Office Carpet, Trim and Paint

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement for office carpet, trim and paint in Ames, Iowa.

Solicitation 12505B21Q0197 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).  The solicitation document, with the incorporated clauses and provisions, is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36 and will be incorporated in the awarded firm-fixed price contract.  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.

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

The associated NAICS Code is 238390, Other Building Finishing Contractors. The small business size standard is $16.50 million.

Period of performance is 90 days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

Site Visit:  An organized site visit is scheduled for August 10, 2021 at 10:30 AM Central Daylight Time (CDT). The site visit will be held at 1015 N. University Blvd, Ames, IA 50011. 

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, Kristen Turner, via email to kristen.turner@usda.gov.  Questions must be submitted no later than 3:00 PM CDT on August 13, 2021.  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.

Furnish quotes no later than 3:00 PM (CDT), August 20, 2021 to Kristen Turner, Contracting Officer at Kristen.turner@usda.gov .  Quotes will only be accepted via email, no phone calls will be accepted.