The USDA needs a small business to build a new office for an entomology lab in Puerto Rico.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
- The USDA needs a new office built for an entomology lab in Puerto Rico.
- The office will be constructed by partitioning a large office into two.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
- This is a firm-fixed-price contract.
- The contract will last for the base period and any awarded options.
- The expected start date is not specified.
- How will they pick the winner?
- The evaluation will be based on the lowest price technically acceptable.
- When and how do you bid?
- All questions are due via email by August 6, 2026, at 12:00 PM Central Time.
- All offers are due via email by August 20, 2026, at 12:00 PM Central Time.
Next Steps - Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov. - Write a 1-page summary of similar construction work you've done before. - Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit on July 30, 2026.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory site visit on July 30, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar construction work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit on July 30, 2026.
Primary point of contact
Name
Erick Plamann
Email
erick.plamann@usda.gov