USDA-ARS-PWA Forage Seed and Cereal Prosser WA for Hop Picker Building

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Pacific West Area (PWA) Western Regional Research Center has a requirement for the construction of a hop picker machine and drying kiln building at 24106 N. Bunn Road in Prosser, WA 99350. The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, supplies, transportation and supervision performing all required work in accordance with the plans and specifications for this requirement. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204 the magnitude of this construction project is between $250,000 and $500,000. USDA will issue a Firm Fixed Price Construction Contract. The requirement will be 100% set aside for Small Businesses, under NAICS Code 236220 with a size standard of $45M. 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/. The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment and materials to perform all requirements listed in the terms and conditions, drawings, Statement of Work and other attachments to this RFP to construct a covered building for a hop picker machine and drying kiln. SITE VISIT: A site visit is scheduled for Friday July 7, 2023, at 9.00 a.m. Pacific Time. See Section L.5 of attached solicitation for more information and RSVP instructions. PROJECT LOCATOIN USDA-ARS-PWA FORAGE SEED AND CEREAL RESEARCH 24106 N. Bunn Rd; Prosser, WA 99350 Potential Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for any amendments. All offerors shall be registered with the System for Award Management Registration per FAR Clause 52.204-7 and 52.204-8. No paper copies of the solicitation will be mailed and telephone requests will not be honored. Construction of a Hop Picker and drying kiln building at the Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit 24106 N. Bunn Rd in Prosser WA 99350. No questions will be answered at the site visit. All questions shall be submitted on Attachment VI - Request for Information no later than 12 July 2023 to theodore.blume@usda.gov .

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