# Trane Chiller Replacement, Poplarville, MS

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1232sa25r0026

- Solicitation number: 1232SA25R0026
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Gottfried Construction LLC for $338,900.00
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Agricultural Research Service
- Contracting office: USDA ARS Afm Apd (1232SA)
- NAICS: 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- Product or service code: N041 Installation of Equipment: Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Poplarville, Mississippi
- County: Pearl River County (FIPS 28109). https://abierto.us/counties/pearl-river-county-ms-28109
- City: Poplarville. https://abierto.us/cities/poplarville-ms-2859480
- First posted: June 5, 2025
- Last posted: August 22, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e2f2ffe73fe7455591d48b579dc07f0a/view

## Description

Amendment 0001- The purpose of the amendment is to post Questions and Answers. Please refer to attachments section for additional information.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Contracting Operations Branch-Construction Team has a requirement to replace an existing Trane chiller in Poplarville, MS. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control to perform removal of an existing Train RTAF chiller and install a new properly sized Trane air-cooled chiller (RTAF-230).

Vendors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed. Vendors interested in attending the site visit must notify the Contracting Officer at osvaldo.rodriguez@usda.gov by 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time on July 7, 2025, to be added to the approved list.

**Site Visit Date:**

July 8, 2025, 9:00 AM Central Time, Location: Southeast Area Thad Cochran Southern Horticulture Lab, 810 Hwy 26W, Poplarville, MS 39470 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: Gottfried Construction LLC (UEI JCMJVYKNMTV7)
- Contract: 1232SA25C0023, definitive contract
- Obligated: $338,900.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 9 offers received
- Link: award number 1232SA25C0023 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1232SA (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1232SA25C0023_12H2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- June 5, 2025: Presolicitation, due June 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice be7aa3eb34c441f2937779ee8c695234. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/be7aa3eb34c441f2937779ee8c695234/view
- June 25, 2025: Solicitation, due July 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice f4e7ba96f9fe479ca863ffddb9308906. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f4e7ba96f9fe479ca863ffddb9308906/view
- July 14, 2025: Solicitation, due July 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice bfe112eac39545028027da6e0c0dcf9a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bfe112eac39545028027da6e0c0dcf9a/view
- August 22, 2025: Award notice. Notice e2f2ffe73fe7455591d48b579dc07f0a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e2f2ffe73fe7455591d48b579dc07f0a/view

## Points of contact

- Osvaldo Rodriguez, osvaldo.rodriguez@usda.gov

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