Pasture Fencing Replacement

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a pasture fencing replacement requirement at the USDA National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa. 

PROJECT SCOPE:  This requirement is to replace pasture fencing with continuous metal fencing for pasture 7.  There are four option areas – field barn 215, field barn 216, field barn 204, and field barn Z3.  Complete drawings and specifications will be provided with the solicitation.

Site visits are tentatively scheduled for July 31, 2024 at 9:00 AM Central Daylight Time (CDT) and August 1, 2024 at 1:00 PM CDT.  The same information will be provided at both site visits, so offerors only need to attend one.  Additional details, including how to register for the site visit, will be provided in the solicitation.

SOLICITATION PERIOD:  A request for proposal is scheduled to release on or about July 8, 2024.  Proposals will be due on or about August 23, 2024.

SOLICITATION PROCEDURES:  The acquisition will be issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, Request for Proposal using the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 238990; Small Business Size Standard is $19.0 million.  Product Service Code (PSC) is Z2PC.  The anticipated period of performance will be 180 calendar days from Notice To Proceed.  A Bid Guarantee, Performance Bond and Payment Bond will be required.  It is anticipated that award will result in a single award firm-fixed price contract.

The estimated magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

This is an electronically issued acquisition.  The solicitation will be available at the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website.  Offerors are responsible for routinely checking the website for any possible solicitation amendments that may be issued.  All responsible offerors may submit a proposal.  To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.  Offerors may obtain information on registration in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov.  Electronic proposals submitted via email is preferred.

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® Program.