# Fencing and Concrete Foundation Replacement Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1232sa25r0010 - Solicitation number: 1232SA25R0010 - Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation) - Status: Awarded to Rusty Bucket Construction LLC for $360,000.00 - Department: Department of Agriculture - Agency: Agricultural Research Service - Contracting office: USDA ARS Afm Apd (1232SA) - NAICS: 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors - Product or service code: Z2PC Repair Or Alteration Of Unimproved Real Property (Land) - Set-aside: Total small business set-aside - Place of performance: Ames, Iowa - County: Story County (FIPS 19169). https://abierto.us/counties/story-county-ia-19169 - City: Ames. https://abierto.us/cities/ames-ia-1901855 - First posted: May 23, 2025 - Last posted: September 25, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/10a6c403e3d84edf8cda8ebe348cf97a/view ## Description AMENDMENT 02 - 07/11/2025 Solicitation is amended to provide clarification and details on the animal waterer demolition and installation with the associated supply water lines and electrical and to extend the proposal due date to July 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM Central Daylight Time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. Acknowledgement of amendment is required with proposal submission by either returning a signed copy of the SF-30 or completing section 19 on the SF-1442. END OF AMENDMENT 02 AMENDMENT 01 - 06/30/2025 Solicitation is amended to post the site visit sign-in sheets. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. Acknowledgement of amendment is required with proposal submission by either returning a signed copy of the SF-30 or completing section 19 on the SF-1442. END OF AMENDMENT 01 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement for pasture fencing and concrete foundation replacement at the National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa. Solicitation 1232SA25R0010 is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document, with the incorporated clauses and provisions, is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 15 and 36 and will be incorporated in the awarded firm-fixed price order. Interested vendors should reference the solicitation documents for all terms and conditions. All interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure they have the most current information (i.e. Amendments) for the solicitation. No paper solicitation will be available. **Notice of Set-Aside for Small Business Concerns:** This requirement is a Total Small Business Set Aside. The associated NAICS Code is 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors. The small business size standard is $19.0 million. Magnitude of Construction is between $250,000 and $500,000. Period of performance is 180 days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. **Bonds:** Bid, Payment, and Performance Bonds are required. **Site Visit:** Organized site visits are scheduled for June 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM Central Daylight Time (CDT) and June 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM CDT. The site visit 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 June 16, 2025. Pre-register by emailing josh.dobereiner@usda.gov with your company name, the name(s) of the representatives who will attend, and which site visit you are registering for. An email response will be sent confirming your registration. The site visit will be held for the purpose of providing contractors with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the site which may be helpful in the preparation of offers. Attendance at this site visit is not mandatory for offer submission; however, failure to visit the site will not relieve or mitigate the successful contractor's responsibility and obligation to fully comply with the terms, conditions and specifications contained and/or referenced in this document. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, Josh Dobereiner, via email to josh.dobereiner@usda.gov. Questions must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM CDT on June 25, 2025. Answers to all questions received by that time will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation. No questions will be answered after this date unless determined to be in the best interest of the Government as deemed by the Contracting Officer. Telephone requests for information will not be accepted or returned. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register, go to www.sam.gov. Instructions for registering are on the web page (there is no registration fee). The solicitation and associated information will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at sam.gov. This solicitation is NOT an invitation for bids and there will be NO formal public bid opening. All inquiries must be in writing via email to the persons specified in this solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web. **DISCLAIMER:** The official contract documents are located on the government webpage and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to Contracting Opportunities for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror’s responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to this solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an offeror’s inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. **Biobased Products:** 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. The products should first be acquired from the USDA designated product categories. All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quantity that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards, and to the extent feasible and reasonable, include the exclusive use of biobased and recycled products. Please visit www.biopreferred.gov for more information on the USDA Biobased Program and to reference the catalog of mandatory biobased products. Information concerning the REE policies and procedures regarding the definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts and the time required for definitization of those actions per 15 U.S.C. 644 is available at https://www.ars.usda.gov/afm/apd/acquisitions/. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Rusty Bucket Construction LLC (UEI CTFCNL4UKM94) - Contract: 1232SA25C0045, definitive contract - Obligated: $360,000.00 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 6 offers received - Link: award number 1232SA25C0045 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1232SA (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1232SA25C0045_12H2_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - May 23, 2025: Presolicitation, due June 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice 769cdbf4d5984ea9966318012f36a272. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/769cdbf4d5984ea9966318012f36a272/view - June 11, 2025: Solicitation, due July 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice a1e40b1543ad4ae0a525425078f24e51. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a1e40b1543ad4ae0a525425078f24e51/view - June 30, 2025: Solicitation, due July 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 43bf6214c2434f46b95c1131b0a0786a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/43bf6214c2434f46b95c1131b0a0786a/view - July 11, 2025: Solicitation, due July 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 387b413600e645bb886fdea41767cacc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/387b413600e645bb886fdea41767cacc/view - September 25, 2025: Award notice. Notice 10a6c403e3d84edf8cda8ebe348cf97a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/10a6c403e3d84edf8cda8ebe348cf97a/view ## Points of contact - Joshua J. Dobereiner, josh.dobereiner@usda.gov, 309-403-3556 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. 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