Market_Research_Questionaire.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons Administration Division

Field Acquisition Office Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Advanced Occupational Training – Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration

(HVAC)

Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Pensacola, Florida

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is conducting market research in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. The Government contemplates awarding an indefinite-delivery, requirements-type contract with firm fixed unit prices. The services will be provided for prisoners held in the custody of the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, located at the Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola, Florida. We anticipate a single solicitation will be issued for Advanced Occupational Training – Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC). The Advanced Occupational Education Program must fall under the provider’s umbrella of accreditation and lead to transferrable credits resulting in an accredited certificate.

Providers must be accredited by a recognized accrediting agency. If required for employment, certification tests from outside organizations may be administered to individual Inmates upon completion of a specific occupational education program. However, the individual skill competency certification will not replace the training program’s overall accreditation. The occupational education program must lead to an accredited certificate, qualifying inmates for at least an entry-level position of employment. Four-year degree programs and programs in liberal arts/general studies are not authorized, although limited and specific courses of a liberal arts/general studies nature may be permitted if directly related to preparation for a specific occupation or vocation. The provider must be a post-secondary institution, vocational training or industry-based school recognized by an official accrediting agency. The requirement for this service is estimated at approximately 2000 sessions per year. One (1) session is equivalent to one hour. The anticipated schedule for the provision of the instruction services is Monday thru Friday, between 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. Specific dates for instructions will be determined by mutual agreement of the institution and the contractor.

Please answer the following questions:

1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Advanced Occupational Training – Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC) Instructor Services is 611210, which sets the small business size standard at $20.5 million (below $20.5 million in gross revenues is considered small, above $20.5 million in gross revenues is considered large). Based on this standard, what is your business size small or large?

Small Large

2. Are there any questions or concerns with the Statement of Work? If so, please list your questions and or concerns below.

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

Prime Subcontractor

4. What kind of form do you use to report earned income on the individual performing the services?

W2 1099

5. 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.

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 periods (for example: a contract with a base year and four 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. Does your firm have employees with correctional experience?

Yes No

9. What is the industry rate standard for providing pricing:

Per Session Per Student Per Hour Other

10. If you selected “Other” in question 9 above, what do you believe the industry standard should be?

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

15 days 30 days 45 days 60 days

12. The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires the following insurance: Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s liability not less than $100,000 and General Liability no less than $500,000 per occurrence. Are these rates and requirements consistent with regulatory requirements in Texas?

Yes No

If not, what are the standard rates of insurance? ________________________________________

13. What level of liability insurance is considered as the “community standard” for Junior Colleges?

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

Yes No

All potential quoters are advised if a solicitation is issued it will include the clause at FAR 52.212-4 (Oct. 2018) 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 company is not registered in SAM, registration can be completed at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1.

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

16. 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 furnish the following information in reference to your firm:

Name: ____________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________

Point of Contact: ___________________________________________________

Telephone Number: _________________________________________________

E-mail Address: ____________________________________________________

I greatly appreciate your time you have taken to complete this questionnaire. Please email your response to vmills@bop.gov no later than May 31, 2019. Please feel free to contact me at (972) 352-4542 if you have any questions.

/s/ Sincerely, Veronica Mills, 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 General Services Administration eBuy website at www.ebuy.gsa.gov/advantage or Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.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.

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