Supply and Install Greenhouse Evaporative Cooling System, Stoneville, Mississippi

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks supply and installation of evaporative cooling pads and side wall fans at Building #5 Greenhouse 2 in Stoneville, Mississippi, with quotations due September 15, and questions due September 9. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside; the small business size standard is $19.0 million.

Place of performance is Stoneville, MS. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for September 8 at 9:00 AM local time. The work includes removal and replacement of eight existing evaporative cooling pads (10' × 2' × 4") with Acme Kool-Cel evaporative cellulose cross-fluted pads, eight existing side wall fans with Munters Aerotech Vortex VX24F1CT fans, gutters, wall mounts, PVC piping, valves, and four submersible pumps (1/3 horsepower each) in existing floor sumps. Work must be completed within 90 days of the Notice to Proceed, Monday through Friday, 7:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., excluding government holidays. The contractor must register in SAM prior to bid submission and submit a Site Safety Specific Plan within seven days of award. Offerors must provide documentation of prior greenhouse evaporative cooling projects completed within the last five years with customer references. A foreman must be on-site at all times; the contractor must notify USDA 48 hours prior to any shutdown.

The NAICS code is 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items under FAR Part 12, issued as a Request for Quotation. Evaluation follows a lowest-price-technically-acceptable approach, with past performance assessed as acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable based on ability to meet requirements, work quality, timeliness, and cost control. Service Contract Labor Standards apply; wage determination No. 2015-5161, Revision 34 (effective August 22, 2026) establishes prevailing wage rates for specified Mississippi counties. Amendment 1, posted September 10, must be acknowledged and clarifies specifications on fan speed, pad dimensions, wall mount materials, and superintendent qualifications, and confirms contractor responsibility for state taxes in pricing.