Replace Heating System in Rigid-frame Greenhouses

Added: May 18, 2015 5:19 pm The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Mid South Area, has a requirement for asphalt paving overlay and repairs, at the USDA, ARS, Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, Stuttgart, AR location.
The work includes, but is not limited to, these principal features of work: This project contains one Base Bid and an option, work includes but is not limited to:
Base bid - rigid-frame greenhouses (#'s 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9) - removal of existing fin-tube heating which includes 8 radiant tube heaters, 151 lf of 2" gas piping, 330 lf of fin-tube and shield, and 370 lf of 4" steel exhaust flue pipe. Note: all disassembled and removed materials are to be retained by the Government. Installation of 12 BDP200AE and 4 BDP150AE Modine gas-fired unit heaters; 116 lf 2 ½" and 315 lf 2" steel natural gas distribution piping; 16 airs discharge transitions; 580 lf Poly-ethylene 4 Mil ultraviolet resistant convection tubing; 312 lf of 4" steel exhaust flue pip; and tie-in to existing hanging/movable aspirators and Wadsworth controls system.
Option Item 1 (Poly Greenhouses #'s 1, 2, and 3) - Removal of existing gas-fired unit heaters; 30 lf 2" steel natural gas distribution piping(back to meters); 30 lf of 4" steel double walled exhaust flue pipe; and steel w-beam support structure in Poly greenhouse 3. Note all disassembled and removed material are to be retained by the Government. Installation of 3PDP250AE Modine gas-fired unit heaters; 30 lf 2" steel natural gas distribution piping (from meters); 30 lf of 4" steel double-walled exhaust flue pipe; tie-in to the existing hanging/movable aspirators and Wadsworth controls system in Poly greenhouses 1 and 2; and either utilize the existing Wadsworth thermostats and controller or install 2 new White-Rodgers thermostats in Poly Greenhouse#3.
Performance Period: The Contractor shall complete all work within 120 consecutive calendar days after Notice to Proceed (NTP).
This procurement is set aside for a small business concern. The NAIC Code for this procurement is 238220. Small Business Size Standard is 36.5 million. It is anticipated that award will result in a single award, firm-fixed-price contract. The magnitude of this construction project is between $100,000 and $250,000. This is an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-80. Solicitation No. AG-4431-S-15-0022 is anticipated that the solicitation package will be at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) at www.fbo.gov on or about June 4, 2015. Paper copies will not be issued. All interested responsible offerors may submit an offer. Offerors are responsible for routinely checking the FedBizOpps website for any possible solicitation amendments that may be issued. The proposed offer due date and site visit will be identified within the solicitation. To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Offerors may obtain information on registration in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov.