Renovation of a laboratory facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. Completed plans call for the renovation of a laboratory facility.

Award Details Contract Award Date: Sep 20, 2022 Contract Award Number: 12505B22C0019 Task/Delivery Order Number: Contractor Awarded Unique Entity ID: KZ5NLD4Q9JL4 Contractor Awarded Name: BBA CONSTRUCTION LLC Contractor Awarded Address: Bloomington, IL 61704-2801 USA Base and All Options Value (Total Contract Value): $778582.00 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement for Replace AHU-1 located at West Lafayette, IN BASE BID: Contractor shall provide all plant, labor, transportation, material, tools, equipment, appliances, and supervision necessary to Replace Air Handling Unit 1 (AHU-1) Solicitation 12505B22R0009 is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document, with the incorporated clauses and provisions, is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 15 and 36 and will be incorporated in the awarded firm-fixed price contract. Interested vendors should reference the solicitation documents for all terms and conditions. All interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure they have the most current information (i.e. Amendments) for the solicitation. No paper solicitation will be available. Notice of Set-Aside for Small Business Concerns: This requirement is a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside. The associated NAICS Code is 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors. The small business size standard is $16.50 million. Magnitude of Construction is estimated to be between $250,000 and $500,000. Period of performance is 120 days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed to include inspection and punch list. Site Visit: Organized site visits are scheduled for Tuesday June 21, 2022 at 10:00 AM and 1:00PM Eastern Time (EST) and June 22, at 10:00 AM and 1:00PM EST. Face coverings must be worn at all times. The COVID-19 Vaccine Attestation form must be presented upon entry to the site visit. The site visit will be held at the project location. The same information will be provided at all site visits, so offerors only need to attend one. In order to attend the site visit, you MUST pre-register by 3:00 PM EST on June 20, 2022. The maximum attendees allowed at each site visit is ten (10) due to COVID restrictions. Pre-register by emailing melissa.grice@usda.gov with your company name, the name(s) of the representatives who will attend, and which site visit you are registering for. An email response will be sent confirming your registration. The site visit will be held for the purpose of providing contractors with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the site which may be helpful in the preparation of offers. Attendance at this site visit is not mandatory for offer submission; however, failure to visit the site will not relieve or mitigate the successful contractor's responsibility and obligation to fully comply with the terms, conditions, and specifications contained and/or referenced in this document. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Melissa Grice, via email to melissa.grice@usda.gov. Questions must be submitted no later than close of business on July 1, 2022. Answers to all questions received by that time will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation. No questions will be answered after this date unless determined to be in the best interest of the Government as deemed by the Contracting Officer. Telephone requests for information will not be accepted or returned. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to www.sam.gov. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no fee for registration). The solicitation and associated information will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at SAM.gov. This solicitation is NOT an invitation for bids and there will be NO formal public bid opening. All inquiries must be in writing via email to the persons specified in this solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web. DISCLAIMER: The official contract documents are located on the government webpage and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to Contract Opportunities for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror's responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to this solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible, due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. Biobased Products: 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. The products should first be acquired from the USDA designated product categories. All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quantity that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards, and to the extent feasible and reasonable, include the exclusive use of biobased and recycled products. Please visit www.biopreferred.gov for more information on the USDA Biobased Program and to reference the catalog of mandatory biobased products. To obtain clarifications and/or additional information concerning the contract requirements, specifications and/or drawings, submit a written RFI to melissa.grice@usda.gov. The subject line of the email must read 'RFI - 12505B22R0009'. RFIs must be specific identifying section, paragraph and page no. of the specifications or cite the drawing number and must be in question format. All RFIs submitted shall include the solicitation number and title, contractor name, city, state, telephone, email address, date submitted, and the RFI question(s). RFI responses will be posted to www.sam.gov as necessary in amendment format. Deadline for submission of RFIs for this solicitation is close of business on July 1, 2022. N *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. Delivery: 10/31/2022 MBE (2.4%), WBE (6.9%), SBE (100%)