Ashe Nursery Floor Repair/Replacement

USDA Forest Service CSA East 11 in Atlanta, Georgia, is soliciting firm-fixed-price bids under Invitation for Bid 12445127B0004 to repair and replace the floor system at the Ashe Nursery facility, with bids due November 23, 2026. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 238330, Flooring Contractors, with a small business size standard of $19 million. The contracting office procures for the USDA Forest Service Region 8 (Southern Region).

The notice's place-of-performance field lists Wiggins, Mississippi 39577, while Amendment 0001 and the Q&A matrix confirm the work site at 368 Ashe Nursery Road, Brooklyn, Mississippi 39425. The mandatory site visit is November 10, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time at that address. Written questions are due November 16, 2026.

The scope covers demolition and replacement of the floor framing in Office 1, Office 2, the bathroom, the hallway, and the conference room, including 756 square feet of subfloor and 594 linear feet of floor joists, with commercial tongue-and-groove planking. It also includes a crawlspace encapsulation system with heavy-duty vapor barrier, sealed vents, and a permanent dehumidifier to hold humidity below 60 percent, plus a deep cleaning to make the office move-in ready. Pricing is requested on three line items: framing replacement, crawlspace encapsulation, and deep cleaning.

Performance runs 150 calendar days after notice to proceed, with delivery required by December 1, 2026, and completion by March 31, 2027. Performance and payment bonds are due within 10 calendar days of award. The estimated magnitude is $25,000 to $100,000. The government will award one contract to the lowest-price responsive and responsible bidder, and prices must remain firm for 90 calendar days. No technical evaluation weighting is stated.

Requirements include Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance, Buy American construction material provisions, and applicable FAR and AGAR clauses. The Q&A states that Mississippi state licensing requirements apply. Amendment 0002 updates the wage determination to MS20260048 (Forrest County) and adds questions and answers. Offerors must acknowledge each amendment before bid opening or risk rejection. Bids are submitted by email to Cynthia.granderson@usda.gov with the notice ID in the subject line, with attachments in Word, Excel, or PDF format. Amendment 0001 changed the point-of-contact phone number to 228-233-7308. No incumbent is named.