Lab Renovation, National Centers for Animal Health, Ames, IA
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12639525R0012
- Agency
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Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Place of performance
- Ames, Iowa 50010, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is procuring construction services for a laboratory renovation project at the National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa. The project involves constructing a 13,500 square foot biosafety level-3 laboratory addition to Building 21 to house an Animal and Zoonotic Disease Center, along with 2,200 square feet of office space and converting an existing building that currently houses the Mycobacteriology lab into a storage facility. The procurement requires maintaining continuous laboratory operations during construction while adhering to strict protocols for protecting the building, occupants, and ensuring indoor air quality. The evaluation process includes a two-phase approach with Phase 1 focusing on relevant experience from the past five years and Phase 2 consisting of 30-minute virtual oral presentations via MS Teams followed by 15-minute question and answer sessions, with all non-price evaluation criteria being equally important and collectively more significant than price in the best value trade-off decision. The solicitation was posted on June 24, 2025, with a proposal submission deadline of August 8, 2025, and interested parties must monitor the site for amendments while directing questions to Contracting Officer Jim Roloff at james.g.roloff@usda.gov.
This procurement is designated as unrestricted with no set-aside provisions, operating under NAICS code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) with a small business size standard of $45 million. The estimated project magnitude exceeds $10 million, representing a significant construction undertaking for specialized laboratory infrastructure. The work will be performed at the USDA National Centers for Animal Health campus in Ames, Iowa, with the project requiring complex coordination of architectural, mechanical, electrical, and specialized laboratory systems as evidenced by the comprehensive technical drawings and specifications provided. The contractor will be responsible for both preconstruction and construction phase services, including site investigations, code compliance, biweekly progress meetings, and adherence to environmental guidelines such as using preferred biobased and recycled-content construction materials. Site visits have already been conducted with multiple potential contractors signing in, and geotechnical reports indicate specific foundation requirements including over-excavation of existing fill and engineered compacted fill replacement.
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Update #4 · Latest ·
This USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service construction project includes a building addition that will house an Animal and Zoonotic Disease Center laboratory. This biosafety level-3 lab addition on the campus of USDA’s National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa, would comprise approximately 13,500 square feet. The project includes 2,200 sf of office space, and converting another building, which houses the current Mycobacteriology lab, into a storage facility.
The NAICS code for this project is 236220, with a small business size standard of $45 million. Construction will be procured on an unrestricted basis. The estimated magnitude of the project is more than $10 million.
It is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor this site for amendments, if any. Questions concerning this synopsis should be directed to Jim Roloff, contracting officer, at james.g.roloff@usda.gov.
Amendment 1 is posted below.
Site visit sign-in sheet posted below.
Geotech reports are posted below.
Update #3 ·
This USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service construction project includes a building addition that will house an Animal and Zoonotic Disease Center laboratory. This biosafety level-3 lab addition on the campus of USDA’s National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa, would comprise approximately 13,500 square feet. The project includes 2,200 sf of office space, and converting another building, which houses the current Mycobacteriology lab, into a storage facility.
The NAICS code for this project is 236220, with a small business size standard of $45 million. Construction will be procured on an unrestricted basis. The estimated magnitude of the project is more than $10 million.
It is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor this site for amendments, if any. Questions concerning this synopsis should be directed to Jim Roloff, contracting officer, at james.g.roloff@usda.gov.
Amendment 1 is posted below.
Site visit sign-in sheet posted below.
Update #2 ·
This USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service construction project includes a building addition that will house an Animal and Zoonotic Disease Center laboratory. This biosafety level-3 lab addition on the campus of USDA’s National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa, would comprise approximately 13,500 square feet. The project includes 2,200 sf of office space, and converting another building, which houses the current Mycobacteriology lab, into a storage facility.
The NAICS code for this project is 236220, with a small business size standard of $45 million. Construction will be procured on an unrestricted basis. The estimated magnitude of the project is more than $10 million.
It is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor this site for amendments, if any. Questions concerning this synopsis should be directed to Jim Roloff, contracting officer, at james.g.roloff@usda.gov.
Amendment 1 is posted below.
Update #1 ·
This USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service construction project includes a building addition that will house an Animal and Zoonotic Disease Center laboratory. This biosafety level-3 lab addition on the campus of USDA’s National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa, would comprise approximately 13,500 square feet. The project includes 2,200 sf of office space, and converting another building, which houses the current Mycobacteriology lab, into a storage facility.
The NAICS code for this project is 236220, with a small business size standard of $45 million. Construction will be procured on an unrestricted basis. The estimated magnitude of the project is more than $10 million.
It is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor this site for amendments, if any. Questions concerning this synopsis should be directed to Jim Roloff, contracting officer, at james.g.roloff@usda.gov.
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| Lab Renovation, National Centers for Animal Health, Ames, IA | Pre-Solicitation |
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