USDA FORAGE ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT (FAPRU) INDUSTRY DAY
Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
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State: | Kentucky |
Level of Government: | Federal |
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Opps ID: | NBD00159473542789409 |
Posted Date: | Aug 3, 2023 |
Due Date: | Aug 30, 2023 |
Solicitation No: | W912QR_USDA_FORAGE_ANIMAL_PRODUCTION_RESEARCH_UNIT_INDUSTRY_DAY |
Source: | Members Only |
- Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
- All Dates/Times are: (UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
- Original Published Date: Aug 03, 2023 09:10 am EDT
- Original Response Date: Aug 30, 2023 09:00 am EDT
- Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
- Original Inactive Date: Sep 14, 2023
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: Y1DB - CONSTRUCTION OF LABORATORIES AND CLINICS
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NAICS Code:
- 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
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Place of Performance:
Lexington , KY 40503USA
USDA FORAGE ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT (FAPRU) INDUSTRY DAY
MEETING LOGISTICS:
An Industry Day for upcoming projects at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY
The Industry Day will be held on 30 August 2023 at 9:00 am Eastern Standard Time (EST). The Industry Day will be located at the E.S. Good Barn conference center at the following address:
1451 University Drive
Lexington, KY 40503
Contractors are asked to arrive approximately 15 minutes prior to the Industry Day. Contractors planning to attend the event are asked to complete the Pre-registration Form attached to this notice. Opportunities for networking and questions will be available throughout the event.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
FORAGE ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT:
The project will construct a two-story, 47,840 SF laboratory office building with an integrated mechanical penthouse constructed of Kentucky regional materials inspired by agricultural influences such as rustic limestone, limestone gladding, high performance structural silicone glazing and oxidized metal panels located on the University of Kentucky campus. The facility interior will consist of laboratory, office space as well as informal/shared meeting area and personal/flexible spaces.
The new research facility for the United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) has the “mission to provide improved sustainability and profitability of forage-based livestock enterprises” in the local region. The project will be in on the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture, Food and the Environment (UK-CAFÉ) campus and consists of Research Laboratories, Support Laboratories, Offices for principal investigators and their teams, collaboration space, along with Greenhouse and Headhouse facilities. Laboratory requirements/features include: daylighting, open and closed labs, chemical fume hoods, biosafety cabinets, lab air, lab vacuum, dedicated ventilation system and primary/secondary protection devices. Other requirements include compliance with ANSI Z-3581 Emergency Eye Wash & Shower Equipment standard and the installation of modern utilities such as deionized water, natural gas and custom gases. Specialized equipment installation will be required for items such as: walk-in cold room, walk-in freezer room, chemical fume hood, autoclave, glassware washer, liquid nitrogen freezer and storage tanks, etc.
The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation for the FARPU in Q1 of FY 2024. Details regarding the Optional Site Visit will be included in the solicitation. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation when it is posted to http://www.SAM.gov. The magnitude of construction for this project is expected to be between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.
SOLICITATION WEBSITE:
The official solicitations, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at Federal Business Opportunities website, http://www.SAM.gov. Paper copies of the solicitations will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for these solicitations will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitations for these projects, contractors are required to register at the System for Award Management website at http://www.SAM.gov. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offeror’s responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitations.
REGISTRATIONS:
Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database:
System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.
POINT-OF-CONTACT:
The primary point-of-contact for this Industry Day posting is Blake Gevedon at william.b.gevedon@usace.army.mil. All Pre-Registration Forms and Industry Day Inquiries should be directed to Mr. Gevedon’s email address, stated above.
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- KO CONTRACTING DIVISION 600 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR PL
- LOUISVILLE , KY 40202-2230
- USA
- William B. Gevedon
- william.b.gevedon@usace.army.mil
- Aug 03, 2023 09:10 am EDTSpecial Notice (Original)
- Mar 23, 2023 11:56 pm EDT Sources Sought (Original)
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