The site visit is scheduled for Wednesday, 7 February 2024, not 6 February. The change in this description has been corrected below.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Pacific West Area (PWA) Western Regional Research Center has a requirement for installation of a 16 foot by 122-foot ABC access road, 5 foot by 60-foot ABC access ramp, and two sidewalks at ALARC 21881 N Cardon Lane Maricopa, AZ. 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 leass 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 237310 with a size standard of $45M.

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 Wednesday February 7, 2024, at 9.00 a.m. Pacific Time. See Section L.4 of attached solicitation for more information and RSVP instructions.

PROJECT LOCATON USDA-ARS-PWA ALARC

21881 N Cardon Lane

Maricopa, AZ 85138

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.