Cooling Tower Replacement, National Agricultural Library (Beltsville, MD) 1232SA25R0038

Type of Notice: Pre-Solicitation Notice Title: RFP # 1232SA25R0038 - Cooling Tower Replacement, National Agricultural Library (Beltsville, MD) Description: THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL NOTICE ONLY The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL) has a construction requirement to replace two existing cooling towers, including demolition of existing towers and associated components, replacement of the structural steel support, provide a new control system fully integrated into the existing BAS, equipment commissioning, and training onsite personnel. The project is located at USDA, ARS, NAL at 10301 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705. The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, supplies, transportation and supervision performing all required work in accordance with the plans and specifications for this requirement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204 the magnitude of this construction project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. USDA will issue a Firm Fixed Price Construction Contract. The Request for Proposal (RFP) 1232SA25R0038, may be issued on or around July 15, 2025. The upcoming solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-04 dated 06/11/2025. The requirement will be a Total Small Business Set-Aside, under NAICS Code 238220 with a size standard of $19M. Completion timeframe for the resulting contract is to be determined. The RFQ will be accessible via https://sam.gov/ in the Contracting Opportunities section. Potential Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for release of the RFQ package and any amendments. All offerors shall be registered with the System for Award Management Registration per FAR Clause 52.204-7 and 52.204-8. No paper copies of the solicitation will be mailed and telephone requests will not be honored.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL) has a construction requirement to replace two existing cooling towers, including demolition of existing towers and associated components, replacement of the structural steel support, provide a new control system fully integrated into the existing BAS, equipment commissioning, and training onsite personnel. All work shall be performed in accordance with the specifications, drawings, and other attachments for this requirement. The project is located at USDA, ARS, NAL at 10301 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705. SITE VISIT: A single organized site visit has been scheduled for 08:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday July 22, 2025. See Attachment 1 Section L.7 for RSVP instructions and additional information.

****AMENDMENT 0001**** (see attached SF30) The purpose of this amendment is to provide a copy of the Site Visit Sign-In Sheet (see attached); ### The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL) has a construction requirement to replace two existing cooling towers, including demolition of existing towers and associated components, replacement of the structural steel support, provide a new control system fully integrated into the existing BAS, equipment commissioning, and training onsite personnel. All work shall be performed in accordance with the specifications, drawings, and other attachments for this requirement. The project is located at USDA, ARS, NAL at 10301 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705. SITE VISIT: A single organized site visit has been scheduled for 08:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday July 22, 2025. See Attachment 1 Section L.7 for RSVP instructions and additional information.

****AMENDMENT 0003**** (see attached SF30) The purpose of this amendment is to provide Questions and Answers (see attached). ### ****AMENDMENT 0002**** (see attached SF30) The purpose of this amendment is to: 1. Provide notice that Questions and Answers are forthcoming in a subsequent amendment. 2. Extend proposal due date to 08/29/2025. ### ****AMENDMENT 0001**** (see attached SF30) The purpose of this amendment is to provide a copy of the Site Visit Sign-In Sheet (see attached); ### The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL) has a construction requirement to replace two existing cooling towers, including demolition of existing towers and associated components, replacement of the structural steel support, provide a new control system fully integrated into the existing BAS, equipment commissioning, and training onsite personnel. All work shall be performed in accordance with the specifications, drawings, and other attachments for this requirement. The project is located at USDA, ARS, NAL at 10301 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705. SITE VISIT: A single organized site visit has been scheduled for 08:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday July 22, 2025. See Attachment 1 Section L.7 for RSVP instructions and additional information.

****AMENDMENT 0004**** (see attached SF30) The purpose of this amendment is to provide a correction in Attachment 1 - Section L.8 (b)(2). The reference to..., "and completed Attachment 2 in Excel format" is not correct and should be disregarded. The correct information is that Attachment 2 is the Statement of Work, which is a PDF file. ### ****AMENDMENT 0003**** (see attached SF30) The purpose of this amendment is to provide Questions and Answers (see attached). ### ****AMENDMENT 0002**** (see attached SF30) The purpose of this amendment is to: 1. Provide notice that Questions and Answers are forthcoming in a subsequent amendment. 2. Extend proposal due date to 08/29/2025. ### ****AMENDMENT 0001**** (see attached SF30) The purpose of this amendment is to provide a copy of the Site Visit Sign-In Sheet (see attached); ### The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL) has a construction requirement to replace two existing cooling towers, including demolition of existing towers and associated components, replacement of the structural steel support, provide a new control system fully integrated into the existing BAS, equipment commissioning, and training onsite personnel. All work shall be performed in accordance with the specifications, drawings, and other attachments for this requirement. The project is located at USDA, ARS, NAL at 10301 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705. SITE VISIT: A single organized site visit has been scheduled for 08:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday July 22, 2025. See Attachment 1 Section L.7 for RSVP instructions and additional information.