Provide/Install New Exterior Metal Walls and Trim

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).  The solicitation number is 12405B22Q0266.  The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06.

This requirement is solicited as a total small business set aside.  The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 and the small business size standard is $39.5M.  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Crop Protection & Management Research Unit (CPMRU), Tifton, GA location has a requirement for External Wall Panel Replacement USDA Building #15.  Work is to be performed in strict accordance as described in attached Statement of Work (SOW).

The DELIVERY & INSTALLATION Address is:

USDA/ARS/SEA, Crop Protection & Management Research Unit (CPMRU)

Building 15

2747 Davis Road

Tifton, GA 31794

Site Visit.  Contractors are encouraged to visit and inspect the site where services are to be performed while being escorted by a government representative.  In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. 

To schedule a site visit at the location, please coordinate in advance by contacting: 

Lee Willis, Phone: (229)392-6747, Email:  lee.willis@usda.gov.

Submission of offers. In order to be considered for award Offerors shall respond by:

1. Providing a quotation on company letterhead addressing all of the requirements of the RFQ, clearly note per item pricing, discounts for trade-ins, shipping/handling/delivery costs, total price valid for at least 60 days after receipt of quotation.
2. One (1) original fully completed and signed SF1442 Offer page, acknowledgment of all SF30 amendments completing blocks 15a, b, and c of the Amendment and attaching to the SF1442 Offer page.  The detailed quotation shall be presented in a MS Excel spreadsheet that is fully functional with formulas intact for ARS analysis of the quotation. The quotation shall be submitted in MS Word. Neither type of documents will be password projected. 
3. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification - Commercial Items; The representation and Certification section must be completed electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.sam.gov.                                          

PAYMENT: Any award made under this solicitation is subject to 31 CFR Part 208 which requires all payments made by the government to be made by electronic funds transfer. 

Quotations should be emailed only to Monte Jordan at monte.jordan@usda.gov by Thursday, August 11, 2022, no later than 3:00 p.m. Central Time (CT). 

All questions pertaining to this solicitation must contain reference to the solicitation number and must be submitted in writing only via email to monte.jordan@usda.gov on or before Thursday, July 28, 2022, no later than 12:00 p.m. Central Time (CT).  No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

Failure to provide the required information in the requested format may result in quotes not being considered for award.

Contractors intending to conduct business with the Federal Government MUST register with the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to submitting quotation. You may register online at www.sam.gov.

Any amendment and documents related to this procurement will be available directly at the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE), SAM.gov.