SAM #1232SA26Q0450

Penning and Gating Alterations Construction at National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), Manhattan, KS

This opportunity involves construction services for penning and gating alterations at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas, managed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS). - Government Buyer: - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Acquisition and Property Division (APD) - Contracting office located at 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD - Scope of Work: - Construction services for modifying penning and gating systems in ABSL-3Ag and ABSL-4Ag areas (approx. 66,000 SF) on the first floor of the NBAF - Includes base work and two option items: - Option 1: Removal of existing gate latch mechanisms and installation of chain-based latching in ABSL-3 lab areas and dirty corridors - Option 2: Removal of existing waterers and installation of float-based waterers in ABSL-3 lab areas - Work must comply with strict safety, security, and site-specific training requirements - All work to be performed in an occupied, high-security federal research facility - Products/Services Requested: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named - No proprietary part numbers for major equipment; one part number (7540-01-152-8067) is referenced for option items but not tied to a specific OEM - Main requirement is construction, modification, and installation services for animal penning and gating - Notable Requirements: - Set aside for Total Small Business under NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) - Mandatory site visit required for technical acceptability - Non-Disclosure Agreement required to access specifications and drawings - Firm fixed-price contract; award based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) - Contractor must provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and supervision - Compliance with federal safety, security, and training protocols is mandatory - Estimated contract value: $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 - Place of Performance: National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, 1980 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, KS

Description

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 1232SA26Q0450 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for penning and gating alterations at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, Manhattan, Kansas.  

This acquisition  is set-aside for small business concerns.  The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.  The small business size standard is $45M.  This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.  All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. 

A mandatory site visit is required to be technically acceptable.  Please see Solicitation Information and Attachments 6 and 7. 

Specifications and Drawings will not be posted.  In order to receive a copy of the Specifications and Drawings, each interested contractor must send a completed NonDisclosure Agreement to Erin Riffey, erin.riffey@usda.gov, and cc: Kraig Buffington, kraig.buffington@usda.gov.  Once those are received, they will be forwarded and recipients must comply with all restrictions within the NonDisclosure Agreement.   

Questions shall be submitted via emailed to erin.riffey@usda.gov and are due no later than May 1, 2026, at 1:00 PM Central Time.  This will ensure enough time to respond before the solicitation period ends.  Please include the solicitation name and number as the subject line of the email.

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