Site Entrance - Guard Shelter Renovation, Ames, IA

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement to demolish the existing security booth and construct a new guard shelter/entry control point located at Ames, IA 50010.

PROJECT SCOPE:  The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, parts, and materials to demolish the existing security booth and construct a new guard shelter/entry control point, as well as, renovate the site entrance in accordance with the Statement of Work, project specifications and project drawings.

Magnitude of Construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

Site visits are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 9:00AM CT and Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 1:00PM CT.  In order to attend the site visit, you MUST pre-register by August 15, 2022 at 3:00 PM CT.  The same information will be provided at all site visits, so offerors only need to attend one.  Additional details, including how to register for the site visit, will be provided in the solicitation.

SOLICITATION PERIOD:  A request for proposal is scheduled to release on or about Aug 9, 2022.  Proposals will be due on or about Sep 8, 2022.

SOLICITATION PROCEDURES:  The acquisition will be issued as a Competitive 8(a) Set Aside, Request for Proposal using the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 236220; Small Business Size Standard is $16.5 Million.  Product Service Code (PSC) is Z1AA. 

The anticipated period of performance will be 365 calendar days from Notice To Proceed.  It is anticipated that solicitation will result in a single award firm-fixed price contract. A Bid Guarantee, Performance Bond, and Payment Bond will be required

This is an electronically issued acquisition.  The solicitation will be available at the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website.  Offerors are responsible for routinely checking the website for any possible solicitation amendments that may be issued.  All responsible offerors may submit a proposal.  To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of submission of offer.  Offerors may obtain information on registration in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov.  Electronic proposals submitted via email is required.

This procurement requires the use of biobased products to the extent that such products are reasonably available, meet agency or relevant industry performance standards, and are reasonably priced.  Where available, these products should first be acquired from among qualified products that fall under the umbrella of items designated through the USDA BioPreferred® Program.