NGPRL Library Renovation in Mandan, ND

Added: Jun 18, 2015 11:22 am The USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 459, Mandan, ND 58554, has a requirement for a construction project entitled "Library Renovation." This solicitation is being advertised competed as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The successful contractor shall furnish all labor, material, and supervision to perform this work in accordance with the specifications. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this project is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with a Small Business Size Standard of $36.5 Million. To be considered for award of a contract offerors must be registered in System For Award Management (SAM, web address is https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/) with a Representation and Certification in ORCA (Online Representations and Certifications Application). A bid guarantee is required under this solicitation. A Payment Bond and a Performance Bond will be required after award. The solicitation with specifications will be available on the FedBizOpps web site on or after 15 calendar days from the issuance of this pre-solicitation announcement; no paper copies of the solicitation, specifications or drawings will be available. The estimated magnitude of the project is $100,000.00 to $500,000.00. This is a pre-solicitation notice synopsizing an upcoming competitive solicitation satisfying the requirements of FAR 5.201 and 5.203.

A Pre-Proposal Site Visit and Conference will be held at 10am local time on June 29th at the NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS RESEARCH LAB, 1701 10th Avenue SW, Mandan, ND 58554. No advance notice of participation in the Pre- proposal Conference is required. General questions regarding the proposal process will be answered at this meeting. Contact Duane Krein at (701)667-3017 for information on the pre-proposal walk through.
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 SM Program.

The Contractor must comply with the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), 7 U.S.C. 8102; the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), 7 U.S.C. 8102; the Federal Acquisition Regulation; Executive Order (EO) 13514, "Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance," dated October 5, 2009; EO 13423, "Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management," dated January 24, 2007; and Presidential Memorandum, "Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement," dated February, 2012 to provide biobased products.