Pre-Solicitation - W912HN23B4003 - Invitation for Bid - USDA ARS Laboratory PN:124975

Pre-Solicitation Notice Synopsis For

W912HN23B4003

Proj. No.: 124975, USDA ARS Laboratory

Tifton, Georgia

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers {USACE) Savannah District intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) W912HN23B4003 for Project Number: 124975, USDA ARS Laboratory, in Tifton, Georgia.

Note: This Synopsis is ONLY A NOTIFICATION that a solicitation is anticipated and forthcoming; no bids are being accepted. The subsequent solicitation will result in a B-Type Stand-alone contract.

Type of Contract & NAICS: This Acquisition will be solicited using FAR Part 14, Sealed Bid Procedures for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with size standard of $45M.

This is a Design-Bid-Build project. All technical specifications and drawings will be provided if/when the Solicitation is issued.

Product Service Code: Y1DB Construction of Laboratory and Clinics.

Type of Set-Aside: This acquisition is being offered as an 100% Total Small Business Set Aside.

Construction Magnitude: In accordance with DFARS 236.204, the magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $25,000,000 - $100,000,000.

Anticipated Solicitation Release Date: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 29 August 2023 and the approximate closing date is on or about 17 October 2023. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted.

Period of Performance: The period of performance including all options is 720 Calendar Days after the issuance of the notice to proceed.

Project scope: The Southeast Watershed Research Unit (SEWRU) and Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit (CGBRU) are located on the University of Georgia’s Tifton Campus (UGA) in South Georgia. Both units are housed within multiple facilities located on both ARS and UGA property. Three (3) SEWRU groups and four (4) CGBRU groups are housed within ARS buildings located on 5.255 acres owned by the Federal Government. Most of SEWRU’s SYs are housed in ARS buildings constructed on property leased from UGA.

The main goal of this modernization project is to relocate all eight (8) SEWRU SY’s and portions of all CGBRU SYs currently located on UGA property to the 5.255 acres owned by the Federal Government, to the extent possible within limitations of space and funding. Some of the existing structures on the Federal site will have to be demolished or replaced to make it possible for SEWRU and CGBRU SYs to relocate there. The location is also supported by an Administrative Office. All three groups must be able to operate during modernization of the facilities.

The approach for consolidation onto the Federal campus requires demolition of several existing buildings, relocation/reconstruction of several smaller structures, realignment of the roadway transecting the site, construction of new laboratory/office, renovation of one building, and construction of additional parking areas.

Primary features are as follows:

• Roadway, Service Yard, and Parking Lot Realignment: The primary north-south roadway and service yards will be realigned to establish clear building sites for new facilities. This will require demolition of B091 and B092 (greenhouse).

• New Lab/Office Building: Provides for offices, laboratories, offices, and other facilities accommodating 15 SYs to be consolidated on the Federal campus.

• Building 1 Renovations: Building 1 currently houses wet laboratories, field workrooms, and offices. Existing Building 1 utility systems are marginal and energy intensive for supporting wet laboratories requiring one-pass air. In lieu of continued repairs and upgrades needed to rectify infrastructure deficiencies, wet laboratories currently located in Building 1 will be relocated to the new laboratory/office building. Vacated space will then be backfilled with field workrooms and dry labs more compatible with available systems. Additionally. renovation of HVAC systems and lighting will be provided.

Facilities consolidation must be phased to allow ongoing operation of USDA programs. Toward this end, locations proposed for the new Laboratory/Office and roadway realignments are mostly populated with hoop houses and other structures that can be cleared without significant disruption to operations. Once the new buildings are completed, they will offer sufficient space for transfer of laboratory functions from Building 1, enabling a subsequent phase for selective renovation of Building 1.

Facilities will be designed to United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Services (USDA-ARS) Facility Design Standards, ARS -242.1, dated 1 May 2012. This standard requires compliance with International Building Codes, NFPA 101, other national and state and local codes.

Solicitation Website: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found on the System of Award Management System {SAM) website, https://sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Therefore, telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored.

Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Contractors must register at the SAM website at https://sam.gov to download the solicitation for this project.

If/when issued, Amendments will be posted to the above-referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments before closing; therefore, the Offerors must check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

Registrations: System for Award Management (SAM)-Offerors shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at https://sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. Suppose the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV). In that case, the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database at the time of award, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.

Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE): The only authorized transmission method for bids in response to the forthcoming solicitation is electronic via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module. No Other Transmission Method (E-mail, Facsimile, U.S. Postal Mail, Hand Carried, etc.) Will Be Accepted. Offerors must have an active Proposal Manager role in PIEE at https://piee.eb.mil/.

Point of Contacts: For this acquisition, the Contracting Officer is Mr. Greg Graham, whose e-mail address is gregory.m.graham@usace.army.mil.