Purchase and Replacement of Fueling Equipment (Brand Name OPW System or Equal)

The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is soliciting quotations for the purchase and replacement of fueling equipment at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. The procurement requires installation of one OPW Fuel Site Controller (FSC 3000) or equal, two OPW Island Card Readers (PV200) with 48-inch pedestals or equal, and Phoenix SQL Lite Software or equal, along with labor for removal of existing equipment, installation, integration with existing Gasboy fuel pumps and MiFARE tags, wired communication setup, database migration, and comprehensive testing. Key qualifications include that the installation technician must be certified with at least two years of equipment installation experience, and offerors must submit a Certificate of Conformance per FAR 52.246-15. The evaluation will be conducted on a lowest-price-technically-acceptable basis, considering past performance ratings of acceptable or neutral status and fair and reasonable pricing. Critical deadlines include the revised offer submission deadline of April 15, 2026, at 5:00 PM CDT (extended from April 10, 2026), with an encouraged but non-mandatory site visit scheduled for April 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM CDT that requires coordination by April 1, 2026.

This acquisition is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, with all responsible sources eligible to submit quotations; no incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation materials. While no specific award value is disclosed in the documentation, pricing must be all-inclusive of parts, labor, travel, delivery, freight, and applicable taxes, submitted on Standard Form 1449. The contract performance period runs from April 13, 2026, through July 10, 2026, with a 90-day delivery requirement following contract award. The NAICS code is 237120 (Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction) with a small business size standard of $45.0 million. Delivery is required FOB destination to USDA ARS USMARC located at 844 Road 313, Clay Center, Nebraska 68933, with Service Contract Labor Standards potentially applicable to this procurement.