RECOVERY - Notice of Intent to award to a Single Source for A-E Services at the Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin

RECOVERY - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), plans to award a contract to Bailey Edward Architects, located in Champaign, Illinois, on a sole-source basis for architectural and engineering services for the design to repair brick exterior and reseal windows at the Dairy Forage Research Center in Madison, Wisconsin. This specific requirement is to provide additional design services and provide construction administration and oversight during construction.

The initial design services were provided by a professional engineer employed by Bailey Edward Architects who had prepared and approved the documents. As such, Bailey
Edward Architects assumes liability for the design represented by the project engineering documents.

In order to maintain a single source of liability any corrections, revisions, or additions to be made to the project are required to be made by the professional engineer, or a representative within the company, who originally signed and sealed the documents.

The anticipated award date is on or about fifteen (15) days from the date of this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, in writing, no later than the response date. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. A determination by the Government whether to compete this proposed requirement based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.