Site work for a water / sewer project in Washington, New Jersey. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

UPDATE 8/22/24: A new Solicitation has been issued and posted for this Project. The Solicitation Number 12305B24R0045. The Requirement has been updated. See Solicitation for details for date of Site Visit and deadline date for RFIs. Please note the Due Date for Offers (Proposals) in the General Informaton section of this posting and in the Solicitation (unless Amended). UPDATE 9/10/24: Amendment 0001 has been issued and is attached. The Amendment is incorporating the current Wage Determination and providing responses to the received RFIs. This is a request for proposal. The Solicitation Package is attached. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement at the Blueberry and Cranberry Research Station, Chatsworth, NJ. The requirement consist of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment for constructing two 30' x 100', 3,000 square foot, (6,000 square foot total) aluminum framed greenhouses with 6 mil poly inflated film covering, shade cloth, 8 mm double wall polycarbonate panels at headwalls, doors, louvers, concrete footing, walks, and entry pads. Installation of headwall mounted exhaust fans and louvers. Installation of propane fired furnaces that will distribute air throughout the greenhouses utilizing poly-duct that is mounted to the floor. Installation of circulation fans located within the greenhouses. Installation of a greenhouses controls system. Installation of a new domestic water main to serve the greenhouse and installation of hose bibbs with timers to support the greenhouses irrigation systems. Installation of propane tank and piping to support propane furnaces. Provide norma and standby electrical service by new underground duct bank from existing distribution equipment located at the head house. The project will consist of a base and three optional contract line items (CLINS) as follows: 0001 Base Bid - All items described above. 0002 Option 1 - Installation of evaporative cooling pads for Greenhouse #1. 0003 Option 2 - Constructing a second greenhouse structure, Greenhouse #2. 0004 Option 3 - Installation of evaporative cooling pads for Greenhouse #2. General Information Magnitude of Construction: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 The resulting contract will be a Firm Fixed-Price contract. The solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated NAICS Code is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The small business size standard is $45.0 million. Period of performance is 180 days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Bonds: If the contract exceeds $35,000, the offeror to whom award is made shall furnish a payment security, which can be a payment bond or an alternative form per FAR 52.228-13, Alternative Payment Protections. IAW FAR 28.102-1, Awards exceeding $150,000 require both Payment and Performance Bonds. See solicitation details regarding a Bid Bond, which will be required. SITE VISIT: An organized site visit has been scheduled for 07/24/2024 at 11AM ET. Participants will meet at -124A Lake Oswego Road, Chatsworth, NJ 08019 RFIs: Deadline for submission of RFIs for this solicitation is by 11AM ET on August 1, 2024. All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, via email to janie.roneyusda.gov, by 11AM on 8/1/24. Telephone requests for information will not be accepted or returned. IMPORTANT NOTICE To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Register via the SAM Internet site at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. *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.