Renovation of a laboratory facility in Laurel, Maryland. Completed plans call for the renovation of a laboratory facility.

Contract Award Date: Sep 30, 2023 Contract Award Number: 12639523C0113 Task/Delivery Order Number: Contractor Awarded Unique Entity ID: GR8LJ61N3PM5 Contractor Awarded Name: RITZ CONSTRUCTION INC Contractor Awarded Address: Frederick, MD 21701 USA Base and All Options Value (Total Contract Value): $2,206,968.00 APHIS-PPQ-32R2, USDA-APHIS-PPQ-FO Please refer any questions pertaining to this solicitation to Jim Roloff, contracting officer, at james.g.roloff@usda.gov. Additionally, email your proposal to Jim Roloff by the date and time indicated in block 13 on the first page of this solicitation. See evaluation factors for award on pages 24 and 25. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has a construction requirement at its National Center for Applied Plant Protection in Laurel, Maryland. NCAPP safeguards agricultural resources from the risks associated with the entry, establishment or spread of exotic plant diseases introduced into the United States. The requirement is to install a new effluent decontamination system, which treats the hazardous waste NCAPP produces. Several key components on the existing system are either deteriorating or inoperable, so work includes cleaning, removing, and disposing of it. Most of the work is mechanical, with incidental electrical work. The solicitation and attachments are posted below. 1. Please refer any questions pertaining to this solicitation to Jim Roloff, contracting officer, at james.g.roloff@usda.gov. Additionally, email your proposal to Jim Roloff by the date and time indicated in block 13 on the first page of this solicitation. 2. The estimated of this project is between $1M and $5M. 3. The appropriate Department of Labor for construction shall apply to any resultant contract (see List of Attachments on page 14). 4. USDA is exempt from sales tax: tax ID no. 41-0696271; tax exempt no. 471640000. 5. Offerors must submit the following items for award consideration: A signed copy of the Standard Form 1442. Please complete block 14, including vendor name, address, phone number, Federal Tax ID number, and UEI number; block 17, block 19 if applicable; and blocks 20a, 20b, and 20c. See Evaluation Factors for Award on pages 24 and 25 for further information on what must be included with your proposal. 6. A pre-proposal conference/ is scheduled for Aug 29 at 10 a.m. ET. See the provision on page 23 for details. Offerors must take steps reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and of the work, and that it has investigated and satisfied itself as to the general and local conditions which can affect the work or its cost, including but not limited to: - conditions bearing upon transportation, disposal, handling, and storage of materials; - the availability of labor, water, electric power, and roads; - the conformation and conditions of the ground; and - the character of equipment and facilities needed preliminary to and during work . Offerors shall also satisfy itself as to the character, quality, and quantity of surface and subsurface materials or obstacles to be encountered insofar as this information is reasonably ascertainable from an inspection of the , including all exploratory work done by the Government, as well as from any drawings and specifications made a part of this contract. Any failure of the Contractor to take the actions described and acknowledged in this paragraph will not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty and cost of successfully performing the work, or for proceeding to successfully perform the work without additional expense to the Government. The Government assumes no responsibility for any conclusions or interpretations made by the Contractor based on the information made available by the Government. Nor does the Government assume responsibility for any understanding reached or representation made concerning conditions which can affect the work by any of its officers or agents before the execution of this contract, unless that understanding, or representation is expressly stated in this contract. *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.