Modernize Building 1 Elevators– USDA, ARS, Athens, Georgia 1232SA25R0068

SUBJECT: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement - Modernize Building 1 Elevators USDA, ARS, Athens, Georgia. PROPOSED SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1232SA25R0068 CONTACT POINT: Shalunda Mix, Contracting Officer, shalunda.mix@usda.gov DESCRIPTION: The contractor shall provide all professional services necessary to modernize the four car, 10 stop, gearless traction elevator system serving the USNPRC Building 1 tower. This includes but is not limited to Electrical, Fire Alarm, and HVAC. The contractor shall include all services and field labor, equipment (including cranes, rigging and material handling equipment), materials, testing and personal protective equipment necessary to perform the work. Complete statement of work will be provided with the solicitation. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: The project magnitude is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. SOLICITATION PERIOD: A solicitation is scheduled to release on or about August 18, 2025. Proposals will be due on or about September 19, 2025. The acquisition will be issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, Request for Proposal (1232SA25R0068) using the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website. The NAICS code for this procurement is 333921; Small Business Size Standard is 1,000. Product Service Code (PSC) is Y1JZ. A Bid Guarantee, Performance Bond, and Payment Bond will be required. It is anticipated that the award will result in a single award firm-fixed price contract. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: U.S. National Poultry Research Center 950 College Station Road Athens, Georgia 30605 Site visits are tentatively scheduled for September 3, 2025, at 10:00 ET. Additional details, including how to register for the site visit, will be provided in the solicitation. The anticipated period of performance will be 240 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. 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 required. 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.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement Modernize elevators in Building 1, USDA, ARS, Athens, Georgia. Vendors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed. Vendors interested in attending the site visit must notify Walter Dennis at walt.dennis@usda.gov by 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time on September 2, 2025, to be added to the approved list. Site Visit Date: September 3, 2025, at 10:00 am ET, Location: 950 College Station Road, Athens, Georgia 30605. (Meet at the main gate outside the security station.) Proposals are due no later than 2:00 P.M. ET on September 19, 2025 via email at shalunda.mix@usda.gov. Please reference the solicitation number and project title in all email correspondences, questions, and proposal submittal. 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/.

Questions & Answers Posted 09/10/2025. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement Modernize elevators in Building 1, USDA, ARS, Athens, Georgia. Vendors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed. Vendors interested in attending the site visit must notify Walter Dennis at walt.dennis@usda.gov by 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time on September 2, 2025, to be added to the approved list. Site Visit Date: September 3, 2025, at 10:00 am ET, Location: 950 College Station Road, Athens, Georgia 30605. (Meet at the main gate outside the security station.) Proposals are due no later than 2:00 P.M. ET on September 19, 2025 via email at shalunda.mix@usda.gov. Please reference the solicitation number and project title in all email correspondences, questions, and proposal submittal. 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/.