RECOVERY - Notice of award of task order for construction phase engineering services at the Western Regional Research Center in Albany, CA for repair to exterior finishes of the south annex and service buildings.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service plans to award a firm fixed-price task order for construction phase engineering services to address repairs of exterior finishes at the west annex and service buildings located at the Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California. This task order will be issued under a pre-existing Architect and Engineering Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract, awarded according to the Brooks Act procedures. The opportunity is limited exclusively to the A-E firm holding the current task order contract AG-5K15-C-06-0004, with the award set to go to Tectonics, based in Emeryville, California. The procurement is identified under solicitation number PR389338 and is related to NAICS code 541330, which pertains to engineering services. The scope involves providing construction phase engineering expertise as part of the recovery efforts focused on repairing exterior finishes of the south annex and service buildings at the facility. The task order is a firm fixed-price arrangement, ensuring cost certainty for this phase of the project. The contracting point of contact is available for inquiries at the USDA Agricultural Research Service. The work will be performed in Albany, California, with the primary contractor address in Emeryville, indicating a regional focus for this repair initiative.