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U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Medical Center, Devens P.O. Box 880 Ayer, MA 01432

February 08, 2021

Dear Quoter:

Enclosed is a solicitation package prepared by the Contracting Office from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Medical Center Devens located in Ayer, Massachusetts. This acquisition is for the supply and install of FMC Devens sewer Macerators needed for the facility. This package contains all the necessary information for submitting a request for quote which will be evaluated.

In submitting the request for quote (RFQ), quoters should consider all information provided herein. Please carefully follow all instructions located in the solicitation package concerning the content, format, and submission of your quote. Please note, failure to comply with the instructions may lead to the exclusion of the quote provided by the quoter.

www.SAM.gov All potential quoters are advised that this solicitation includes the provision 52.204-7 System for Award Management. This provision reads: FAR 52.204-7(b)(1) “An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.”.

Quoters must include their Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number in their quotes.

Vendors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the SAM database prior to award by entering the potential awardee’s DUNS number into the SAM database. Failure to complete the registration procedures outlined in this clause may result in the elimination from consideration for award.

Please note, this solicitation is a total small business set-aside.

Site Visit:

FMC Devens will conduct a site visit on 2/17/2021 at 10am. This will be conducted at FMC Devens, 42 Patton Road, Ayer Massachusetts. If you wish to participate in this site visit, please notify this contracting office by close of business 2/12/2021 to ensure you are included.

Email: CCoushaine@bop.gov http://www.sam.gov/

Questions:

Please place any questions you may have in writing to ccoushaine@bop.gov. All applicable questions received will be considered and a response will be provided when appropriate.

Submission:

Quotes must be received on or before the deadline of February 26th at 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.

All quotes must be submitted by email to the following email address:

CCoushaine@bop.gov

Please do not submit quotes to any location other than the one listed above. Quotes received after the deadline will not be considered.

In addition to quote submitted on the SF-1449, quotes shall note the statement of work:

“6. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The contractor must be properly licensed to perform these services in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, if required. The contractor agrees to follow all federal, state, and local laws, as well as all OSHA Standards to include, but not limited to 29 CFR 1910.146 (Confined space), as well as all BOP Environmental & Safety Policies and regulations. The Contractor will be required to provide Proof of Training and professional certifications prior to award.”

Please also provide proof of training with confined space with quote to be considered for award.

Award:

The Government will award to the responsible vendor whose quote conforms to the solicitation and is considered the best overall value to the Government based on price, delivery time, and past performance.

Post-Award:

After an award is made, this contract will have an initial meeting with a notice to proceed. Also, a monthly follow-up meeting will be conducted to ensure a timely completion.

Sincerely, Charles Coushaine Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Medical Center, Devens Contract Specialist mailto:ccoushaine@bop.gov mailto:CCoushaine@bop.gov