Greenhouse Controls Bldg 11

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement to: Upgrade Greenhouse Controls, Bldg 11 at the BARC, Beltsville, MD.

Solicitation 12305B22R0023 is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP).  The solicitation document, with the incorporated clauses and provisions, is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 15 and 36 and will be incorporated in the awarded firm-fixed price order.  Interested vendors should reference the solicitation documents for all terms and conditions.  All interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure they have the most current information (i.e. Amendments) for the solicitation.  No paper solicitation will be available.  This will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA), see solicitation for evaluation factors and submission requirements, sections L and M.  Award will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP).  Email offer to: Jason.robbins@usda.gov.

Notice of Set-Aside for Small Business Concerns:  This requirement is a Total Small Business Set Aside.

NAME BRAND SOLE SOURCE – Wadsworth Controls are the only system acceptable and must interface with existing controls.  See SOW for details.

The associated NAICS Code is 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors.  The small business size standard is $16.5 million.

Magnitude of Construction is between $250,000 and $500,000.

Period of performance is 120 days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

Bonds:  Awards exceeding $150,000 require both Payment and Performance Bonds.  Bid Bond is required.

Site Visit:  An organized site visit will be conducted on August 22, 2022 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.  The site visit will be held at the project location.  In order to attend the site visit, you MUST pre-register by 4:00 PM ET on Friday, August 19, 2022.  Pre-register by emailing jason.robbins@usda.gov with your company name and the full name(s) of the representatives who will attend.  Attendees must bring a Government issued, current, valid Real photo ID.

The site visit will be held for the purpose of providing contractors with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the site which may be helpful in the preparation of offers.  Attendance at this site visit is not mandatory for offer submission; however, failure to visit the site will not relieve or mitigate the successful contractor's responsibility and obligation to fully comply with the terms, conditions and specifications contained and/or referenced in this document.

All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, Jason Robbins, via email to jason.robbins@usda.gov.  Questions must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM ET on August 25, 2022.  Answers to all questions received by that time will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation.  No questions will be answered after this date unless determined to be in the best interest of the Government as deemed by the Contracting Officer.  Telephone requests for information will not be accepted or returned.

Biobased Products:  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.  The products should first be acquired from the USDA designated product categories.  All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quantity that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards, and to the extent feasible and reasonable, include the exclusive use of biobased and recycled products.  Please visit www.biopreferred.gov for more information on the USDA Biobased Program and to reference the catalog of mandatory biobased products.