RFI 5.docx

This Request for Information (RFI) relates to card reader installation details for a warehouse addition project at the USDA Forest Pest Management Lab on Joint Base Cape Cod. The RFI seeks clarification on responsibilities for installing two new card readers, with the document indicating that the contractor will install conduits, boxes, and cabling as specified in Key Note 1, and will install the card readers and make connections into the access control panel with assistance from the APHIS IT department.

The underlying federal contract opportunity is a small business set-aside solicitation for constructing a 1,600-sf warehouse addition, with an estimated project value between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The project involves expanding an existing 3,200-sf warehouse to store maintenance-related supplies like oils, gasoline, and antifreeze. The NAICS code is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with a small business size standard of $45 million. The contracting officer is Jim Roloff from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and interested parties are responsible for monitoring the solicitation for potential amendments.