Six Ton CO2 Tank & Accessories
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement to: Replace Six Ton Carbon-Dioxide Tank and Associated Equipment.
Solicitation AG-32SC-S-17-0043 will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP), Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The solicitation document, with the incorporated clauses and provisions, is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 13 and 36 and will be incorporated in the awarded firm-fixed price order. 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.
Notice of Set-Aside for Small Business Concerns: This requirement is a Small Business Set Aside.
The associated NAICS Code is 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors. The small business size standard is $15.0 million. (This is subject to change in a future Amendment.)
Magnitude of Construction is between $25,000 and $100,000.
Period of performance is 59 days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed.
Bonds: If the contract exceeds $35,000, the offeror to whom award is made shall furnish a payment security, which can be a payment bond or an alternative form per FAR 52.228-13, Alternative Payment Protections.
Site Visit: An organized site visit will be conducted at: a time and date to be determined, see future amendment. Location: USDA, BARC, 10300 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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 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 Contracting Officer, Jason Robbins, via email to jason.robbins@ars.usda.gov. Questions must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM EDT on July 28, 2017. 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.
SOLICITATION TO BE POSTED AFTER: July 11, 2017
Jason Robbins, Contracting Officer, Phone 309-681-6118, Email jason.robbins@ars.usda.gov
