1 - MR Questionnaire - Loretto Razor Wire.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons Administration Division

Field Acquisition Office Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

RAZOR WIRE

FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (FCI) LORETTO, PA

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is conducting market research in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 10. The award will cover the provision of razor wire for the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Loretto located in Loretto, Pennsylvania. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. A

SOLICITATION FOR AWARD IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT

CONSTITUTE A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. It is anticipated that a solicitation will be issued for the provision of razor wire in accordance with the Statement of Work. Data collected from this survey is for informational purposes only. The requirements associated with procurement are listed in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code Category 332618, Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing, which sets the small business size standard at 500 employees.

The information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for the information requested nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY - Solicitations are not available at this time.

The information gathered from market research will be vital in the formation and set aside status of the solicitation.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Based on the North American Industry Classification System Code 332618 what is your business size?

Small___________ Large__________

2. If you are a small business, will your firm be compliant with FAR 52.219-14, and who will be your sub-contractor?

3. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program.

“8(a)” program Women-owned small business concern Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern

Hub-Zone Business Concerns______

4. How many calendar days does your firm need to prepare a proposal resulting from this solicitation?

_______15 days _______21 days _______30 days _______45 days _____More than 45 days

5. Can your firm provide services in compliance with the requirements listed in the draft Statement of Work? Yes_______ No_______

6. Do you have any issues/questions/concerns with the draft specifications and/or attached clauses listed?

If you so, please indicate any concerns below along with any information that could make this requirement more successful:

7. Is your company registered in System for Award Management (SAM)?

All potential quoters are advised if a solicitation is issued it will include the clause at FAR 52.212-4 (Nov 2024) for Commercial Items. This clause requires all contractors doing business with the Federal Government after September 30, 2003 to be registered in the SAM database. If your company is not registered in SAM, registration can be made at http://www.sam.gov

Yes__________ No__________ Unique Entity Number: _________________________

8. The procurement will be in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. In accordance with FAR 12.301€, Discretionary use of FAR provisions and clauses, the Contracting Officer may include the appropriate provision and clauses in the solicitation(s) and contract(s) by addendum when their use is consistent with the limitation contained in 12.302. Therefore, the following clause/provisions will be included:

-- DOJ-03, Personnel Security Requirements for Contractor Employees will be incorporated into the solicitation and resulting contract.

--DOJ-05, Security of Department Information and Systems the contractor or subcontractor may access, collect, store, process, maintain, use, transmit, or dispose of DOJ Information will be incorporated into the solicitation and resulting contract.

--DOJ-07, Prohibition on Access by Non-U.S. Citizens to DOJ IT System-acquisition in which contractors will have access to DOJ IT Systems will be incorporated into the solicitation and resulting contract.

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9. Please furnish the following information in reference to your firm:

Company Name: __________________________________________ Unique Entity Identification Number: ________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ Point of Contact: _________________________________________ Telephone Number: ______________________________________ E-mail Address: _________________________________________

13. The procurement will be in accordance with FAR Part 8.405, Federal Supply Schedule/Ordering procedures for Federal Supply Schedule.

Therefore, the following FAR Clauses/Provisions will/may be included:

• FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference will be incorporated into the solicitation and resulting contract.

• FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of

Whistleblower Rights will be incorporated into the solicitation and resulting contract.

• FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items will be incorporated into the solicitation and resulting contract.

• DOJ-01, Whistleblower Information Distribution will be incorporated into the solicitation and resulting contract.

• DOJ-08, Continuing Contract Performance During a Pandemic Influenza Emergency – when supplies or services are considered critical to mission accomplishment will be incorporated into the solicitation and resulting contract.

• FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services will be incorporated into the solicitation and resulting contract.

• FAR 52.252-1, Provisions Incorporated by Reference will be incorporated into the solicitation.

• FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management will be incorporated into the solicitation.

• FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services and to identify any tailoring.

• FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services and Equipment will be incorporated into the solicitation.

• JAR 2852.233-70, Protest Filed Directly with the Department of Justice, Service of Protest, will be incorporated to notify offerors of the location whereby the Contracting Officer shall be served will be incorporated into the solicitation.

• FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial. Product and Commercial Services if not current in sam.gov will be incorporated into the solicitation.

I greatly appreciate the time you have taken to complete this questionnaire. Please email your response to bwendorff@bop.gov no later than Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) Please feel free to contact me at (320) 245-6205 should you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely, //s//

Brian Wendorff, Contracting Officer Federal Bureau of Prisons U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Complex Field Acquisition Office 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, TX 75051

NOTE: The resulting solicitation will be distributed solely through the eBuy system at GSA Advantage or the System of Award Management website at www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. These website provides downloading instructions to obtain all documents relating to the solicitation. All future information concerning this acquisition, including the pre-solicitation notices, solicitation, and any subsequent amendments, will be distributed solely through requisite websites.

Interested parties are responsible for monitoring these websites to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about the acquisition.

http://www.sam.gov./