Replace Building 6 Roof with EPDM Roof System - Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks quotations for replacement of the Building 6 roof with a 60-mil EPDM roof system at the Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, with quotations due July 10 and acknowledgment of Amendment 0001 required before submission. This is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is College Station, Texas. The contractor must remove the existing two-layer roof (ballasted asphalt with gravel coating and TPO), install a new EPDM membrane with minimum R-20 insulation value (3-inch layer with tapered ISO), 60-mil thickness, and 20-year no-dollar-limit warranty. Work includes installation of 24-gauge Kynar sheet metal flashing, gutters, downspouts, new roof hatch with OSHA-compliant guard rails, roof drain rework to prevent pooling, sealing of all penetrations and transitions, tree limb trimming, walkway pads around rooftop equipment, and repair of up to 100 square feet of metal roof deck (additional repairs handled as change orders for differing site conditions). Performance period is 150 calendar days from issuance of Notice to Proceed, with a mandatory 10-calendar-day deadline to begin work. Performance and payment bonds are required within 10 calendar days after award. NAICS code is 238160, Roofing Contractors, with a $19 million small business size standard. Davis-Bacon wage rates apply. PSC code is Z1JZ, Maintenance of Miscellaneous Buildings.

Evaluation uses best-value lowest-price-technically-acceptable criteria. Offerors must provide itemized cost breakdowns by material, labor (by trade with hours and rates), equipment rental, overhead, and profit. Prime contractor overhead and profit cannot exceed 20 percent; total overhead and profit for all subcontractors combined cannot exceed 30 percent. Pricing must remain firm for 90 calendar days from offer receipt. A mandatory site visit was held June 18, 2026. Questions must be submitted at least 72 hours before solicitation closing. An optional line item offers cost for upgrading to 90-mil EPDM with R-30 insulation and 30-year warranty, subject to funding availability.