RECOVERY Notice of Award of a contract for Architect-Engineering Services for the replacement of electrical systems in low containment animal facilities Buildings 3 and 4 at the National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA

RECOVERY.  THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  This project is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  A firm fixed priced contract has been issued to Bailey Edwards Design, Inc., under contract AG-3K15-C-10-0017 for architect-engineering services.  The contract is for construction administration services for the construction of the replacement of electrical systems in low containment animal facilities Buildings 3 and 4 at the National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA.  The initial design services were provided by a professional engineer employed by Bailey Edwards who had prepared and approved the documents.  As such, Bailey Edwards assumes liability for the design represented by the project engineering documents.

It is necessary to maintain a single source of liability for any corrections, revisions or additions required to be made by a professional engineer, or a representative within the company, who originally signed and sealed the documents.

This contract was awarded  on a sole-source basis under the statutory authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1).  Only one responsible source and no other services will satisfy agency requirements.   A Presolicitation Notice was posted on FedBizOpps on May 19, 2010 and received no responses.