Building 3 & 4 Exterior Brick Repair

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a repair and maintenance of exterior brick requirement of the National Animal Disease Center (NADC) located at 1920 Dayton Ave, Ames, IA 50010. 

PROJECT SCOPE:  This requirement is to extend the longevity of the building’s facade through brick replacement and repointing. There is not a focus on historical preservation for this project.  Work includes removing existing caulk that was added to settling joints and cracks in the brick masonry; repairing locations after the caulk is removed and tuckpoint with new in like kind mortar, replacing missing, cracked and severely chipped brick with in like kind brick, replacing brick and mortar that is not structurally sound and power washing all surfaces after the masonry work has cured sufficiently and apply two coats of clear Silane masonry sealer. Complete specifications will be provided in the Statement of Work.

Site visits will be scheduled for June 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM CST and June 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM CST.  The same information will be provided at all site visits, so offerors only need to attend one.  Additional details, including how to register for the site visit, will be provided in the solicitation.

SOLICITATION PERIOD:  A request for proposal is scheduled to release on or about May 30, 2024.  Proposals will be due on or about June 30, 2024.

SOLICITATION PROCEDURES:  The acquisition will be issued as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside, Request for Proposal using the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 238140; Small Business Size Standard is $19 million.  Product Service Code (PSC) is Z1AZ.  The anticipated period of performance will be 360 calendar days from Notice To Proceed.  A Bid Guarantee, Performance Bond and Payment Bond will be required.  It is anticipated that award will result in a single award firm-fixed price contract.

The estimated magnitude of construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

This is an electronically issued acquisition.  The solicitation will be available at the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website.  Offerors are responsible for routinely checking the website for any possible solicitation amendments that may be issued.  All responsible offerors may submit a proposal.  To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.  Offerors may obtain information on registration in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov.  Electronic proposals submitted via email is preferred.

This procurement requires the use of biobased products to the extent that such products are reasonably available, meet agency or relevant industry performance standards, and are reasonably priced.  Where available, these products should first be acquired from among qualified products that fall under the umbrella of items designated through the USDA BioPreferred® Program.