USDA ARS Installation of HSPD-12 Compliant Physical Access System
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA26Q1003
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
- Place of performance
- Starkville, Mississippi, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Forest Service seeks installation of an HSPD-12 compliant physical access control system (ePACS Modernization Project) at its Agricultural Research Service facility in Starkville, Mississippi, with quotations due September 25, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. This is a total small business set-aside; questions are due September 23 by 12:00 PM Central Time.
Place of performance is the SEA Crop Science Research Laboratory, 810 Highway 12 East, Mississippi State, MS 39762. The contractor must operate in Mississippi and hold Lenel Value Added Reseller (VAR) certification. The project is mission-essential and will replace failing infrastructure while integrating multiple aged, unmanaged systems across 13 buildings and multiple gates. The period of performance runs October 1 through November 20, 2026, with delivery one day after notice to proceed.
NAICS code is 238210 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors) with a small business size standard of $19.0 million. PSC code is 6350 (Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal, and Security Detection Systems). A sample proposal submitted by Cyber Technology Security quotes $374,723.49 for the scope, which includes access control hardware, card readers, life safety cabinets, HID card printer, Lenel software, and 100 HID cards, with installation per ANSI, NFPA, IEEE, EIA, and UL standards.
Award will be made to the highest technically rated offeror with fair and reasonable pricing and acceptable or neutral past performance, without conducting tradeoffs between evaluation factors. Service Contract Labor Standards apply with a System Support Specialist wage determination of $28.97. Evaluation criteria emphasize technical approach (including delivery capability, integration with existing systems, and test and evaluation methodology), price fairness per FAR 12.204, and past performance. A contractor site visit is scheduled for September 21 at 10:00 AM Central Time. The contracting officer is Drackus Thomas (281-713-5481; drackus.thomas@usda.gov).
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1232SA26Q1003 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Install HSPD-12 Compliant Physical Access System (ePACS Modernization Project) .This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors The small business size standard is $19.0 This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
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