USDA Agricultural Research Service Plains Area awarded a purchase order to Firelake Construction Inc., an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business, for $478,478.23 on February 17, 2021. The order carries a total small business set-aside designation.
Work is performed in Manhattan, Kansas. The contract covers elevator facilities service at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, including monthly preventative maintenance and inspection of traction elevators and annual testing, with a modification to add repairs to the astragal on elevator 4 door and I-sensors on the Courion doors of elevator 6. TK Elevator Corporation provides elevator servicing under subcontract. The ultimate completion date is April 23, 2026. The procurement originated from a pre-solicitation market research notice issued January 28, 2021, requiring certified elevator technicians capable of servicing Kone elevators without voiding manufacturer warranties.