Dexter NFH Aquatic Research Building Addition

The Fish and Wildlife Service seeks design-build construction of an aquatic research building addition at the Dexter National Fish Hatchery in Dexter, New Mexico, with proposals due August 31 and questions due August 25. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a firm-fixed-price contract valued between $1 million and $5 million.

Place of performance is 7127 Hatchery Road, Dexter, New Mexico (Chaves County). The addition will comprise approximately 3,400 square feet adjacent to the existing research building, designed to accommodate specialized aquaculture operations with hydronic heating from the existing boiler system, three trench drains connected to existing drainage infrastructure, Facility Security Level II measures, fire alarm integration, and electrical power supplied from the existing building. The contractor must complete all design and construction services, including architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, and permitting work, within 360 calendar days after notice to proceed, with work commencing within 10 calendar days of that notice.

The NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a small business size standard of $45 million. Performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of contract price are required within 10 calendar days of award. Prevailing wage rates follow General Wage Rate Decision Number NM20260014 for Chaves County. Design professionals must hold New Mexico licensure; design review milestones occur at 35, 65, 90, and 100 percent completion. Phase 1 evaluation weighs Technical Approach and Work Schedule equally with Past Performance; 3 to 5 offerors advance to Phase 2, which evaluates Technical Ability to Deliver, Design Concept, and Price, with non-cost factors weighted equally and significantly more important than price. Amendment 1, effective August 28, incorporates Phase 1 question responses and links to existing Fish Culture Building drawings. Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment by the proposal deadline. Contact: Samantha LaGue at Samantha_LaGue@ios.doi.gov.