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

AMENDMENT 02 - 08/14/2024 Solicitation is amended as follows: Remove the total small business set-aside; Add FAR Clauses 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns; 52.236-1, Performance of Work by the Contractor; and 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses; Add AGAR Clause 452.204-70, Modification for Contract Closeout; Add FAR Provision 52.252-5, Authorized Deviations in Provisions; Remove FAR Clause 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; Announce new site visit dates; and Extend the proposal due date to 09/16/2024. Site Visit: Organized site visits are scheduled for September 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM Central Daylight Time (CDT) and September 5, 2024 at 9:00 AM CDT. The site visit will be held at the project location. 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 3:00 PM CDT on September 3, 2024. Pre-register by emailing josh.dobereiner@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 Contracting Officer, Josh Dobereiner, via email to josh.dobereiner@usda.gov. Questions must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM CDT on September 6, 2024. 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. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. END OF AMENDMENT 02 PROJECT SCOPE: The contractor shall be responsible for removal and disposal of all controls for the Tuttnauer MN 498686SP-2H autoclave. Items to be removed include, but are not limited to existing piping, tubing, flex couplers, unions, fittings, valves, check valves, relief valves, control valves, throttle valves, non-return valves, actuators, solenoids, steam traps, regulators, reducers, condensate pumps, vacuum pumps, water reservoir tank, ejectors, strainers, filters, separators, plumbing gaskets, packing, door gaskets, door seals, pipe insulation, heat exchangers, coolers, electrodes, pressure gauges, vacuum gauges, pressure sensors, pressure transduces, temperature gauges, thermometers, temperature sensors, RTD's, printers, control/operator panels, operation switches, keyed switches, limit switches, e-stops, annunciator/operation lights, wire, batteries and relays. Just the Tuttnauer MN 498686SP-2H autoclave pressure chamber, door frames, and doors shall remain. Drawings will be provided with the solicitation. Delivery: 365 Days After Notice to Proceed Delivery Location Code: ARS-126125 MWA NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER 1920 DAYTON AVENUE P.O. BOX 70 AMES IA 50010 US Period of Performance: 08/26/2024 to 08/25/2025 The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $250,000 and $500,000. Question Deadline 09/06/2024 at 4:00 PM CT To obtain clarifications and/or additional information concerning the contract requirements, specifications and/or drawings, submit a written RFI to josh.dobereinerusda.gov. *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.