Renovation of an educational facility in Peoria, Illinois. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement for Exterior Building Repairs - Phase 2, 3, 4 at Peoria, IL Solicitation 12505B23R0010 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 . Notice of - for Small Business Concerns: This requirement is a 100% Total Women-Owned Small Business . The associated NAICS Code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The small business size standard is $45 million. of Construction is estimated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Period of is 365 after receipt of the Notice to Proceed to include and punch list. Site Visit: Organized site visits are scheduled for August 16, 2023, at 10:00 AM CT and August 17, 2023, 1:00PM CT. 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 CST on August 15, 2023. 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 ; 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 to melissa.grice@usda.gov. Questions must be submitted no later than 2pm CT on August 23, 2023. Answers to all questions received by that time will be posted as an 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 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 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 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 on the government webpage and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other . 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 , meet agency or relevant industry 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. *The for this project is based on a financial range. The is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.