Replace Fluorescent Lights with LEDs (Brookings, SD)

The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is seeking qualified contractors to replace fluorescent lighting with LED fixtures at its Integrated Cropping Systems Research facility in Brookings, South Dakota under RFQ 1232SA26Q0445. The project requires removal of approximately 1,936 four-foot T-8 lamps, 14 eight-foot T-8 lamps, 142 can lights, and 15 sconce fixtures, with installation of Luxrite 32-watt Tunable White G13 Dimmable LED fixtures or approved equivalents totaling 2,111 light fixtures. Key contract requirements include compliance with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage standards, Buy American construction materials provisions with a 60-65 percent domestic content threshold, ARS Facilities Design Standards, and all applicable building codes and federal regulations. The Government will evaluate quotations using a lowest price technically acceptable approach, whereby proposals will be evaluated in ascending price order until one is determined technically acceptable based on demonstrated capability to meet all requirements and acceptable or neutral past performance. Critical deadlines include a site visit on April 17, 2026, a written questions deadline of 12:00 p.m. Central Time on April 22, 2026, and a quotation submission deadline of April 30, 2026.

This acquisition is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, with the applicable small business size standard of $19 million under NAICS 238210 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors). No incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation documents. The contract will be awarded on a firm fixed-price basis for a single lump-sum line item with a 180-day performance period from Notice to Proceed; bid guarantees are not required for proposals under $150,000, while awards exceeding $150,000 require performance and payment bonds due within ten days of award notification. Work must be performed at Building 544700B001, located at 2923 Medary Avenue, Brookings, South Dakota 57006, and is limited to weekday hours only with no weekend or holiday work permitted. The contractor must provide a one-year warranty on all work and materials and submit materials for approval prior to installation.