Electric Vehicle Charging Station Installation

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement for installation of a Government provided ChargePoint CT4021 electric vehicle charging station at the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment located at 1015 North University Boulevard, Ames, IA 50011.

PROJECT SCOPE:  This requirement is to install a new, Government provided ChargePoint CT4021 electric vehicle charger.  Electrical and concrete work will be required.  Complete details will be provided in the Statement of Work.

Site visits are scheduled for January 5, 2022 at 9:00 AM CST and January 6, 2022 at 1:00 PM CST.  Due to COVID-19, attendance is limited to 10 people per site visit and face coverings must be worn at all times.  In addition, the COVID-19 Vaccine Attestation form must be presented upon entry to the site visit.  In order to attend the site visit, you MUST pre-register by January 4, 2022 at 3:00 PM CST.  The same information will be provided at both 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 December 27, 2021.  Proposals will be due on or about February 4, 2022.

SOLICITATION PROCEDURES:  The acquisition will be issued as a total Small Business Set-Aside, Request for Proposal using the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 236220; Small Business Size Standard is $39.50 Million.  Product Service Code (PSC) is Y1PZ.  The anticipated period of performance will be 90 calendar days from Notice To Proceed.  It is anticipated that solicitation will result in a single award firm-fixed price contract.

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 required.

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.