Description
The USDA‑ARS Northern Great Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NGPRL) in Mandan, ND is seeking a small‑business contractor to install a new barbed‑wire fence system, associated gates and posts; install a new electrical service line with outlets; lay approximately 1,475 ft of 1‑inch polyethylene water‑supply pipe with valves, drain‑backs, and hardware; and install a 1‑inch frost‑free 8‑ft hydrant and a double‑bowl thermosink stock‑water fountain, all at the NGPRL site. The work is a total‑small‑business set‑aside under NAICS 238990, with a firm‑fixed‑price contract, a 90‑day performance period beginning within 10 days of notice to proceed, and a submission deadline of 23 Sept 2026. The award will be made to the technically highest‑rated offer with fair and reasonable pricing.
• Scope: fence, gates, electrical service, underground water pipe, hydrant, fountain.
• Location: USDA‑ARS NGPRL, 1701 10th Ave SW, Mandan, ND 58554.
• Contract type: RFQ, firm‑fixed‑price, total small‑business set‑aside.
• NAICS: 238990 (Other Specialty Trade Contractors).
• Performance period: up to 90 calendar days after notice to proceed (approximately 5 months total contract period).
• Submission deadline: 23 Sept 2026 14:30 PDT (email to Contracting Officer).
• Evaluation: technical approach, key personnel, schedule, past performance; price evaluated only after technical award.
• Mandatory bonds: performance and payment bonds required within 10 days of award.
• Small‑business size standard: $19 M.