The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is requesting quotes for sewer system repairs at Building 32 in Tifton, Georgia. The project involves replacing a failed sewer lift station with a gravity sewer line at the Crop Genetics & Breeding Research Unit. This procurement is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 237110, which has a $45.0 million size standard. The turn-key scope includes demolition, excavation, installation, and backfilling. The performance period is 60 calendar days. Quotes will be evaluated using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method, requiring a technical approach narrative and company experience documentation. Site visits are scheduled for June 16 and 17, 2026, with registration required by June 15. The solicitation includes the SF-1442, a Statement of Work, and Davis-Bacon Act wage determinations for Tift County. The acquisition is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 237110. Quotes must include a technical approach and company experience. The work involves the full repair cycle, from demolishing the current lift station to site restoration. A one-year warranty on parts and labor is required.
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Joshua J. Dobereiner
Tifton, GA 31793
USA
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0756 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for building 32 sewer repair. This acquisition is set-aside fo...
View moreThe 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 quotes. Attendance at the site visit is not mandatory for quote 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, Josh Dobereiner, via email to [email protected]. Questions must be submitted no later than June 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT. 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.
Technical data and supporting documentation associated with this solicitation are included as attachments to the solicitation and can be accessed via the "Attachments/Links" section of the posting.
Definitization of Equitable Adjustments for Change Orders
Pursuant to FAR 36.101-4(b), information regarding USDA’s definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts may be found at https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/general-information/staff-offices/departmental-administration/office-contracting-and-procurement-ocp/policies-regulations under “Federal Acquisition Regulation 36.101-4”. USDA’s procedures that apply to the definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts may be found in AGAR 443.304 -70.