RECOVERY - Notice of Intent to Award a Task Order for Architect and

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service plans to award a firm-fixed price task order valued at $449,392 for bid and construction administrative services along with asbestos monitoring related to the Replacement of Electrical Systems in Low Containment Animal Facilities Buildings 3 and 4 at the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa. This task order will be issued under an existing Architect-Engineering Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract procured under the Brooks Act, specifically contract AG-3K15-4-1500, and is available only to the contractor on that contract. Bailey Edward Design, located in Chicago, Illinois, will receive the award as the Architect-Engineer of Record for this project. The government has determined that awarding this task order for construction administrative services to Bailey Edward Design is in its best interest. The contract involves professional services necessary for successful project execution, including overseeing construction activities and ensuring compliance with asbestos monitoring requirements during the electrical systems replacement. The work will take place in Ames, Iowa, and the point of contact for this procurement is Jennifer M. Friel.