Pasture systems & watershed management research unit greenhouse #2 modernization
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1232SA26C0023
- Awardee
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Rubicon Professional Services LLC UEI DFJRDQX1UUC5
- Awarding agency
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Central Program Planning Coordination and Support
Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $1,677,981
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Greenhouse Modernization Solicitation · 1232SA26Q0889 · Posted Jul 1, 2026
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,677,981.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 14% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Northeast Area Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, Department of Agriculture
- NAICS code
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 3 offers Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- State College, PA 16802, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Davis-Bacon Act FAR subpart 22.4
- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The USDA Agricultural Research Service awarded a $1,677,981 definitive contract to Rubicon Professional Services LLC for modernization of Greenhouse #2 at its Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research Unit on September 14, 2026, under a total small business set-aside.
The contract calls for complete demolition and reconstruction of the approximately 3,200-square-foot greenhouse facility at Building 0491, 532 Curtin Road, University Park, Pennsylvania. Work includes new polycarbonate glazing panels, concrete slabs with trench drains, mechanical systems (unit heaters, evaporative cooling pads, exhaust fans, motorized ridge and side-wall vents), electrical systems with LED and grow lighting, automatic shade cloth systems, stainless steel work sink, and control systems with weather station. Four existing unit heaters will be removed and reinstalled. The contractor must verify all existing conditions on-site, as as-built drawings are not available.
Performance spans 300 consecutive calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with completion targeted for April 30, 2027. Standard work hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply, ranging from $18.55 to $50.86 hourly base rates by classification. Bid, Performance, and Payment Bonds are required. NAICS code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) applies, with the small business size standard of $45.0 million.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1232SA26C0023?
1232SA26C0023 was awarded to Rubicon Professional Services LLC by Central Program Planning Coordination and Support (Agricultural Research Service) on September 14, 2026.
How much is contract 1232SA26C0023 worth?
The government has obligated $1,677,981 on 1232SA26C0023.
Which agency awarded contract 1232SA26C0023?
Central Program Planning Coordination and Support (Agricultural Research Service) awarded 1232SA26C0023, with funding from Northeast Area (Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery).
Was contract 1232SA26C0023 competed?
The extent of competition for 1232SA26C0023 was competed under sap. The government received 3 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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