Inactive Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) Set-Aside (FAR 19.13)

**The purpose of this amendment is to post a questions and answers continuation page** The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement to Demo... **The purpose of this amendment is to post a questions and answers continuation page** The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement to Demolish 3 Buildings in Wooster, OH. PROJECT SCOPE: Base Bid: Demolish the USDA Plant Pathogen Greenhouse in its entirety as indicated in the Statement of Work, Bid Option 01:Demolish the USDA Vector Virus Greenhouse in its entirety as indicated in the Statement of Work, Bid Option 02: Demolish the USDA Insectary in its entirety as indicated in the Statement of Work. Base bid and all bid options shall be in accordance with the Statement of Work and associated documents. Magnitude of Construction is between $250,000 and $500,000. Period of Performance is 150 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. A site visit is scheduled for August 22, 2023 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The Site Visit will be held at the project location. In order to attend the site visit, you must pre-register by close of business on August 21, 2023. Pre-register by emailing joel.maas@usda.gov with your company name, the name(s) of the representatives who will attend. An email 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 offers. Attendance at this site visit is not mandatory for offer submission; however, failure to visit the site will not relieve or mitigate the successful contractors responsibility and obligation to fully comply with the terms, conditions, and specifications contained and/or referenced in this document. SOLICITATION PERIOD: Proposals will be due on September 11, 2023 by 5:00 PM Eastern Time. All responses shall be submitted electronically to joel.maas@usda.gov. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to joel.maas@usda.gov no later than August 24, 2023 by 5:00 PM Eastern Time. 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. SOLICITATION PROCEDURES: The acquisition will be issued as a HUBZONE Set Aside, Request for Proposal using the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website. The NAICS code for this procurement is 238910; Small Business Size Standard is $19.0 Million. Product Service Code (PSC) is P400. The anticipated period of performance will be 150 calendar days from Notice To Proceed. A Bid Guarantee, Performance Bond, and Payment Bond will be required. It is anticipated that award will result in a single award firm-fixed price contract. This is an electronically issued acquisition. The solicitation is 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. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an offeror’s inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. 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 preferred. DISCLAIMER: The official contract documents are located on the Government webpage and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. 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. 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/.

Inactive 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement to replace Demolish Three Buildings at Ohio State University (Thorne Complex) in Wooster, Ohio... The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement to replace Demolish Three Buildings at Ohio State University (Thorne Complex) in Wooster, Ohio. PROJECT SCOPE: Demolish three buildings at Ohio State University (Thorn Complex) in their entirety in accordance with the Statement of Work. Complete specifications and drawings will be provided with the solicitation. Site visits are tentatively scheduled for July 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM Eastern and July 19, 2023 at 1:00 PM Eastern. The same information will be provided at both site visits, so offerors only need to attend one. Additional details, including how to register for the site visit, will be provided in the solicitation. SOLICITATION PERIOD: A request for proposal is scheduled to release on or about July 10, 2023. Proposals will be due on or about August 10, 2023. SOLICITATION PROCEDURES: The acquisition will be issued as a 8(a) Set-Aside, Request for Proposal using the Contract Opportunities on the sam.gov website. The NAICS code for this procurement is 238910; Small Business Size Standard is $19.0 million. Product Service Code (PSC) is P400. The anticipated period of performance will be 150 calendar days from Notice To Proceed. A Bid Guarantee, Performance Bond, and Payment Bond will be required. It is anticipated that award will result in a single award firm-fixed price contract. 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 preferred. 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.

Inactive

THIS IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION. The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is conducting a market survey to identify the availability and interest o... THIS IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION. The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is conducting a market survey to identify the availability and interest of qualified Small, Small Disadvantaged, Small Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Historically Underutilized Business Zones, Woman-Owned, and certified 8(a) firms and large businesses as potential sources to demolish three buildings at Ohio State University (Thorne Complex). The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 238910, Site preparation Contractors. The Small Business Size Standard is $19M. The following information is provided to assist the ARS in conducting Market Research to identify potential contractors for this effort: The government is seeking capability statements from businesses capable of performing the demolishing of three buildings at Ohio State University (Thorne Complex). The estimated magnitude of construction is between $250,000 and $500,000. Place of Performance: 1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, Ohio Respondents shall furnish sufficient technical information necessary for the Government to conclusively determine that they are capable of meeting the technical requirements identified above. Firms believing they can meet the requirements are encouraged to respond electronically with no less than the following information: • Business name, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), business address, business website, business size status (i.e., SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, SDB, WOSB, LB), point of contact name, mailing address (if different from business address), phone number, and email address; • Sufficient descriptive literature that unequivocally demonstrates that offered services will meet or exceed above specifications; • Descriptive material necessary for the government to determine whether the service offered meets the technical requirements; • If a large business, provide if subcontracting opportunities exist for small business concerns. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response. Interested Parties must respond with capability statements no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on June 20, 2023. All questions or responses under this Sources Sought Notice shall be sent to Joel Maas via email (joel.maas@usda.gov). All communication shall be in writing. No information will be taken by telephone. Notice of Intent: Responses to this sources sought announcement will assist the Government in determining whether or not any future requirement similar to this one should be set aside for small business, made available to full and open competition, or procure through sole-source acquisition procedures. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a synopsis and solicitation may be published on sam.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).