Cooling Tower Replacement, National Agricultural Library (Beltsville, MD)

Type of Notice: Pre-Solicitation Notice

Title: RFP # 1232SA25R0038 - Cooling Tower Replacement, National Agricultural Library (Beltsville, MD)

Description:

THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL NOTICE ONLY

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL) has a construction requirement to replace two existing cooling towers, including demolition of existing towers and associated components, replacement of the structural steel support, provide a new control system fully integrated into the existing BAS, equipment commissioning, and training onsite personnel. The project is located at USDA, ARS, NAL at 10301 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705.

The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, supplies, transportation and supervision performing all required work in accordance with the plans and specifications for this requirement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204 the magnitude of this construction project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

USDA will issue a Firm Fixed Price Construction Contract. The Request for Proposal (RFP) 1232SA25R0038, may be issued on or around July 15, 2025.

The upcoming solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-04 dated 06/11/2025. The requirement will be a Total Small Business Set-Aside, under NAICS Code 238220 with a size standard of $19M.

Completion timeframe for the resulting contract is to be determined. The RFQ will be accessible via https://sam.gov/ in the “Contracting Opportunities” section.

Potential Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for release of the RFQ package and any amendments. All offerors shall be registered with the System for Award Management Registration per FAR Clause 52.204-7 and 52.204-8. No paper copies of the solicitation will be mailed and telephone requests will not be honored.