Soft Water / RO System

This is a solicitation announcement for the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USDA ARS PWA, U.S. Arid Land Research Center, Maricopa AZ.. A Request for Proposal is requested for the replacement of an existing 4,000GPD RO unit with 1,200 GPD RO unit at USDA ARS PWA, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, Arizona. 21881 North Cardon Lane Maricopa, AZ 85138. This announcement is a total set-aside for Small Business Concerns. The USDA is seeking a qualified Contractor to furnish all tools, equipment, material, permits, labor, and supervision necessary to perform the Upgrade Soft Water, RO, and DI systems as described in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). The contractor shall maintain the current facility buildings, grounds and equipment to their most productive and efficient state of performance. Completion Time: 90 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Prior to commencing work, the contractor receiving award shall provide proof that an OSHA certified "competent person" (CP) (29 CFR 1926.20 (b)(2)) with 30-hour OSHA certification will maintain a presence at the work site whenever the general or subcontractors are present. All employees of general contractor or subcontractors on site shall have the 10-hour OSHA certified Construction Safety course. This construction project is set-aside for Small Business firms (SB). The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors and size standard $15 million applies. In accordance with FAR 36.204, disclosure of the magnitude of this construction project is between $25,000 and $100,000. The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract in July 2020. As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium, and the USDA will provide no hard copies. The solicitation, consisting of various solicitation documents, specifications, forms, drawings and photographs are attached to this posting. While not required a site visit is recommended and is scheduled for 06/11/2020 at 9:00 am. Social distancing will be adhrred to and that waring a mask is strongly encouraged. Please contact Harry Gardner via email at harry.gardner@usda.gov if planning on attending. No other site shall be used to obtain these documents. All interested offeror's (prime contractors & subcontractors should register at www.fedbizopps.gov so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement. A Bidder's List WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the Offeror's responsibility to register at the FedBizOpps website. Offeror's are advised that they are responsible for obtaining ALL solicitation documents and acknowledging any amendments and should re-visit the FBO website periodically to check for any modifications to this notice, updates, or amendments without further notice from the USDA. Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov, shall be registered in the System for Award Management database at http://www.sam.gov, shall be verified in the Vetbiz Registry Information Pages prior to submitting an offer, and shall have completed the VETS-4212 report at: http://www.vets4212.dol.gov (if applicable). This procurement requires the use of biobased products to the extent that such products are reasonably available, meet agency or relevant industry performance standards, and are reasonably priced. Where available, these products should first be acquired from among qualified products that fall under the umbrella of items designated through the USDA BioPreferred SM Program. Address ALL questions in WRITING to the issuing office via email to rob.risch@usda.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.