Refurbishment of T10 Greenhouse

Change the Response date to 4/24/2017 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time

The USDA, ARS, Western Business Service Center (WBSC), has a requirement for the refurbishment of T10 Greenhouse at the USDA, ARS, PA, Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, (KBUSLIRL) Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory (CFTR), Edinburg, TX.

The work includes, but is not limited to the following: All contractors shall furnish a technical and cost proposal and be responsible for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, supplies, transportation, and supervision necessary for the refurbishment of T10 Greenhouse. All materials as specified and the proper installation of all material in accordance with the terms, conditions and specification/statement of work contained in the solicitation documents. Solicitation number is AG-32SD-RFQ-17-MD15 and will be issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ), and incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95. This acquisition is a Total Small Business set-aside. The contract performance period is 60 days from the Notice to Proceed date. A pre-bid/site visit will be scheduled and information provided in the solicitation package. A firm-fixed price contract will be awarded. Contractors are required to register or update their registration at the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.sam.gov in order to receive a contract award under this solicitation. Payment and Performance Bonds may be required after contract award. All interested responsible sources may submit a written quote which shall be considered by the agency. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 238990 and the small business size standard is $15.0 million. Magnitude of proposed construction is between $25,000 and $100,000. The complete solicitation package and related documents will be posted on the FedBizOpps Website: http://www.fbo.gov within the next 15 days. All interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure they have the most current information (i.e. Amendments) for the solicitation. No paper solicitation will be available.

This procurement requires the use of biobased products to the extent that such products are reasonably available, meet agency or relevant industry performance standards, and are reasonably priced. Where available, these products should first be acquired from among qualified products that fall under the umbrella of items designated through the USDA BioPreferred SM Program.

The Contractor must comply with the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), 7 U.S.C. 8102; the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), 7 U.S.C. 8102; the Federal Acquisition Regulation; Executive Order (EO) 13514, "Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance," dated October 5, 2009; EO 13423, "Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management," dated January 24, 2007; and Presidential Memorandum, "Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement," dated February, 2012 to provide biobased products.