Yazoo Market Research Questionnaire Replace Roofs.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office

U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Complex Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

September 10, 2024

Market Research Questionnaire Field Acquisition Office Building and Facilities Section (B&F) Federal Correctional Yazoo City, Mississippi Sources Sought

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. A single solicitation will be issued for Replace Roof FCI Low I. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Yazoo City located at 2225 Haley Barbour Pkwy, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194, intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals to replace roofs on one building. It is the contractor’s responsibility to obtain permitting, should it be required. All manufacturers’ recommendations will be required to be implemented.

This market research questionnaire is for information purposes only. The described requirement may or may not be included in the subsequent solicitation.

A summary of the requirements is as follows:

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment for the Replace Roof FCI Low I at FCC Yazoo City. The project consists of furnishing all equipment, materials, and labor for the flat roofing system replacement of one building that houses the Safety, personal services and Votech building. The total square footage of replacement roofing is 21,500 square feet. The contractor shall provide a roof assembly to meet the following requirements for a low slope roof system:

• Roof system to meet or exceed applicable codes including but not limited to following:

o Minimum 60 mil membrane roofing system membrane with hot welded seams mechanically attached.

o Breaking Strength 220LBS ASTM D 751, grab method o Elongation at Break 15%; ASTM D 751 o Tearing Strength 551bf ASTM D 751 o Cold Brittleness-40°C, ASTM D 2137 o Water Absorption 3% maximum, ASTM D 471 o Liquid products shall be USDA Certified Biobased Products.

• System Requirements:

o Repair or replace Styrofoam boards that are damaged or compromised o Install new insulation boards that are sloping towards nearest roof drain o Install new metal coping, approximately 900 linear feet, coping shall be pre-finished 24 gauge metal coping with 35 year Kynar 500 paint finish

• Additional Requirements:

o Contractor must ensure roof is watertight at the end of each working day o The contractor shall be responsible for removing the existing roofing including insulation, flashings, and metal trim. Flash all parapet walls up and over with the same system. Flash all penetrations per the manufacturer standards.

o The contractor will remove the existing and install a new aluminum certified lightning protection system to replace the existing one. Contractor to submit lightning protection layout shop drawings to the FBOP prior to fabrication or installation. Lighting shall comply with NFPA 780-2011.

o It will be the responsibility of the contractor to remove all debris from roof and remove from the grounds.

o It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to obtain all measurements, and manufacturer’s installation recommendations.

o The contract shall perform the work to not interfere with the FBOP’s operations as minimal as possible. The FBOP will occupy the site during the entire construction period.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Can your firm provide Replace Roofs at the institution specified above?

__________ Yes ___________ No

2. If you answered “No” in Question 1 above, what construction requirements can your firm provide?

3. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Roofing Contractors is 238160, which sets the small business standard at $19 million.

Based on this standard, what is your business size, small or large?

__________ Small ___________ Large

4. What level of subcontracting, if any, would your firm utilized to provide the listed requirement?

5. Are you 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 __________ Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business concern __________ HUBZone Small Business concern __________ Veteran-Owned Small Business concern __________ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concern

6. The Performance Period estimated for this project is 245 calendar days working 7-hour days. Does this time frame appear to be suitable for your firm to complete the requirement?

________Yes ________No

If not, what time frame in calendar days would it take your firm to complete?

___________Calendar Days

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

_____________ 45 days _____________ 60 days

8. After reviewing the above proposed work, are there any industry recommendations you would suggest other than what we provided in our description?

________Yes ________No

If yes, what suggestion? ___________________________________________________________

9. If you were to complete this work, where do you estimate your pricing range?

_______ Between $100,000 and $250,000

_______ Between $250,000 and $500,000

_______ Between $500,000 and $1,000,000

_______ Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000

_______ Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000

_______ More than $10,000,000

10. If awarded a contract, how many calendar days after the award could you begin construction? Please note that all individuals working on site at the institutions must undergo a security clearance investigation. This investigation may take 30 calendar days or longer to complete.

________ Calendar days after Contract Award

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

Name:

Address:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

E-mail Address:

Unique Entity ID (UEI):

Please e-mail your responses to a4jackson@bop.gov. Responses must be received no later than September 24, 2024.

mailto:a4jackson@bop.gov

A few notes regarding all FBOP requirements:

1. The resulting solicitation will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration Federal Business Opportunities website at SAM.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation are not available. The website provides download 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 current information about the acquisition.

2. Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. In order to qualify for award, your business size metrics information entered in your SAM registration must be less than or equal to the size standard specified above. You must also have the NAICS code stated. Each bidder's SAM registration will be reviewed by the Government to confirm that your business size meets the small business size standard requirement and the stated NAICS code is listed.

All bidders are urged to double check their SAM registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information and NAICS code.

https://beta.sam.gov/