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This solicitation requests quotes for a firm fixed-price construction contract to remediate rust on structural steel beams at the National Cold-Water Marine Aquaculture Center in Franklin, Maine. The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks to award a single contract valued between $1 million and $5 million, with a 365-day period of performance beginning at notice to proceed. The solicitation is set aside for small businesses with a size standard of $36.5 million or less in annual revenue. The contractor must furnish payment and performance bonds for awards exceeding $150,000. Interested vendors should reference the solicitation for submission requirements and evaluation criteria, which will assess past performance, technical approach, and price using the best value tradeoff process.