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This document contains a request for qualifications for architectural-engineering services and a related federal contract opportunity. The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is seeking a firm to design a new generator at the National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa. Services will include pre-design, design, and optional bid and construction administration phases. The contract period for pre-design and design is 238 calendar days, with option periods for later phases. Firms will be evaluated based on their professional qualifications, specialized experience designing generators and agricultural research facilities, location and knowledge of the project site, past performance, and capacity to accomplish all work on schedule with in-house licensed professionals. Interested firms must register in SAM and submit SF-330 forms by August 26, 2021. Site visits are scheduled for August 11th and 12th, and questions are due by August 16th.

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USDA Construction Permit - Modeling Report - (5-19-21).pdf PDF
SF-30 Amendment 01.pdf PDF
Site Visit Sign In Sheets.pdf PDF
Project Requirements Document.pdf PDF
SF-330.pdf PDF
Existing Drawings.pdf PDF
242.1m-ARS Design Standards.pdf PDF
Design A-E Checklist.pdf PDF
Statement of Work.pdf PDF

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Requests for Information Solicitation 12505B21R0017

Question 1: What type of experience makes the offeror knowledgeable of the “site’s existing electrical system”? Is an offeror disqualified from responding to the Solicitation if the offeror has not previously worked at the Ames USDA, ARS campus?

Answer 1: Experience with the site’s existing electrical system is just one of several evaluation factors. Offerors are not disqualified from responding to the solicitation if the offeror has not previously worked at the Ames USDA ARS campus.

Question 2: Permitting is mentioned throughout the statement of work. Can you please provide additional details with regard to the permitting requirements? Is the entire facility being re-permitted? What kind of permit is expected and is there a list of emission sources?

Answer 2: It is the A-E firms responsibility to perform a code analysis to identify and document governing codes and document the consultation with local code officials to identify all permits and reviews required for the project.

With respect to the emission permit, a recent air quality modeling report is uploaded for reference. In this report, Table 2 lists the facility wide emission rates.

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