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PWS Soft Wall Containment Enclosures.docx | DOCX | Jun 8, 2026 |
Design, Manufacture, and Installation of BSL-3Ag Soft Wall Containment Enclosures
Contact and place of performance
David Hildebrand
Manhattan, KS 66502
USA
THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) desires to procure the design, manufacture, and installation of custom-designed, semi-permanent soft wall enclosures and doorways to provide enhanced containment within non-active ABSL-3Ag environments at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, KS. USDA desires to award a single firm fixed priced award on a small business...
View moreIn response to this sources sought, please provide:
Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Unique Entity ID (UEI), a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.
Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.
Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.
Information to help determine if the service requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.
Identify how USDA can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.
Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service is conducting market research via Sources Sought notice 1232SA26Q0741 to identify potential sources for the design, manufacture, and installation of custom-designed, semi-permanent soft wall enclosures and doorways. These systems are intended to provide enhanced containment within non-active ABSL-3Ag environments at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas. This requirement is classified under NAICS code 339999, All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing.
The agency desires to issue a single firm-fixed-price award and is specifically seeking information to determine if the acquisition can be conducted as a small business set-aside. The USDA encourages responses from all socioeconomic categories, including the 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantaged Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Women-Owned Small Business concerns. Interested firms must submit capability statements that include their Unique Entity ID (UEI), past experience on requirements of similar size and complexity, and information regarding the commercial availability and pricing of the required services.
Responses to this notice are due by June 12, 2026, and should be submitted to the point of contact, David Hildebrand. The notice includes one attachment, a Performance Work Statement (PWS) titled PWS Soft Wall Containment Enclosures.docx, which outlines the project scope. This market research phase is for planning purposes only and will be used to structure the contract requirements to facilitate competition while identifying any potential restrictions to small business participation.
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