Entomology Lab New Office at the Carolina Plan Inspection Station Lab in Puerto Rico

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service seeks construction services to partition a large office into two spaces to accommodate a new entomology position at the Carolina Plan Inspection Station Lab in Puerto Rico, with proposals due August 20 and questions due August 6. The procurement is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.

Place of performance is 25 Jose Santana USDA Building, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00979. A mandatory site visit is scheduled July 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM with point of contact Enrique Diaz. The scope includes erecting two drywalls in a corner, dividing electrical lighting into an independent circuit, adding lighting fixtures, installing electrical conduits with at least one outlet per wall as needed, and adding a conduit for LAN connections. The contractor must minimize lab disruptions by containing materials to a designated area, managing dust and debris, and performing work during business hours. All design work must be completed in AutoCAD .DWG format. The contractor must obtain all applicable permits and comply with the International Building Code, National Electrical Code, NFPA, OSHA regulations, ADA requirements, and USDA Facilities Design Standards. Shop drawings and detailed submittals require Government review and approval prior to installation.

Period of performance is 30 calendar days from Notice to Proceed; contractors must begin within 10 calendar days of award. Award will be made on a firm fixed-price basis to the lowest price, technically acceptable offeror. Technical acceptability requires demonstrated ability to perform with detailed explanations of how requirements will be accomplished; any PWS exceptions may render quotations unacceptable. Past performance will be rated Acceptable, Neutral, or Unacceptable using CPARS and other federal sources. Offerors must hold prices firm for 90 calendar days. Prevailing wage rates apply. Performance and payment bonds are not required. Amendment 0001 (effective July 21) updated Attachment 1 and relabeled Attachment 5 as Attachment 4; offerors must acknowledge receipt of the amendment.