Description
The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Crop Science Research Laboratory in Mississippi State requires a small‑business contractor to perform a suite of interior construction tasks: remove existing flooring and install new VCT tile, replace stairwell safety pads, repaint metal doors and frames, and repair and repaint hallway walls. The work must be completed within a 120‑day performance period after notice to proceed. The solicitation is a total small‑business set‑aside RFQ (Solicitation No. 1232SA26Q1466) with a mandatory performance bond for contracts over $35,000 and a bid guarantee only for proposals exceeding $150,000. All quotations are evaluated on the lowest‑price‑technically‑acceptable basis. • Scope: flooring removal/installation, stairwell pad replacement, door/frame painting, wall repair/painting. • Location: USDA ARS Crop Science Research Lab, R.W. Harned Building, 150 Twelve Lane, Mississippi State, MS 39762. • Contract type: Commercial construction RFQ, small‑business set‑aside. • Performance period: 120 calendar days. • Required bonds: Performance and payment bonds for contracts > $35,000; bid guarantee only if > $150,000. • Evaluation: lowest price technically acceptable.