University of Wisconsin, Madison - Parking

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) intends to issue a sole source award to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 19 parking permits to support researchers at the Dairy Forage Research Center and Vegetable Crops Research Unit located on the university campus. The procurement covers parking permits for multiple lots (39, 36, 40, and 59) to enable researchers to efficiently move samples between research buildings, as no federal parking spaces are available on the UW-Madison campus. This notice is not a request for proposals but serves as advance notice of the government's intent to award without competition, though responsible sources may submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations in writing to demonstrate their ability to provide similar services. The government will consider responses solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement instead. All written responses and inquiries must be submitted to Tiffany Reval at tiffany.reval@usda.gov by July 15, 2025, at 4:00 PM CST, with oral communications not being accepted.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designation and identifies the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the intended sole source contractor due to their exclusive ownership and control of parking facilities on the campus. The contract will be structured as a firm fixed price agreement with a performance period spanning five years from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030, consisting of a base year plus four option years. The procurement falls under NAICS code 812930 for parking lots and garages, with the specific requirement for 19 parking permits across the designated university lots. The justification for the sole source approach centers on the university being the only entity capable of providing parking access on their campus property. The contract will be processed under FAR Part 12 for commercial items and FAR Part 13 simplified acquisition procedures, with no formal solicitation to be issued.