Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of USDA has a chain-link security fence installation requirement at the US Dairy Forage Research Center farm located at S8822 Sunset Drive, Prairie du Sac, WI. ... The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of USDA has a chain-link security fence installation requirement at the US Dairy Forage Research Center farm located at S8822 Sunset Drive, Prairie du Sac, WI. Solicitation 12505B22R0018 is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document, with the incorporated clauses and provisions, is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 and will be incorporated in the awarded firm-fixed price contract. Interested vendors should reference the solicitation documents for all terms and conditions. All interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure they have the most current information (i.e. Amendments) for the solicitation. No paper solicitation will be available. This requirement is a being solicited as a total small business set-aside. The associated NAICS Code is 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors, with a small business size standard of $16.5 million. Magnitude of Construction is between $25,000 and $100,000. Period of performance is 30 days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Site Visit: Organized site visits are scheduled for July 14, 2022 at 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CDT and July 15, 2022 at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT. Attendance is limited to 5 people per site visit. The site visit will be held at the project location. The same information will be provided at all site visits, so offerors only need to attend one. In order to attend the site visit, you MUST pre-register by 3:00 PM CST on July 13, 2022. Pre-register by emailing danielle.wolz@usda.gov with your company name, the name(s) of the representatives who will attend, and which site visit you are registering for. An email response will be sent confirming your registration. The site visit will be held for the purpose of providing contractors with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the site which may be helpful in the preparation of proposals. Attendance at this site visit is not mandatory for proposal submission; however, failure to visit the site will not relieve or mitigate the successful contractor's responsibility and obligation to fully comply with the terms, conditions, and specifications contained and/or referenced in this document. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Danielle Wolz, via email to danielle.wolz@usda.gov. Questions must be submitted no later than 3:00 PM CST on July 18, 2022. Answers to all questions received by that time will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation. No questions will be answered after this date unless determined to be in the best interest of the Government as deemed by the Contracting Officer. Telephone requests for information will not be accepted or returned. Biobased Products: 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. The products should first be acquired from the USDA designated product categories. All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quantity that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards, and to the extent feasible and reasonable, include the exclusive use of biobased and recycled products. Please visit www.biopreferred.gov for more information on the USDA Biobased Program and to reference the catalog of mandatory biobased products.