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Renovate Building 6403 Containment Lab
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Solicitation 12639526Q0184 is a Total Small Business Set-Aside for the major renovation of the USDA-APHIS-PPQ Arthropod Quarantine Facility (Building 6403) at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas. The project, estimated between 5 million and 10 million dollars, involves comprehensive upgrades to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, as well as the refreshing of interior finishes within a high-security containment facility. The scope includes updating access control and door hardware, installing a complete EMCS/DDC system, and performing laboratory modifications. Additional optional work is categorized into four add alternates: additional room finishes, facility exterior repainting and electrical demolition, repair of six environmental growth chambers, and the relocation of a maintenance door. The contract will be awarded based on the highest technically rated quote with a fair and reasonable price, evaluating offerors on their relevant experience with major building renovations and their technical approach to project management, quality control, safety, and execution. Key requirements include compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act for wage determinations, adherence to Buy American Build America standards, and the provision of performance and payment bonds. The project must meet specific APHIS and ARS design standards and undergo a rigorous commissioning process per ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 202-2024. Proposals are due by September 9, 2026, at noon Central Time.
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Place of Performance
Edinburg, TX, 78541, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
The Science and Technology Mission Lab’s Arthropod Quarantine (AQ) Facility is a high security containment facility intended to support biological control programs, new insect strain developments, and invasive species testing. The facility consists of an AQ office, receiving lab, identification lab, three other laboratories, three main hallways, twelve walk-in environmental growth chambers (EGCs), two EGC walkways, a headhouse/potting area adjacent to five separately controlled greenhouses, extended greenhouse foyer, a pot and clothing washing area, storage area, lunchroom, emergency exit room, secured-access exterior autoclave room, interior autoclave room, separate male & female dressing rooms with showers, bathrooms, ante-room, sign-in room, and foyer. The facility needs major renovation. The project will upgrade mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and refresh interior finishes.
Site visit attendance sheet is posted below.
RFIs and Responses, and amendment 1 with its attachments are posted below.
More RFIs and responses posted below.
Amendment 2 and its atttachments are posted below, along with an updated RFI log. An asbestos survey is being conducted and results will be posted next week.
Amendment 3 is posted below.
Amendment 4 is posted below, along with the first asbestos test results. More test results are forthcoming and will be posted here.
Amendment 5 and its atttachments are posted below.
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