The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Pacific West Area (PWA) Western Regional Research Center has a requirement for the installation of an automatic overhead irrigation system 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 less than $25,000.00.

USDA will issue a Firm Fixed Price Construction Contract.

The requirement will be 100% set aside for Small Businesses, under NAICS Code 238220 with a size standard of $19M.

Pursuant to FAR 36.211(b), information regarding USDA’s definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts may be found at Contracting with USDA | USDA. USDA’s procedures that apply to the definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts may be found in the USDA Contracting Desk Book, located at Policies & Regulations | USDA, under Parts 436 and 443.

SITE VISIT: A site visit is scheduled for Tuesday February 20, 2024, at 9.00 a.m. Pacific Time. See Section L.4 – Site Visit of attached solicitation for more information and RSVP instructions.

PROJECT LOCATON

USDA-ARS-PWA WSU IAREC

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.