Solicitation
RFP 7-B164-P-00002-00 (RR GC BPA FY27)
Department of Energy
AI summaryUChicago Argonne, LLC, the contractor that runs Argonne National Laboratory for the Department of Energy, plans to award two blanket purchase agreements (BPAs, standing deals under which individual orders are placed) for on-demand general construction at the laboratory in Lemont, Illinois. Each order is a firm-fixed-price task order (TO, one job with one set price). Each BPA has a one-year base period plus two one-year options. The response due date is November 11, 2026, 3:00 PM Central. More in the summary
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 14, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 3, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. The notice looks incomplete: The scope of work, specifications, Enclosure No. 4 evaluation criteria, Enclosure No. 5 proposal instructions and proposal form are in a password-protected Box folder, not read here; get the password from Nicholas Hitzler (nhitzler@anl.gov). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
UChicago Argonne, LLC, the contractor that runs Argonne National Laboratory for the Department of Energy, plans to award two blanket purchase agreements (BPAs, standing deals under which individual orders are placed) for on-demand general construction at the laboratory in Lemont, Illinois. Each order is a firm-fixed-price task order (TO, one job with one set price). Each BPA has a one-year base period plus two one-year options. The response due date is November 11, 2026, 3:00 PM Central.
Who can bid
- A record of good safety performance for the offeror and its subcontractors, needed to be found responsible and eligible for award
How to submit: Email to Nicholas Hitzler at nhitzler@anl.gov; electronic submission is required. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (8)
- Serious: Payment and performance bonds of $4,000,000 each. The winner must provide both bonds within 10 calendar days of the effective date, which many small firms cannot get on short order.
- Serious: Scope, specifications, evaluation criteria and forms are behind a password. The enclosures are in a password-protected Box folder; email the procurement official for the password before you can price the work.
- Worth checking: No guaranteed work. Argonne gives no minimum dollar amount per year, may buy these services by other means, and may rotate or compete task orders among two BPA holders.
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- Worth checking: Davis-Bacon wage rates and certified payroll. Laborers and mechanics must be paid at least the Department of Labor minimum wages, with certified payrolls submitted through LCPtracker.
- Worth checking: Too many exceptions to the terms can disqualify a proposal. The terms are Argonne's own construction terms and conditions, and many requested deviations may make an offer non-responsive.
- Minor: The pre-proposal meeting was Oct 22, 2026. Check the amendments for slides, answers or an attendee list, and whether taking part was required.
- Minor: Questions were due Oct 30, 2026. Check the amendments for the agency's answers.
- Minor: Buy American rules for construction materials. Foreign construction material planned for use must be identified and reported with the offer.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- RFP 7-B164-P-00002-00 (RR GC BPA).pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- General construction on a per-task-order basis: architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical work, indoor and outdoor
- Modifications, repairs, alterations and installations to facilities, buildings and infrastructure across Argonne National Laboratory or other Argonne-directed sites in Will and DuPage Counties
- Furnish all labor, materials, plant and equipment, supplies, transportation and qualified supervision, except items Argonne specifies it will furnish
- Take each job through a call from an authorized Call Manager, as a firm-fixed-price task order
- Pay Davis-Bacon wage rates (the Department of Labor's minimum wages for construction) and send certified payrolls through the LCPtracker system, which Argonne provides free
- Contract type
- Blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for firm-fixed-price task orders; two BPAs planned, and task orders may be rotated between or competed among the BPA holders
- Period of performance
- One-year base period plus two one-year options
- Place of performance
- Lemont, IL, USA: throughout Argonne National Laboratory or other Argonne-directed sites within Will and DuPage Counties
- Estimated value
- Argonne's planning estimate: about fifty (50) task orders per year, each not expected to exceed $350,000 unless Procurement approves, with a potential aggregate value of $500,000 to $4,000,000 per BPA; no minimum is guaranteed
- How they'll choose
- Best value trade-off: expected to be the highest technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated cost, but Argonne may pay more for technical advantages
- Offers due
- November 11, 2026, 3:00 PM Central (from the version posted Oct 14, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to Nicholas Hitzler at nhitzler@anl.gov; electronic submission is required
What to include when you submit
- First page of the proposal must show the solicitation number; the offeror's name, address, telephone and email; and the name, title and signature of the person authorized to sign
- Submit the pricing proposal on the Proposal Form (Enclosure No. 7) and acknowledge all amendments
- Prepare the proposal under Enclosure No. 5, Instructions for Preparation of Proposals and Notice to Offerors dated October 14, 2026
- Write the proposal in English and U.S. dollars; the offer should stay effective for ninety (90) days from the proposal due date
- Tell the procurement official about any foreign construction material you plan to use, with the offer (Form ANL-BAA-CM)
- Put any requests for waivers or deviations from the terms in writing with justifications
After award, you must have
- Furnish a payment bond and a performance bond, each $4,000,000, within 10 calendar days after the effective date of the contract, in a form and with sureties satisfactory to Argonne From RFP 7-B164-P-00002-00 (RR GC BPA).pdf:
…bond and performance bond shall be $4,000,000.00. The bonds shall be in force for…
- Provide certificates of insurance, naming UChicago Argonne, LLC, the University of Chicago and the United States Government as additional insureds, before physical work at the site starts From RFP 7-B164-P-00002-00 (RR GC BPA).pdf:
…a certificate of insurance before physical work at the site commences.
- A small business subcontracting plan from the successful offeror, unless it is a small business From RFP 7-B164-P-00002-00 (RR GC BPA).pdf:
The requirement for submittal of a subcontracting plan does not apply if the…
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The letter bases its estimate on "historical data" but names no current contractor.
Not in the notice text
- The scope of work, specifications, Enclosure No. 4 evaluation criteria, Enclosure No. 5 proposal instructions and proposal form are in a password-protected Box folder, not read here; get the password from Nicholas Hitzler (nhitzler@anl.gov).
- The evaluation factors and their weights are in Enclosure No. 4, which was not available.
- Whether there is a site visit is not stated.
- The hourly rate, equipment rate, small tool and consumable schedules are shown as dated TBD.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Nicholas Hitzler at nhitzler@anl.gov; electronic submission is required. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Nov 3, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- Argonne Natl Lab - DOE Contractor, Lemont, IL
- Product/service code
- Y1HA · Construction of Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) R&D Facilities
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 11, 2026
- Oct 14, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 11, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The Contractor will provide modifications, repairs, construction, alterations and installations to the facilities, building and infrastructure components and systems on an on-demand basis site wide throughout Argonne National Laboratory (“ANL” or “Laboratory”), or other ANL directed sites within Will and DuPage Counties. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, plant and equipment (except materials or equipment that may be specified to be furnished by Argonne National Laboratory) necessary to perform all work. BOX document link: https://anl.box.com/s/5ybz3jnv1pbowh2cs2n6fwemaz2zhqq7 This link is password protected. To obtain the password please email the Procurement Official Nick Hitzler (nhitzler@anl.gov) for access.
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