W9128F25R0014 Conformed thru Amd 09 - 05.23.2025.pdf

This document is a Solicitation (W9128F25R0014) for the construction of a new USDA Dairy Forage Research Center (DFRC) in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. The project involves constructing approximately 254,003 Building Gross Square Feet of production, research, operations, and maintenance facilities on a 75-acre site previously part of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant, with a total project value estimated between $25 million and $100 million.

The facility will support agricultural research infrastructure, designed to accommodate up to 452 lactating cows, 144 calves, 1,300 acres of crop production, and 900 acres of pasture, with capacity for 12 permanent researchers, 12 operations and maintenance personnel, and 10 student researchers. The construction will primarily utilize pre-framed, pre-engineered metal buildings on concrete spread footings, with the Lab and Administration Building featuring a unique laminated wood structure and preformed metal panel exterior. The project is being managed by the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Omaha (USACE) in collaboration with USDA-ARS, with 18 interconnected buildings and supporting infrastructure including a manure collection, transport, and digester system.