Renovation of a laboratory facility in Ames, Iowa. Completed plans call for the renovation of a laboratory facility.

Bldg 154 Air Compressor Replacement located at the USDA in Ames, IA in accordance with the Statement of Work and supporting documents. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 238220. The Small Business Size Standard is $16.5 Million. The magnitude of Construction is estimated to be between $500,000 and $1,000,000. NOTE: Email responses in Adobe PDF format are hereby authorized for the submittal of offers and proposal information. POC: Melissa Grice, Contract Specialist Phone: 970-631-4559 Email: melissa.grice@usda.gov Period of Performance: 09/29/2022 to 09/28/2023 DESCRIPTION OF WORK C.2.1 Permits and Licenses. Pursuant to FAR 52.236-7 Permits and Responsibilities, the Contractor shall obtain all required permits, licenses, and authorizations to perform work under this contract and comply with all the applicable Federal, state, and local laws and regulations. C.2.2 Directives, Instructions and References. Only the Contracting Officer shall issue directives/instructions defining the roles and responsibilities and appointment of a Contracting Officer Representative (COR); Location Monitor (LM); Project Manager (PM); Occupational Health & Safety Manager and/or any other functional appointment as deemed necessary for the scope of work. C.2.3 The Contractor shall manage the total work effort associated with the services required to meet the performance objectives and standards. Such management includes but is not limited to planning, scheduling, cost accounting, report preparation, establishing and maintaining records, and quality control. The Contractor shall provide a staff with the necessary management expertise to assure performance objectives and standards are met. The Contracting Officer may at any time require samples, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) or manufacturer's data cut sheets of materials used in this contract. C.2.4 Management. The Contractor shall manage the total work effort associated with the services required to meet the performance objectives and standards. Such management includes but is not limited to planning, scheduling, cost accounting, report preparation, establishing and maintaining records, and quality control. The Contractor shall provide a staff with the necessary management expertise to assure performance objectives and standards are met. PROJECT TITLE: Bldg 154 - Air Compressor Replacement PROJECT LOCATION: Ames, IA MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: Between $500,000 and $1,000,000 TYPE CONSTRUCTION: Building NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM CODE (NAICS): 238220 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $16.5M PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 365 calendar days from receipt of Notice to Proceed WAGE DETERMINATION: Department of Labor General Decision Number IA20220074 is included as an attachment to solicitation and is applicable to any resultant contract. If necessary, subsequent revisions will be posted to the solicitation via amendment prior to Proposal submission date. Revision may also be applicable prior to any contract award. Wage decisions are available at www.sam.gov. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI): 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 - 12505B22R0025'. 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 August 25, 2022. 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. TYPE OF SET-ASIDE THIS SOLICITATION IS A 100% SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. SEE THE SOLICITATION FOR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. Site Visit (Construction) (Feb 1995) (a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed. (b) Organized site visits have been scheduled for August 17, 2022 at 1:00 PM CT and August 18, 2022 at 9:00 AM CT. The same information will be provided at both site visits, so offerors only need to attend one. In order to attend the site visit, you MUST pre-register by close of business on August 16, 2022. Pre-register by emailing melissa.grice@usda.gov with your company name and the name(s) of the representative(s) who will attend. (c) Participants will meet at: SOLICITATION 12505B22R0025 Ames, IA Bldg 154 - Air Compressor Replacement Page 37 of 45 USDA, ARA, NADC 1920 Dayton Ave Bldg 154 Ames, IA 50010 extend the Q&A period to 2pm CT on September 14, 2022 *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.