Trane Chiller Replacement, Poplarville, MS 1232SA25R0026

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/.

Amendment 0001- The purpose of the amendment is to post Questions and Answers. Please refer to attachments section for additional information. 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/.