RECOVERY - Notice of Intent to Award a Task Order for Architect and Engineering pre-design and design services to replace underground water and sanitary piping system at the National Animal Disease Center, located in Ames, Iowa

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service plans to award a firm fixed price task order to HDR Architecture, Inc. for pre-design and design services related to the replacement of the underground water and sanitary piping system at the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa. This award will be issued under an existing Architect and Engineering Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract that was previously competed under the Brooks Act, specifically contract AG-3K15-C-08-0015, making this opportunity exclusive to the incumbent A-E firm. The task order aims to develop construction plans and specifications necessary for the infrastructure upgrade at the facility. The project falls under NAICS code 541330, which pertains to architectural and engineering services. Points of contact for the contract include Contracting Officer Michael W. Thompson and Procurement Assistant Sheila I. Anderson, both accessible via provided emails and phone numbers. This action was announced as part of a presolicitation notice in June 2009, and the place of performance is confirmed as Ames, Iowa, ZIP code 50010.