Renovation of a laboratory facility in Berkeley, California. Working plans call for the renovation of a laboratory facility.

Bid is cancelled. 4/11: RFQ 123A9424Q0014 has been canceled in its entirety. Please read the attached Request for Quote (RFQ), including the Statement of Work (SOW) and clauses, for further details and instructions. Submit all quotes, including pricing which includes Section B.4.1, and a signed copy of the SF1449 via email by Monday, April 22, 2024, 2:00pm EST to barbara.nelson@usda.gov An award is anticipated to be made on or about April 30, 2024 as a result of this RFQ. Purchase and installation of a new HVAC system as part of FY24 Equipment refresh for the Western Lab in Albany, CA. The objective of this procurement action is to acquire services to provide all parts, labor, site preparations including electrical work, installation, and verification of a HVAC system for temperature control of the two laboratory spaces 2201 and 2203 at the FSIS Western Laboratory. 2.0 Background The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a public health regulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Agricultural (USDA), protects consumers by ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and accurately labeled. The FSIS Western Laboratory (WL) is located at 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA. As a regulatory laboratory, the FSIS WL analyzes meat, poultry, Siluriformes, and egg products, to ensure that they are free of adulteration. The National Residue Program (NRP) is developed by FSIS and implemented by Office of Public Health Science (OPHS) in support of public health function in relation to chemical residues. The NRP has domestic and import sampling plans which generate nationwide data to document prevalence of food contaminants. The NRP also supports enforcement regulatory work and select exploratory projects. The laboratory space 2203 is used by the Chemistry Branch to conduct pesticide residue analysis and contains temperature sensitive mass spectrometry equipment. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is a powerful tool used for surveillance and monitoring for foodborne illnesses at FSIS. The laboratory space 2201 is used by the Microbiology Branch to characterize pathogenic isolates from regulated food samples.