Upgrade the Building Automation Controls for Building 24

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICATION NOTICE

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Cropping System Research Laboratory (CSRL) located at 3810 4th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79415 has a requirement for a construction project entitled "Upgrade the Building Automation Controls for Building 24."  This solicitation will be advertised competed as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The successful contractor shall furnish all labor, material, and supervision to perform this work in accordance with the drawings and specifications. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this project is 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), with a Small Business Size Standard of $15.0 Million. To be considered for award of a contract offerors must be registered in System For Award Management (SAM, web address is https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/) with a Representation and Certification in ORCA (Online Representations and Certifications Application).  A bid guarantee is required under this solicitation. A Payment Bond and a Performance Bond will be required after award. The solicitation with specifications will be available on the FedBizOpps web site on or after 15 calendar days from the issuance of this pre-solicitation announcement; no paper copies of the solicitation, specifications or drawings will be available. The estimated magnitude for all phases of this project is between $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00. This is a pre-solicitation notice synopsizing an upcoming competitive solicitation satisfying the requirements of FAR 5.201 and 5.203.

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 SM Program.

The Contractor must comply with the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), 7 U.S.C. 8102; the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), 7 U.S.C. 8102; the Federal Acquisition Regulation; Executive Order (EO) 13514, "Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance," dated October 5, 2009; EO 13423, "Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management," dated January 24, 2007; and Presidential Memorandum, "Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement," dated February, 2012 to provide biobased products.