MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE - FCC BUTNER.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons

Administration Division Field Acquisition Office Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

ART THERAPY SERVICES

FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX (FCC) BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is conducting market research in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. The service is for the provision of Art Therapy services. The services will be provided at the Federal Correctional Complex (hereinafter referred to as FCC) located in Butner, North Carolina. The physical address is Old Highway 75, Butner, North Carolina 27509. The contract shall consist of a base year and four 12-month option years. It is estimated that 1,410 sessions for Art Therapy services will be needed for each year. The NAICS Code is 621399. The size standard is $8 million.

Please answer the following questions:

1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Art Therapy services is 621399, which sets the small business size standard at $8 million (below $8 million in gross revenues is considered small, above $8 million in gross revenues is considered large). Based on this standard, what is your business size, small or large?

Small Other than Small

2. Is your firm or employee certified to provide services in the state of North Carolina?

Yes No

3. Can your firm provide the service as either a prime contractor or as a subcontractor?

Prime Subcontractor

4. If you are a small business, what level of subcontracting, if any, would your firm utilize? Services

(except construction) require at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.

5. Which type of form does your firm use to report earned income on the individual performing the services?

W2 1099

6. 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 Veteran-owned small business concern Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern Use of a price evaluation adjustment for a small disadvantaged business concern

7. Can your firm provide firm fixed unit prices for future contract years (for example: a contract with one base year and four 12-month option years, equaling a total of five years)? Please indicate the maximum number of years you can provide firm-fixed unit prices.

5 years 4 years 3 years 2 years 1 year only

8. **The Federal Acquisition Regulations requires the following insurances policies: Workers’

Compensation and Employer’s liability not less than $100,000; and General Liability no less than $500,000 per occurrence; and Automobile Liability of at least $200,000 person, $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, and $20,000 per occurrence for property damage. Are these rates and requirements consistent with regulatory requirements in North Carolina?

Yes No If no, what are the standard rates per insurance?

9. **Are privacy provisions/clauses “customarily” included in solicitations of this type of requirement?

10. **Are Art Therapy services “customarily available” in the marketplace?

11. Does your firm have access to the internet to download solicitation materials?

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

7 days 10 days 15 days

13. Has your firm previous provided Art Therapy services for incarcerated inmates at prisons?

14. Which of the following best describes your firm?

Non-Profit Faith-Based Corporation LLC

15. Is your firm registered in System for Award Management (SAM)?

Yes No DUNS

All potential offerors are advised if a solicitation is issued it will include the clause at FAR 52.212-4 (Feb 2007) for Commercial Items, paragraph (t) System For Award Management (SAM). This clause requires all contractors doing business with the Federal Government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the SAM database. If your firm is not registered in SAM, registration can be completed at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1.

16. If awarded a contract, how many calendar days following an award would it take your firm to begin providing services to the institution?

Please note that all individuals providing services at the institutions must undergo a security clearance investigation. This investigation may take 30 calendar days or longer to complete.

Calendar days

17. Please indicate any General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract number your firm had been awarded in association with the aforementioned services and their respective expiration date(s).

FSS number(s) Expiration date

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

Name:

Address:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

E-mail Address:

I am extremely appreciative of the time you have taken to complete this questionnaire. Please email your completed market research questionnaire to llwheeler@bop.gov no later than Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST). Please feel free to contact me at (972) 352-4536 if you have any questions.

mailto:llwheeler@bop.gov

Sincerely, LaQueta Wheeler

LaQueta Wheeler, Contracting Officer Federal Bureau of Prisons U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Institution Field Acquisition Office 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, TX 75051

NOTE: The resulting solicitation will be distributed solely through the Beta Sam website at www.beta.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The 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 the website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the website to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about the acquisition.