Concrete Pad for Seed Dryer

This is a pre-solicitation notice.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service(ARS),Southeast Area (SEA) facilities in Raleigh, NC has a requirement for a concrete pad for a seed dryer. 

The contractor willprovide all necessary labor, materials, and equipment necessary to accomplish the requirements. USDA ARS SEA intends to issue a Request for Quote for a firm-fixed priced construction contract. The solicitation is anticipated to be a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS code for this requirement is 238110 with a size standard of $16.5M. 

A site visit may be scheduled by contacting the location points of contact Mr. Charlie Glover and Dr. David Marshall at charlie.glover@usda.gov and david.marshall@usda.gov.

Site visits must be scheduled in-advance.

A brief description of the work required is as follows:

The contractor shall design and build an approximately 987 square foot concrete pad that will be used to store a seed dryer. It will be connected to the existing pad that is located next to building 36 at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facility. The facility is located at 3512 Midpines Road Raleigh, NC. The concrete pad shall be at least six inches thick with rebar reinforcement and must be able to handle the weight that the pad will encounter during cyclical and static loading. Grading of the site is also required and the pad shall be built to allow proper drainage.

In accordance with FAR 36.204 the estimated magnitude of this project is less than $25,000.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute the Request for Quote (RFQ). The Government anticipates issuing a RFQ for this requirement, with all relevant documents, on or around July 16, 2021. The soliciation posting and related docments will specify the due date for quotes. It is anticipated the period of performance for this contract will be 30 days after receipt of the notice to proceed. This notice does not commit the U.S.Government to contract for these services.