Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
EROS Removal and replacement of chilled and conden
Department of the Interior · U.S. Geological Survey
AI summaryThe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota wants a small business to remove and replace the chilled water piping and condenser water piping that serves the 1996 building addition. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (a notice that also acts as the request for quotes) set aside for small businesses, with quotes due November 4, 2026, 5:00 PM Central (6:00 PM Eastern) after Amendment 0002 extended the response date. The design documents are for reference only, and only the Statement of Work sets the binding scope. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 15, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 14, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 15, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota wants a small business to remove and replace the chilled water piping and condenser water piping that serves the 1996 building addition. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (a notice that also acts as the request for quotes) set aside for small businesses, with quotes due November 4, 2026, 5:00 PM Central (6:00 PM Eastern) after Amendment 0002 extended the response date. The design documents are for reference only, and only the Statement of Work sets the binding scope.
Who can bid
- Total small business set-aside: only small businesses can bid
- Represent and self-certify in the System for Award Management (SAM) that you qualify as a small business under the NAICS-based size standard
Things to watch (6)
- Serious: Small business only. The work is a total small business set-aside, and bidders self-certify their size in SAM under NAICS 238220.
- Worth checking: Only the Statement of Work is binding. The design, drawings and mechanical criteria are reference only, so the price must follow the SOW and not the older design.
- Minor: Response date extended to November 4, 2026. Amendment 0002 moved the response date.
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- Minor: The site visit was Oct 21, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
- Minor: Anticipated award date reads November 4, 2027. The notice gives the award date as November 4, 2027, a year after the November 4, 2026 response date, so ask the contracting officer what is meant.
- Minor: Wage determination corrected. Amendment 0002 corrects the wage determination (the required minimum pay rates), so bidders should use the corrected version in the amendment.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Remove and replace chilled water piping and condenser water piping serving the 1996 building addition at EROS
- Work to the Statement of Work (SOW), which alone sets the binding scope; the 2020 design, as-built drawings and mechanical design criteria are reference and basis of design only
- The cooling tower removal and replacement is already completed, and the third chiller is not part of this contract
- Contract type
- Request for Quote (RFQ) for a construction contract
- Place of performance
- USGS/EROS Science Center, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 4, 2026, 5:00 PM Central (6:00 PM Eastern) (from the version posted Oct 14, 2026; amended since)
What to include when you submit
- Represent in SAM that you qualify as a small business under the NAICS-based size standard, by claiming NAICS 238220 and affirming size eligibility
- Send questions to the point of contact, Kimberly Schneider, Reston Science Acquisition Branch, Kimberly_Schneider@ios.doi.gov, by the question deadline set in Amendment 0002
Not in the notice text
- The Statement of Work, drawings, Q&A, the corrected wage determination and Section L are in attachments that were not read; they hold the real scope, price format and quote instructions
- How quotes are evaluated and how they are submitted are not stated
- The question deadline date set by Amendment 0002 is not given in the text
- The time of the October 21, 2026 additional site visit is not given
- The length of the construction period is not stated
- Whether bonding is required is not stated
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 238220
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- 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
- Oct 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- Ofc of Acqusition Grants-National, Reston, VA
- Product/service code
- Z2DB · Repair or Alteration of Laboratories and Clinics
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 238220)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 4, 2026
- Oct 14, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 4, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 23, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 20, 2026
- Sep 21, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Oct 20, 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
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside