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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement to replace electrical equipment in vault 5 at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, IL.

PROJECT SCOPE: Replacement of existing interior transformer with new liquid filled exterior transformer; replacement of existing 120/208V, three phase switchboard with new; associated electrical distribution system modifications; associated conduit and wiring installations; and associated miscellaneous installations. Complete specifications and drawings will be provided with the solicitation.

Site visits are tentatively scheduled for June 13, 2023 at 1:00 PM CDT and June 14, 2023 at 10:00 AM CDT. The same information will be provided at both site visits, so offerors only need to attend one. Additional details, including how to register for the site visit, will be provided in the solicitation.

SOLICITATION PERIOD: A request for proposal is scheduled to release on or about June 5, 2023. Proposals will be due on or about July 10, 2023.

SOLICITATION PROCEDURES: The acquisition will be issued as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside, Request for Proposal using the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website. The NAICS code for this procurement is 238210; Small Business Size Standard is $19.0 million. Product Service Code (PSC) is Z2DB. The anticipated period of performance will be 540 calendar days from Notice To Proceed. A Bid Guarantee, Performance Bond, and Payment Bond will be required. It is anticipated that award will result in a single award firm-fixed price contract.

The estimated magnitude of construction is between $250,000 and $500,000.

This is an electronically issued acquisition. The solicitation will be available at the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website. Offerors are responsible for routinely checking the website for any possible solicitation amendments that may be issued. All responsible offerors may submit a proposal. To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Offerors may obtain information on registration in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov. Electronic proposals submitted via email is preferred.

This procurement requires the use of biobased products to the extent that such products are reasonably available, meet agency or relevant industry performance standards, and are reasonably priced. Where available, these products should first be acquired from among qualified products that fall under the umbrella of items designated through the USDA BioPreferredSM Program.