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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement to provide and install a group of countermeasures consisting of Access Control and CCTV systems that will enhance the protection of facilities, assets, and safety of personnel at the North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory located at 803 Iowa Avenue, Morris, MN 56267.

PROJECT SCOPE: This requirement is to provide and install electronic security upgrades that will satisfy the site's specific security needs. Complete specifications will be provided in the Statement of Work.

The estimated magnitude of construction is between $100,000 and $250,000.

Organized site visits are scheduled for February 24th, 2021 at 1:00 PM CDT and February 25th, 2021 at 9:00 AM CDT. The site visits will be held at the project location. The same information will be provided at both site visits, so offerors only need to attend one. In order to attend the site visit, you MUST pre-register by 3:00 PM CDT on February 23rd, 2021. Pre-register by emailing scott.larson@usda.gov with your company name, the name(s) of the representative(s) who will attend, and which site visit you are registering for. Face masks will be required at all times while on Government Property.

SOLICITATION PERIOD: A request for proposal is scheduled to release on or about February 16th, 2021. Proposals will be due on or about March 30, 2021.

SOLICITATION PROCEDURES: The acquisition will be issued as Full and Open Compitition, Request for Proposal using the Contract Opportunities on the beta.sam.gov website. The NAICS code for this procurement is 561621; Product Service Code (PSC) is 5865. The anticipated period of performance will be 60 calendar days from Notice To Proceed. A Bid Guarantee, Performance Bond, and Payment Bond will be required. It is anticipated that award will result in a single award firm-fixed price contract.

This is an electronically issued acquisition. The solicitation will be available at the Contract Opportunities on the beta.sam.gov website. Offerors are responsible for routinely checking the website for any possible solicitation amendments that may be issued. All responsible offerors may submit a proposal. To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Offerors may obtain information on registration in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov. Electronic proposals submitted via email is preferred.

This procurement requires the use of biobased products to the extent that such products are reasonably available, meet agency or relevant industry performance standards, and are reasonably priced. Where available, these products should first be acquired from among qualified products that fall under the umbrella of items designated through the USDA BioPreferredSM Program.