RFP 7-B164-P-00002-00 (RR GC BPA FY27)

The Department of Energy Office of Science, operating through UChicago Argonne LLC at Argonne National Laboratory, seeks two fixed-price Blanket Purchase Agreements for general construction services, with proposals due November 11, 2026, and a pre-proposal meeting scheduled for October 22.

Place of performance is Lemont, Illinois 60439, with work also at ANL-directed sites within Will and DuPage Counties. The procurement covers modifications, repairs, construction, alterations, and installations across architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical disciplines, performed on a per-task-order basis. The NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; PSC is Y1HA, Construction of Government-Owned Contractor-Operated R&D Facilities.

The Laboratory anticipates issuing approximately fifty task orders annually per BPA with potential aggregate values of $500,000 to $4,000,000 per BPA, though no minimum is guaranteed. Individual task orders are capped at $350,000 unless procurement approves a higher amount. The base period is one year with two one-year options.

Contractors must meet Davis-Bacon wage requirements, provide performance and payment bonds of $4 million each, obtain required insurance naming UChicago Argonne and the U.S. Government as additional insureds, and comply with Buy American requirements for construction materials. Small business size standards are not applicable; however, small businesses are defined as those with average annual receipts not exceeding $45 million over the preceding three years. Award selection employs best value trade-off methodology, evaluating technical merit against proposed cost. The RFP is available through a password-protected link; prospective offerors must contact Procurement Official Nick Hitzler at nhitzler@anl.gov for access.