50kW/kVA Lighting Inverter with maintenance bypass cabinet for emergency lighting

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This opportunity was awarded. See its 2 award notices in the notice history.

Solicitation number
1232SA25Q0125
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Ames, Iowa 50010, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is procuring a 50kW/kVA lighting inverter with maintenance bypass cabinet for emergency lighting to replace a failed unit at the National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa. The technical specifications require a UL924 listed UPS system with 90 minutes of runtime, 480V input/output voltage, BACnet connectivity, VRLA battery configuration, and an internal 3-circuit breaker maintenance bypass with backlit LCD display. The government has clarified that they will accept either a 50kVA unit with 0.8 power factor or a 40kVA unit with 1.0 power factor as technically equivalent, and the unit must fit within existing housekeeping pad dimensions of 13 feet long by 3 feet wide, not exceeding 7 feet in height. This procurement follows the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation criteria under FAR Parts 12.6 and 13 for commercial items. Questions must be submitted in writing to Brian Brusky at brian.brusky@usda.gov by June 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM Central Time, with quotes due by June 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM Central Time.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 335311 (Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 800 employees. No incumbent contractors or potential award values are specified in the solicitation materials. The procurement involves a single unit to be delivered within 60 days after award on an FOB Destination basis, though the Statement of Work indicates delivery is required within 20 weeks from the Date of Award. The period of performance extends from June 27, 2025 to August 27, 2025, and the manufacturer must provide startup, training, commissioning services, and a 1-year Next Business Day warranty. Performance will take place at the USDA facility located at 1920 Dayton Avenue, Building 24, in Ames, Iowa 50010, specifically for installation in Building 20.

Notice text

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

  1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
  1. The solicitation number is 1232SA25Q0125 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
  1. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-03 dated 01/17/2025.
  1. This solicitation is issued as Total Small Business. The associated NAICS code is 335311 the small business size standard is 800.
  1. List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure:

50kW/kVA lighting inverter with maintenance bypass cabinet for emergency lighting

  1. Description/Statement of Work/Specification:

SEE ATTACHED SOW

  1. Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:

60 Days after the award

This requirement shall be FOB Destination.

  1. FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements and its addendum.
  1. Evaluation:

For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions.

  1. Quoters are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), with their quote online at SAM: www.sam.gov.  An quoter must state in their quote if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements.

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM

  1. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum.
  1. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition.
  1. There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.
  1. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation.
  1. Date, time and place quotes are due.

Quotes are due by 13 June 2025 at 3:00pm Central Time.

Submit quotes to the following e-mail address(es), by the quote due date and time:

brian.brusky@usda.gov

Late quotes after the established deadline may be considered only if it is in the government’s best interest and if it will not unduly delay award.

  1. Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Brian Brusky at brian.brusky@usda.gov no later than 9 June 2025 by 3:00pm Central Time.

Files

File Type Posted
1232SA25Q0125 A00002.PDF PDF
SOW .pdf PDF
Supply Provisions and Clauses.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
50kW/kVA Lighting Inverter with maintenance bypass cabinet for emergency lighting Latest Award Notice
50kW/kVA Lighting Inverter with maintenance bypass cabinet for emergency lighting Award Notice
This notice Latest solicitation Solicitation

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