Separate Discharge at SNFRU Greenhouse Facility #4

This is a pre-solicitation announcement for the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research Unit (SNFRU) Greenhouse Facility, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606. Specific instructions on submitting your proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or about 15 days after this synopsis is posted to the Contract Opportunities website at https://beta.sam.gov/ for project, Separate Discharge SNFRU Greenhouse Facility.

The USDA is seeking a qualified Contractor to provide work to be done consisting of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment and performing all work in strict accordance with specifications for performing all work necessary to separate floor drain and foundation drain discharges at SNFRU Greenhouse #4, USDA/ARS/ Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research Unit (SNFRU), Raleigh, North Carolina.

The facility was built on or around 1966 and consists of three greenhouses and a headhouse/laboratory structure. The western most greenhouse (Greenhouse #4) is a two-level structure with a greenhouse on the top level (at grade) and an office/storage facility at the basement level. A foundation drain is located around the perimeter of the basement and both the greenhouse and basement have floor drains. The floor drains and foundation drains combine and discharge into an adjacent drainage ditch in the wooded area southwest of the facility and near the North Carolina department of Transportation (NCDOT rights-of-way. The work required by this project is as follows:

• Remove existing pavement to the extents indicated.
• Disconnect floor drains from cast iron drain line.
• Remove 4-inch cast iron drain line.
• Provide new 4-inch PVC drain line and re-connect floor drains.
• Connect new 4-inch PVC drain line to existing 8-inch sanitary sewer line.
• Provide new 6-inch reinforced concrete ramps and pavement.

The site of work contemplated for this project is at USDA/ARS/SEA, Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research Unit (SNFRU) Greenhouse Facility, Raleigh, North Carolina located on the campus of North Carolina State University (NCSU).  A Request for Quotation (RFQ) will be issued on this Contract Opportunities website on or about 15 days after this synopsis notice is posted.

Completion Time:  Within 60 consecutive calendar days after Notice to Proceed.  Within 14 calendar days after Contract Award, the Contractor shall provide the Government with a detailed schedule of dates on which the Contractor plans to accomplish the work.  Prior to commencing work, the contractor receiving award shall provide proof that an OSHA certified "competent person" (CP) (29 CFR 1926.20 (b)(2)) with 30-hour OSHA certification will maintain a presence at the work site whenever the general or subcontractors are present. All employees of general contractor or subcontractors on site shall have the 10-hour OSHA certified Construction Safety course.

This construction project is a total set-aside for Small Business firms (SB). The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction and the size standard of $39.5 million applies.

In accordance with FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the magnitude of this contract project is between $100,000 and $250,000.  The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract in July 2022.  This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of offers.  No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation on https://beta.sam.gov/.  

As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium, and the USDA will provide no hard copies. The solicitation, consisting of various solicitation documents, specifications, forms, and drawings will only be available for download at no charge at the Contract Opportunities website (https://beta.sam.gov/) on or about 15 days after this synopsis notice is posted, with a due date to be specified in the Solicitation. Further details of all dates and events, including site visit and proposal due date, will be available in the solicitation.  No other site shall be used to obtain these documents.

All interested offeror's (prime contractors & subcontractors) should register at www.SAM.gov so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement. A Bidder's List WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the Offeror's responsibility to register at the SAM.gov website. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining ALL solicitation documents and acknowledging any amendments and should re-visit the SAM website periodically to check for any modifications to this notice, updates, or amendments without further notice from the USDA.

REGISTRATIONS:  Prospective contractors must have a DUNS number, shall be registered and active in the System for Award Management database and have completed their electronic annual Representations and Certifications at http://www.sam.gov, .  Prospective contractors shall be verified in the Vetbiz Registry Information Pages prior to submitting an offer and shall have completed the VETS-4212 report at: http://www.vets4212.dol.gov (if applicable).

Address ALL questions in WRITING ONLY to the issuing office via email to monte.jordan@usda.gov.  NO telephone inquiries will be accepted.  No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation.