ABSL-3Ag and ABSL-4Ag Penning and Gating Alterations, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, Manhattan, Kansas

Amendment 2 has been posted on May 26, 2026, and offerors must acknowledge amendment in their offer.

Amendment 1 has been posted on May 14, 2026, and offerors must acknowledge amendment in their offer.

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 1232SA26Q0450 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for penning and gating alterations at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, Manhattan, Kansas.

This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The small business size standard is $45M. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.

A mandatory site visit is required to be technically acceptable. Please see Solicitation Information and Attachments 6 and 7.

Specifications and Drawings will not be posted. In order to receive a copy of the Specifications and Drawings, each interested contractor must send a completed NonDisclosure Agreement to Erin Riffey, erin.riffey@usda.gov, and cc: Kraig Buffington, kraig.buffington@usda.gov. Once those are received, they will be forwarded and recipients must comply with all restrictions within the NonDisclosure Agreement.

Questions shall be submitted via emailed to erin.riffey@usda.gov and are due no later than May 1, 2026, at 1:00 PM Central Time. This will ensure enough time to respond before the solicitation period ends. Please include the solicitation name and number as the subject line of the email.