FY25 Concrete Project - National Animal Disease Center - Ames, Iowa

SUBJECT: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement to FY25 Concrete Project – National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa.

PROPOSED SOLICITATION NUMBER: 12505B25R0015

CONTACT POINT: Tiffany Reval, Contract Specialist tiffany.reval@usda.gov

DESCRIPTION: The work includes concrete repairs, installations, and safety guardrail replacements in four areas on the Ames USDA campus. Complete specifications and drawings will be provided with the solicitation.

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: The project magnitude is between $250,000 and $500,000.

SOLICITATION PERIOD: A request for proposal is scheduled to release on or about May 30, 2025. Proposals will be due on or about June 30, 2025.

The acquisition will be issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, Request for Proposal (12505B25R0015) using the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website. The NAICS code for this procurement is 238120; Small Business Size Standard is $19.0 million. Product Service Code (PSC) is Z2PZ. A Bid Guarantee, Performance Bond, and Payment Bond will be required. It is anticipated that the award will result in a single award firm-fixed price contract.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

United States Department of Agriculture

1920 Dayton Avenue

Ames, Iowa 50010

Site visits are tentatively scheduled for June 10, 2025, at 9:00 CDT and June 12, 2025, at 1:00 PM CDT. The same information will be provided at both site visits, so offerors only need to attend one. Additional details, including how to register for the site visit, will be provided in the solicitation.

0001 - Base - Field Bard 215 & 216 Livestock Corral area concrete pad

0002 - Option 1 - Area 1 - Building 3 & 4 Stairwell Curb, stair support and sidewalk area

0003 - Option 2 - Area 2 - Building 21 Sidewalk to employee entrance

0004 - Option 3 - Area 3 - Roadway Repair for access to Building 7 - Suite 1

The anticipated period of performance will be 180 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

This is an electronically issued acquisition. The solicitation will be available at the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website. Offerors are responsible for routinely checking the website for any possible solicitation amendments that may be issued. All responsible offerors may submit a proposal. To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Offerors may obtain information on registration in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov. Electronic proposals submitted via email is required.

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 BioPreferredSM Program.