Replace all T-12 fluorescent lighting at PMC with LED lighting at the USDA-NRCS PMC located at Booneville Plant Materials Center

AMENDMENT 1 OF SOLICITATION AG-2B46-S-17-0047 Question and Answer Question received is in black print and the Government's response is in Navy Blue print Question: The SOW states that the Contractor is replacing the fixtures. It makes no mention to a retrofit. Can you confirm this please? Answer: This is a retrofit Based on the Government's response, this amendment changes the requirement from replacing to retrofitting all T-12 fluorescent lighting at PMC with LED lighting as outlined in the below Specifications and changes the due date. Quotes are due by 2 p.m. Eastern Time 7/11/2017 to Mrs. Denise Brooks (Contracting Officer), 339 Busch's Frontage Road, Suite 301, Annapolis, MD 21409-5543 or via e-mail at denise.brooks@wdc.usda.gov. Submitting quotes via e-mail is considered acceptable on or before the deadline date and time. All documentation required by the solicitation must be submitted with the quoter's quote or the offer will not be considered. Late submissions will not be considered nor accepted. It is the responsibility of the quoter to ensure that their quote is received by deadline. Revised Statement of Work Booneville Plant Materials Center Retrofit all T-12 fluorescent lighting with long life energy efficient LED lighting The Booneville Plant Materials Center (PMC) was constructed in 1987-1992. At the time of construction, T-12 fluorescent lighting was the state of the art. Now, nearly 30 years later, high efficiency, long life LED lighting is the state of the art. The 30 year old fluorescent fixtures are regularly failing, leaving insufficient lighting in areas of the PMC. The T-12 bulbs are becoming hard to purchase and the ballasts for the fixtures nearly impossible to find. ALL of the fixtures need to be retrofitted to the energy saving LED as soon as possible. Specifications for Retrofit of ALL T-12 lighting The USDA-NRCS Booneville, AR Plant Materials Center is retrofitting all current T-12 lighting with LED lighting. Current fixtures may be upgraded to LED. Upgrades include: 1. 6 - 4' LED troffer (seed building office) 2. 51 - 8' strips LED (seed building, carpenter shop, mechanic shop and tractor shed) 3. 2 - 8' Zero rated H LED (walk in cooler) 4. 2 - 3' LED (restrooms) 5. This will include ALL materials and labor. 6. This work should be completed in no more than 30 calendar days.