Replace Tornado Door Actuators & Control

The USDA Agricultural Research Service intends to procure installation services for controls and actuator upgrades on pneumatically sealed Air Pressure Resistant (APR) doors, specifically tornado door actuators and control systems at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas. This is a pre-solicitation notice of intent to issue a sole source award, not a request for proposals, and will be processed under FAR Parts 12 and 13 as a commercial item acquisition using simplified procedures. The agency plans to negotiate and award the contract on a sole source basis to The Presray Corporation, though responsible sources who believe they can provide these services may submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations for consideration. No evaluation criteria are specified since this is intended as a sole source procurement, but any submissions will be reviewed solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement instead. All inquiries must be submitted in writing to Amber Sampson at amber.sampson@usda.gov no later than August 1, 2025 at 12:00pm MST, with no telephone calls accepted.

This procurement is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 561210 (Facilities Support Services), with The Presray Corporation identified as the intended sole source awardee. The contract will be structured as a firm fixed price arrangement with an estimated period of performance of 365 days from the date of award. No specific contract value or budget range is disclosed in the notice. The work involves specialized equipment upgrades for high-security biological defense facility infrastructure, specifically targeting pneumatic sealing systems for air pressure resistant doors. The tight timeframe for inquiries, with responses due just one day after the notice posting date of July 31, 2025, suggests this is a time-sensitive procurement with pre-established vendor relationships.