RFP SC-26-699 TASF Concrete Sidwalk Repair with Addendum 1

RESTRICTIVE NOTICE THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS SOLICITATION ARE THE PROPERTY OF AMES LABORATORY AND MAY ONLY BE FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF PREPARING A RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION. FURTHER DISSEMINATION OF DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS OTHER THAN TO POTENTIAL INDIVIDUAL SUBCONTRACTORS AND/OR SUPPLIERS IS PROHIBITED, AND MAY SUBJECT THE DISSEMINATOR TO CIVIL PENALTIES. THIS NOTICE SHALL BE MADE KNOWN TO AND BE APPLICABLE TO ALL POTENTIAL INDIVIDUAL SUBCONTRACTORS AND/OR SUPPLIERS. DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS MAY NOT BE PLACED ON THE INTERNET WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF AMES LABORATORY. Date:5/27/2026 TO: ALL OFFERORS Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP) SC-26-699 Concrete Sidewalk Repair Ames Laboratory, under a prime contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has a requirement for construction. With this Request for Proposal (RFP), you are invited to furnish a fixed-price proposal for this requirement. All work is to be performed in accordance with the Appendix B – Contractor Requirements dated April 21, 2026. For your information and use in preparing this proposal, we are providing you with the following applicable provisions. 1. DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF WORK Refer to Appendix B – Contractor Requirements dated April 21, 2026. 2. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS The applicable annual receipt criterion for a small business concern in this area of general construction is a concern that had average annual receipts for the preceding three (3) years not exceeding $45 mil for NAICS Code 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (Includes Sidewalks). 3. MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING AND SITE TOUR (MANDATORY) A mandatory pre-proposal meeting and site tour are scheduled for 6/4/2026 at 9:00 a.m. CDT in room 205 TASF located at 2408 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011. Visitor parking permits are available on-line through ISU Parking Division https://apps.parking.iastate.edu/visitor-permits The meeting provides an opportunity to discuss and clarify this RFP. However, nothing said or represented in the meeting shall be deemed to modify RFP requirements unless followed by a written amendment. Offerors are requested to submit questions relative to the RFP in advance of the meeting so the Laboratory may prepare responses. Please send an RSVP with the names of those planning on attending and the country of citizenship of each attendee to saxton@ameslab.gov. Those attending must have a real ID or passport ready to present upon Andrew Saxton Sr. Procurement Manager Ames Laboratory 2408 Pammel Dr. 231 TASF Ames, IA 50011-1015 (515) 294-4191 saxton@ameslab.gov -- 1 of 5 -- Ames Laboratory is operated by Iowa State University for the U.S. Department of Energy. Ames, Iowa 50011-3020. arrival. All guests will be greeted at the East ground floor entrance of TASF, escorted to the badging station and then escorted to the meeting room on the second floor of TASF. 4. EXPLANATION OR INTERPRETATION OF RFP DOCUMENTS Any prospective offeror desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must be requested via e-mail to saxton@ameslab.gov by 4:00 p.m. CDT, 6/10/2026. Verbal answers are not binding on any party. Any information given a prospective offeror concerning a solicitation will be furnished promptly to all other prospective offerors as an amendment to the solicitation, if that information is necessary in submitting proposals or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to the other prospective offerors. 5. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Work on-site will commence as negotiated after the notice to proceed has been issued. The work will be completed no later than 9/25/2026 unless an extension has been approved by the Ames Laboratory Purchasing Representative. 6. INSURANCE Certificates of insurance of the types and in the amounts set forth in “Bonds and Insurance” clause in the enclosed Appendix B, Ames Laboratory Terms and Conditions for Fixed-Price Construction Contracts will be required of you before physical work at the site commences. In accordance with paragraph (g) of “Bonds and Insurance” clause, all policies shall provide by appropriate language that Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University and the United States Government are additional insureds, that the insurance afforded by such policies is primary insurance, and that all rights of the insurer for contribution from other insurers of Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University and the United States Government are waived. 7. PAYMENT BOND If the contract exceeds $150,000, the successful offeror will be required to furnish Ames Laboratory with a Payment Bond within (10) calendar days after the effective date of the contract in a form and with sureties satisfactory to Ames Laboratory. (See the “Bonds and Insurance” clause and the “Additional Bond Security” clause in the enclosed Appendix A.) 8. PERFORMANCE BOND If the contract exceeds $150,000, the successful offeror will be required to furnish Ames Laboratory with a Performance Bond within (10) calendar days after the effective date of the contract in a form and with sureties satisfactory to Ames Laboratory. (See the “Bonds and Insurance” clause and the “Additional Bond Security” clause in the enclosed Appendix A.) 9. BID SECURITY A certified check, cashier's check or an acceptable bidder's bond such as AIA Document 310, payable to The Ames Laboratory in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the largest possible total amount for the bid submitted, including the consideration of additive alternates, if any, must accompany each proposal. Such checks or bid bond will be returned to all except the three lowest Bidders within 5 days after the receipt of bids, and the remaining checks or bid bonds will be returned promptly after The Ames Laboratory and the accepted Bidder have executed the Contract, or, if no award has been made within 30 days after bid receipt date, upon demand of the Bidder of his/her bid. The succ…