Sources Sought Market Research Questionnaire.pdf

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

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

November 6, 2026

Market Research Questionnaire Field Acquisition Office Building and Facilities Section (B&F) FCI El Reno Sources Sought 15B50726PR000222

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 Housing Unit HVAC at FCI El Reno. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), FCI El Reno located at 4205 Highway 66 West, El Reno, Oklahoma 73036, intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals for the replacement and modernization of HVAC systems serving inmate housing facilities.

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

A summary of the requirements is as follows:

The intent of this project is to replace aging direct expansion (DX) cooling systems serving five (5) inmate housing facilities and convert the facilities to a chilled-water cooling system. The project includes the removal and disposal of ten

(10) existing DX condensing units and associated cooling equipment; installation of ten (10) new air-cooled chillers;

installation of ten (10) chilled-water cooling coils; chilled-water piping systems; electrical distribution modifications;

Building Automation System (BAS) and Direct Digital Controls (DDC) integration; temporary cooling systems required during phased construction; testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB); commissioning; startup; training; and associated civil, mechanical, electrical, and controls work.

Access to the Statement of Work and any other documents are located on SAM.gov under Notice ID 15B50726PR000222 and will require an active https://sam.gov vendor registration (login). If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220.

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Please answer the following questions:

1. Can your firm provide the HVAC modernization and chilled-water conversion services described above at FCI El Reno?

__________ 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 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors is 238220, which sets the small business standard at $19,000,000.

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

__________ Small ___________ Large

4. What level of subcontracting, if any, would your firm utilize 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 420 calendar 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?

___ 15 days ___ 30 days ___ Other (specify): ___ days

8. Does your firm have experience performing Design-Build HVAC modernization projects involving chilled-water systems?

________ Yes ________No

9. Does your firm have experience installing air-cooled chillers, chilled-water piping systems, cooling coils, hydronic systems, and related HVAC equipment on projects of similar size and complexity?

________ YES _______ No

If yes, please provide a brief description:

10. Does your firm have experience performing construction projects at correctional facilities, secure federal facilities, military installations, hospitals, or similar mission-critical occupied facilities?

_______ Yes _______ No

If yes, please provide a brief description:

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

12. 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

13. Bonding Capacity - Please identify your firm’s current bonding capacity as verified by your surety company.

Include both single-project bonding capacity and aggregate bonding capacity.

Single Project Bonding Capacity: $__________ Aggregate Bonding Capacity: $__________

Please indicate whether your firm could obtain performance and payment bonds in accordance with FAR 28.102 for a federal construction contract estimated in the range selected above.

________Yes ________No

14. If yes, please confirm your firm has successfully obtained performance and payment bonds for federal or comparable commercial construction projects exceeding $10,000,000 within the last five years.

________Yes ________No

If yes, please provide:

Project Name: ___________________________________________ Contract Value: __________________________________________ Agency/Owner: __________________________________________ Year Completed: _________________________________________

15. 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 21 calendar days to complete.

_______________ Calendar days after Contract Award

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

Name:

Address:

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in https://sam.gov:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

E-mail Address:

Please e-mail your responses jdominguez@bop.gov. Responses must be received no later than November 17, 2016.

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 FBOP must be registered in SAM at www.sam.gov. All bidders are urged to double check their SAM registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information and NAICS code.

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