PreSolicitation Notice Insectary.pdf

Pre-solicitation Notice

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement for a modular building renovation/remodel of an insectary at the Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center 64 Nowelo St. Hilo Hawaii 96720.

Construction under the contract will include:

1. Installation of a new metal roof

2. Removal of a walk-in refrigerator

3. Demolition of interior wall sections

4. Addition of new wall sections, doors and windows

5. Remodel of walk-in refrigerator space into an office

6. Replace existing light fixtures with LED light fixtures

7. Pain interior walls, doors and trim

8. Replace all ceiling tiles

9. Install new exterior skirting

The solicitation will be issued on or about June 23, 2023 with a site visit schedule soon thereafter. Quotes are expected to be due approximately 21 days afterward. The contract shall be completed 90 days after notice to proceed is issued.

The magnitude of construction is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00.

This is anticipated to be a total small business set-aside.

The solicitation will be posted under Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov. All contractors MUST be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) in order to receive a contract award. In addition, all contractors must be small businesses that meet the Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard of $45.0M under NAICS code 236220 Commercial and Industrial Building Construction.