Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Amendment 0002 Issued Amendment 0001 Issued Site Visit Information: Attn: Victor Ponte 301-343-5397 Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) 10300 Baltimore Ave. Beltsville, MD 20705 TWO SITE VI... Amendment 0002 Issued Amendment 0001 Issued Site Visit Information: Attn: Victor Ponte 301-343-5397 Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) 10300 Baltimore Ave. Beltsville, MD 20705 TWO SITE VISIT DATES AVAILABLE (Must attend one of the two) July 29th, 2025 at 10:00am local time EST or July 30th, 2025 at 10:00am local time EST. Site Visit will meet in front of building 003 (the one with the clocktower in it) to get visitor badges (SITE VISIT ATTENDANCE AT ONE OF THE TWO DATES IS MANDATORY TO PROVIDE AN OFFER ON THIS SOLICATION) If you wish to attend the site visit please send an email to kelly.wright@usda.gov and victor.ponte@usda.gov with the title “1232SA25R0024 Site Visit Registration” please include the name(s) of those attending, along with company information. Contractors must be registered to attend the site visit. If Contractors are not registered they will not be permitted on the site visit. The site visit registration deadline is July 25, 2025, any registration request received after July 25, 2025 will not be accepted. Attendees should be employed by the prime contractor that intends to provide an offer for this solicitation. Subcontractor attendees are allowed to attend, and shall identify which prime contractor they are attending with on the sign in roster sheet. Prime contractors may not send multiple subcontractors to represent them, in an attempt to compete subcontractors amongst each other. Prime contractors may send proxy subcontractors to represent them in this capacity, given they clearly identify on the sign in sheet what prime contractor they are representing on the site visit. Subcontractors that fail to disclose on the sign in roster which prime contractor they are representing as a proxy, then that prime contract will not be given credit as attending the mandatory site visit. Questions (Request for Information RFI) must be submitted no later than 08/01/2025 by 5:00pm CST. Any questions submitted after this date will not be accepted or reviewed. Additionally, the Contracting Officer will make the final determination what questions will be answered, specifically not all questions may be answered if they are deemed not relevant or can be found in the RFP documents.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL NOTICE ONLY The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Contracting Operations Branch-Construction Team has a requirement to for b... THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL NOTICE ONLY The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Contracting Operations Branch-Construction Team has a requirement to for building demolition at Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Beltsville, Maryland. The Contractor shall provide all plant, labor, equipment, materials, and transportation and performing all required work in accordance with the plans and specifications for the project. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204 the magnitude of this construction project is between $1,000,000 - $5,000,000. This pre-solicitation announcement includes a draft copy of the scope of work (SOW). Mandatory site visit will be required and attendance by the prime contractor will be an evaluation factor. USDA-ARS will issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) construction contract in accordance with FAR Part 15 Contract by Negotiation and FAR Part 36 Construction Contracts. USDA is anticipating this being 100% set-aside for total small business. The Request for Proposal (RFP), 1232SA25R0024, may be issued on or around July 21, 2025. The NAICS Code anticipated to be 238910 – Site Preparation Contractors with a size standard of $19M. Completion timeframe for the resulting contract is anticipated to be 270 days after Notice to Proceed (NTP). The NTP will not be issued until all submittals are approved. The RFP will be accessible via sam.gov in the “Contracting Opportunities” section. Potential Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for release of the RFP package and any amendments. All offerors shall be registered with the System for Award Management Registration per FAR Clause 52.204-7 and FAR Provision 52.204-8 (USDA Deviation Feb 2025). No paper copies of the solicitation will be mailed and telephone requests will not be honored.