to respondents.

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USDA seeks experienced firms for $10M BSL-3 lab construction in Ames, Iowa; voluntary market research.

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236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

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PostedMar 26

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Jim RoloffContracting Officer

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Full Description

Sources-Sought Notice for Mycobacteriology Lab Relocation, Ames, Iowa The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service contemplates advertising a project to construct a building addition that will house a mycobacteriology/brucella laboratory. This biosafety level-3 lab addition on the campus of USDA's National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa, would comprise approximately 13,500 square feet. The project includes a crawl space of approximately 6,400 sf beneath the BSL-3 lab spaces, incorporates 2,200 sf of office space, and the conversion of another building, which houses the current MB lab, into a storage facility. The NAICS code for this project is 236220, with a small business size standard of $36.5 million. The estimated magnitude is more than $10 million. If your firm has experience in the construction of BSL-3 or -4 labs, experience in the commissioning of major capital improvement projects, including BSL-3 lab space, and you're interested in this project, please provide the following information: * your detailed experience in the construction and commissioning of BSL-3 or -4 labs of a similar size and scope; * company name, DUNS number, telephone number; * physical address, email address, website address; * business size and type of ownership (woman-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business). Submit the above information to james.g.roloff@usda.gov by 2 p.m. central time, April 25, 2019. Whether a solicitation is posted on this site is dependent on the availability of funding. Should a solicitation be posted, it will specify proposal evaluation criteria that includes offerors' demonstrated experience in the construction and commissioning of BSL-3 or -4 labs. Offerors with this experience would be rated much more favorably than those without. There is no solicitation at this time. This request for information does not constitute a request for proposals. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Based on the responses to this sources-sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.