Manhattan, Kan.
The Department of Homeland Security issued its Request for Proposals (RFP) for preliminary construction bids on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in March of 2009. The Department will hold a Pre-proposal Conference for general contractors at 9 a.m. on April 7 in the student union auditorium at Kansas State University. The first construction phase of the NBAF, the nation’s leading plant and animal health laboratory, is estimated at $523 million. The total project investment will be $650 million.