Pollinator Analysis

The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Building Service (PBS), Office of Design and Construction, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC is pursuing a contract to provide pollinator analysis at selected Federal Facilities. The ordering office is the Center for Urban Development in GSA’s Office of Chief Architect. The government intends to make a single award firm-fix-price contract, with the issuance of this solicitation/Request for Quote (RFQ).

Utilizing a team-based approach, a selected vendor will install and fully manage two beehives each at a series of GSA owned or operated sites across the country, selected by GSA and accepted by the contractor.  The contractor will conduct genetic analysis of the honey produced to determine what forage allows the critical pollinators to best thrive. This project combines a traditional service with a state-of-the-art genetic research using controlled beekeeping methods to deliver knowledge to GSA that would otherwise be impossible to ascertain.

The project timeline will be one year with an optional renewal year at a fixed rate. The contractor shall guarantee the viability of the bee colonies throughout the contract period of performance.

• Vendors should submit any QUESTIONS regarding this solicitation to: laurie.schimmel@gsa.gov by 11:00am Eastern Time (ET) on Friday, August 13, 2021.

• RFQ due: via email to laurie.schimmel@gsa.gov by 10:00 am Eastern Time (ET), Friday August 19, 2021.

A Statement of Work (SOW) is attached with further details about this soliciation/RFQ. 

This soliciation requires vendors to be registered with System for Award Management (SAM), in order to be considered for the award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Registration must be "ACTIVE" at the time of award.  

**Updated 08/19/2021*** Amendment A0001, extends the proposal submission deadline for this solicitation from August 19, 2021, to 1:00 PM Eastern Time (ET), Monday, August 23, 2021.

The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Building Service (PBS), Office of Design and Construction, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC is pursuing a contract to provide pollinator analysis at selected Federal Facilities. The ordering office is the Center for Urban Development in GSA’s Office of Chief Architect. The government intends to make a single award firm-fix-price contract, with the issuance of this solicitation/Request for Quote (RFQ).

Utilizing a team-based approach, a selected vendor will install and fully manage two beehives each at a series of GSA owned or operated sites across the country, selected by GSA and accepted by the contractor.  The contractor will conduct genetic analysis of the honey produced to determine what forage allows the critical pollinators to best thrive. This project combines a traditional service with a state-of-the-art genetic research using controlled beekeeping methods to deliver knowledge to GSA that would otherwise be impossible to ascertain.

The project timeline will be one year with an optional renewal year at a fixed rate. The contractor shall guarantee the viability of the bee colonies throughout the contract period of performance.

• Vendors should submit any QUESTIONS regarding this solicitation to: laurie.schimmel@gsa.gov by 11:00am Eastern Time (ET) on Friday, August 13, 2021.

• RFQ due: via email to laurie.schimmel@gsa.gov by 10:00 am Eastern Time (ET), Friday August 19, 2021.

A Statement of Work (SOW) is attached with further details about this soliciation/RFQ. 

This soliciation requires vendors to be registered with System for Award Management (SAM), in order to be considered for the award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Registration must be "ACTIVE" at the time of award.