Z--GAOA - Nulhegan Basin Reroof Admin Building at Sil

The contract pertains to the reroofing of the administration building at the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge located at 5396 Route 105, Brunswick, VT, under solicitation number 140FGA26R0009, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Green Mountains Area Office within the Department of the Interior. The work involves installing a standing seam metal roof system with 16-inch sidewall flashing and four-foot ice and water shield, ensuring a weathertight envelope compliant with UL Class 90 wind uplift standards, the International Building Code, and ASCE-7 design loads. All work must adhere to OSHA regulations and is subject to inspection and acceptance at the site under FAR clauses 52.246-12 and 52.246-21, which grant the government full inspection rights and require a one-year warranty on construction quality. The contract is a firm-fixed-price, sealed bid procurement with a lowest-price technically acceptable evaluation methodology, meaning award will go to the lowest-priced offer that meets mandatory technical standards. The performance period runs from May 4, 2026, to December 2, 2026, or within 212 calendar days after the notice to proceed, with work limited to weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 238160 with a $19 million size standard, and offerors must self-certify their small business status and complete required representations under FAR 52.204-8 and 52.209-2, including the prohibition on contracting with inverted domestic corporations. The solicitation mandates compliance with Buy America requirements for construction materials, applicable Davis-Bacon wage rates for truck drivers working directly on-site or between the site and a dedicated facility, and extensive green procurement mandates requiring the use of EPA CPG, USDA Biobased, ENERGY STAR, and FEMP-designated products, with associated reporting obligations under FAR 52.223-1, 52.223-2, and 52.223-9. Special requirements include immediate suspension of work for endangered species discoveries, mandatory reporting of historical or archaeological findings (with flow-down to subcontractors), and strict access controls prohibiting unauthorized personnel from restricted areas.