Asphalt Parking Lot Sealcoating and Striping

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks asphalt parking lot sealcoating and striping services for its Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit in Newark, Delaware, with quotations due September 9, 2026. This procurement is set-aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns and is issued as a Request for Quotation under FAR Part 12 combined synopsis/solicitation procedures; no separate written solicitation will be issued.

Place of performance is Newark, Delaware (501 South Chapel Street). The project involves sealcoating and restriping a 9,000 square foot asphalt parking lot to restore twenty-one standard parking spaces and one ADA-compliant handicapped space. Work must be completed within one month of notice to proceed, ideally within a single day on a weekend to minimize disruption. The NAICS code is 237310, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction; the small business size standard is $45.0 million. The acquisition magnitude is less than $25,000; no performance or payment bonds are required.

A mandatory site visit is scheduled for September 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time with registration required to frank.palmer@usda.gov. Questions are due September 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM EDT. Award will be made on a Firm-Fixed Price basis using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation method. Only the lowest-priced offer will be evaluated for technical acceptability initially; if unacceptable, evaluation proceeds to successively higher-priced offers. Quotations must include detailed work descriptions demonstrating technical capability and vendor qualifications; price-only responses are non-responsive. Offerors must hold prices firm for 90 calendar days from receipt date. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply. The contract incorporates FAR and AGAR clauses including construction wage rate requirements, Buy American provisions, labor standards, and anti-discrimination/DEI certifications.