Renovation of a laboratory facility in Poplarville, Mississippi. Completed plans call for the renovation of a laboratory facility.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Contracting Operations Branch-Construction Team has a requirement to replace an existing Trane chiller in Poplarville, MS. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control to perform removal of an existing Train RTAF chiller and install a new properly sized Trane air-cooled chiller (RTAF-230). Vendors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed. Vendors interested in attending the site visit must notify the Contracting Officer at osvaldo.rodriguez@usda.gov by 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time on July 7, 2025, to be added to the approved list. Site Visit Date: July 8, 2025, 9:00 AM Central Time, Location: Southeast Area Thad Cochran Southern Horticulture Lab, 810 Hwy 26W, Poplarville, MS 39470 Information concerning the REE policies and procedures regarding the definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts and the time required for definitization of those actions per 15 U.S.C. 644 is available at https://www.ars.usda.gov/afm/apd/acquisitions/. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204 the magnitude of this construction project is between $250,000 and $500,000 Question Deadline 07/10/2025 at 10:00 AM CT *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.