# Accelerated Project Management

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1232sa25c0028

- Solicitation number: 1232SA25C0028
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Merrick & Company
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Agricultural Research Service
- Contracting office: Agricultural Research Service (n-AGRICULTURALRESEARCHSERVICE)
- NAICS: 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Product or service code: B504 Chemical/Biological Studies and Analysis
- County: Riley County (FIPS 20161). https://abierto.us/counties/riley-county-ks-20161
- City: Manhattan. https://abierto.us/cities/manhattan-ks-2044250
- First posted: September 15, 2025
- Last posted: September 15, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/51b17ea1395f487481f1828b322afa7a/view

## Description

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice of intent to issue a sole source award is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This procurement will be processed pursuant to FAR part 15. No solicitation will be issued. The contract has been previously awarded using FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and Compelling Urgency. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. No telephone calls are being accepted.

This Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizes and approves the award of a new, sole-source, 12-month, firm-fixed-price contract for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF).

ARS NBAF has an unusual and compelling urgent need for Program Management; Project and Construction Management; Commissioning; Performance Verification; and Preparation of key approval documentation that will allow NBAF to receive the required certification to operate as a Bio-Safety Level 3 and Bio-Safety Level 4 facility. The new contract will support the commissioning of NBAF as a Bio-Safety Level 3 and Bio-Safety Level 4 Facility.

These services must begin by August 30, 2025, to meet critical deadlines required for the certification and for the performance of mission-critical research with the commissioning report being required by August 6, 2026. As further described in section 5 below, Merrick & Company is the only company that can perform these services in the required timeframe. Please e-mail all inquiries regarding this notice to Joshua Keadle at Joshua.keadle@usda.gov. All inquiries are due no later than October 15, 2025 at 5:00pm.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Merrick & Company (UEI MSCKD57619M7)
- Contract: 1232SA25C0028, definitive contract
- Obligated: $26,965,071.54
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 1232SA25C0028 was reused as the contract number; same sub-agency 12H2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1232SA25C0028_12H2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- September 15, 2025: Special notice, due October 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 51b17ea1395f487481f1828b322afa7a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/51b17ea1395f487481f1828b322afa7a/view

## Points of contact

- Joshua Keadle, joshua.keadle@usda.gov

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